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Appenzell
A colourful village in rolling green hills known for its painted wooden houses, direct democracy traditions, and the dramatic Alpstein range.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Teufen
Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland · Europe
About Teufen
Teufen works well as a base: 5 minutes from Sankt Gallen, 16km from Schwägalp Pass.
Teufen is in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, with about 5,700 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sankt Gallen, about 4 km away.
The Teufen AR railway station (German: Bahnhof Teufen) is a railway station in the municipality of Teufen, in the Swiss canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden. It is located on the 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) metre gauge Appenzell–St. Gallen–Trogen line of Appenzell Railways, and is served by local trains only. The AR standsRead more
for Appenzell Ausserrhoden, to distinguish the station from Freienstein-Teufen in Canton Zurich.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Teufen?
Within an hour or so of Teufen: Appenzell (7 km), Berggasthaus Aescher (12 km), Schwägalp Pass (16 km), Autobau Erlebniswelt (19 km).
Are there any good drives near Teufen?
The nearest famous roads are Schwägalp Pass, Furkajoch and Sattelegg Pass.
Where is Teufen?
Teufen is in Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland, about 4 km from Sankt Gallen.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,683
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden
- Timezone
- Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates
- 47.3908, 9.3864
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Switzerland
Motorway vignette (toll sticker) required: buy at the border or online. Roadside assistance (TCS): 140.
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Worth the detour from Teufen
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
restaurant
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.
12 km · about 25 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.
16 km · about 20 min drive
museum
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.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
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.
29 km · about 35 min drive
castle
Vaduz Castle
The princely family's hilltop residence overlooking Liechtenstein's capital and the Rhine valley.
30 km · about 35 min drive
museum
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.
30 km · about 35 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Triesenberg
Walser 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.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Teufen
- 16 kmSchwägalp PassThe road under the north face of the Säntis, ending at the cable car station. Green alpine pasture country rather than high rock.
- 33 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.
- 36 kmFurkajochA narrow, quiet Vorarlberg pass with a fine view over the Rhine valley, closed through the winter.
- 50 kmSattelegg PassA low, year-round pass between the Sihl valley and Einsiedeln, a useful and pretty link rather than a challenge.
- 52 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.
- 57 kmHochtannberg PassA pass linking the Bregenzerwald to Lech, held open through winter for the ski resorts.
Driving in Switzerland
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.82/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
- Vignette
- Required, around €42 for a short-stay sticker
When to drive here
April to October
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