Sankt Gallenkirch is a Montafon village with its own lifts into the Silvretta Montafon ski area, and its homes mostly sleep two to six. Gargellen, the higher ski village in the same municipality, lies about five kilometres further up the mountain, so it is a separate trip.
Sankt Gallenkirch sits at about 878 metres in the Montafon valley of Vorarlberg, on the river Ill. The Valiserabahn and Grasjochbahn start in Galgenul, just west of the church village, and carry skiers up into Silvretta Montafon. The parish church of St Gallus dates from 1474, and the municipality also takes in Gortipohl, a little further up the valley, and Gargellen. Nearly all the homes here have a garden and over half have a sauna, though none has a pool. Evenings are village-quiet, and in summer the valley is a walking and cycling base rather than a beach destination.
A mountain village at about 1,423 metres in the same municipality, about five kilometres up along the Suggadinbach, with a ski area of its own.
A village further up the valley with its own feeder lift into Silvretta Montafon and a waterfall in the village.
The main town of the Montafon, with the Hochjochbahn and Zamangbahn lifts, and the end of the Montafonerbahn line.
One of the six ski areas of the Montafon, alongside Silvretta Montafon, Gargellen, Golm and Kristberg.
Zürich is under two hours by car from the Montafon, and Friedrichshafen, Memmingen, Altenrhein and Munich are the other airports people use. The Montafonerbahn train runs from Bludenz to Schruns, and buses continue to Sankt Gallenkirch. A car helps for Gargellen and the side valleys.
Winter brings Silvretta Montafon, whose base is around 700 metres and top 2,430 metres, and Gargellen often has snow when other parts of the valley are still green. Summer is for hiking in the Verwall, Silvretta and Rätikon ranges and for mountain biking.
Yes, the Valiserabahn and Grasjochbahn leave from the village area and feed Silvretta Montafon, which tops out at 2,430 metres. Gortipohl and Gaschurn feed the same ski area, so more than one village can serve as a starting point.
Schruns is the main town of the Montafon, with the railway terminus and the Hochjochbahn and Zamangbahn lifts. Sankt Gallenkirch is smaller, and has its own lifts plus the road up to Gargellen.
Gargellen is part of Sankt Gallenkirch and sits at about 1,423 metres, roughly five kilometres up the mountain along the Suggadinbach, past a covered wooden bridge over the Ill. Its lifts often have snow when other parts of the valley are green.
Yes, with some effort. The Montafonerbahn runs from Bludenz to Schruns, and from Schruns buses serve Sankt Gallenkirch. Flying to Zürich or Friedrichshafen and taking the train is workable, though a car makes the side valleys easier.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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