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Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn
One of the world's largest Rolls-Royce collections, filling a converted 19th-century mill in the Gütle valley near Dornbirn with Phantoms and Silver Ghosts once owned by royalty.
10 km · about 20 min drive
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Lustenau
Vorarlberg, Austria · Europe
About Lustenau
Lustenau works well as a base: 5 minutes from Höchst, 22km from Furkajoch.
Lustenau is in Vorarlberg, Austria, with about 23,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Höchst, about 4 km away.
Lustenau ([ˈluːstənaʊ]; Alemannic German: Luschnou) is a town in the westernmost Austrian state of Vorarlberg in the district of Dornbirn. It lies on the river Rhine, which forms the border with Switzerland. Lustenau is Vorarlberg's fourth largest town.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Lustenau?
Within an hour or so of Lustenau: Rolls-Royce Museum Dornbirn (10 km), Appenzell (22 km), Furkajoch (22 km), Berggasthaus Aescher (24 km).
Are there any good drives near Lustenau?
The nearest famous roads are Furkajoch, Schwägalp Pass and Hochtannberg Pass.
Where is Lustenau?
Lustenau is in Vorarlberg, Austria, about 4 km from Höchst.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 22,821
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Austria
- Region
- Vorarlberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Vienna
- Coordinates
- 47.4264, 9.6585
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Austria
Motorway vignette required. ÖAMTC roadside assistance: 120.
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Worth the detour from Lustenau
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
22 km · about 25 min drive
mountain pass
Furkajoch
A narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
22 km · about 25 min drive
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Berggasthaus Aescher
An 1846 guesthouse pressed under a 100 m overhanging cliff below Ebenalp, made world-famous by a National Geographic cover; cable car from Wasserauen, then a 15-minute walk to rösti on the terrace.
24 km · about 30 min drive
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Autobau Erlebniswelt
Racing driver Fredy Lienhard's supercar and motorsport collection in a former Romanshorn industrial plant on Lake Constance: Ferraris, Le Mans prototypes and Indy cars.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Zeppelin Museum Friedrichshafen
The world's largest airship collection, in the Bauhaus harbour station of the town where the giants were built, including a walk-through, full-scale reconstruction of the Hindenburg's passenger quarters.
28 km · about 35 min drive
mountain pass
Schwägalp Pass
The road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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Vaduz Castle
The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Lustenau
- 22 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 32 kmSchwägalp PassThe road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
- 35 kmTriesenbergWalser mountain village terraced 400 m above the Rhine on the hairpin road to Malbun; its balcony viewpoints take in the entire principality and the Swiss Alpstein across the valley.
- 39 kmRiedberg PassGermany's highest paved mountain pass at 1,407 m, carrying the B308 Alpine road over gradients up to 16% between Balderschwang and the Illertal in the Allgaeu Alps.
- 39 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
- 50 kmSalginatobel BridgeRobert Maillart's slender 1930 concrete arch spanning the Salgina ravine near Schiers: declared a World Monument and revered by engineers as one of the most beautiful bridges ever built.
Driving in Austria
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.62/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €12.4 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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