Guest Card for Explorers

Discover the region in a sustainable way. Starting 1 May 2025, the new Guest Card for Explorers will be available. This card serves as a mobility ticket and allows you to travel in a climate-friendly manner during your stay.

• Public transport mobility: Use buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg, including the border stations.
• From the first night: As an overnight guest in an accommodation in a participating municipality, you are entitled to the Guest Card for Explorers. It is valid for the entire duration of your stay.
• Conscious Discovery: By using public transportation, you contribute to reducing CO₂ emissions and easing traffic congestion.

As a guest, you will receive your guest card either digitally or in analog format.

• Digital on Your Smartphone:

With the digital version, you will automatically receive an email with a link to the "ROMI" web app approximately two weeks before your arrival. After registering, you can activate your digital guest card there, which will be displayed as a QR code and is valid for immediate use on buses and trains—even on your arrival day. You can also use your guest card offline by saving the "ROMI" web app, which contains the guest card, on your smartphone.

• Paper Card

If you do not own a smartphone or prefer not to use the digital solution, you will receive your guest card as a printed version on a special card (a blank card template) directly at your accommodation. Please note that a printout on regular paper will not be accepted.

From 1 May 2025, accommodation providers in the participating municipalities will enable their overnight guests to use buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg with the Guest Card for Explorers.

Current list of participating municipalities:

• Bludesch
• Dornbirn
• Düns
• Dünserberg
• Frastanz
• Hard
• Ludesch
• Nenzing
• Röns
• Röthis
• Satteins
• Schlins
• Schnifis
• Thüringen

After 1 May 2025, more municipalities and accommodation providers will be added continuously. The current overview can be found on this page.

The Guest Card for Explorers is valid on all lines of the Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg VVV (Vorarlberg Transport Association), including the border stations in Tyrol (St. Anton), Germany (Lindau), and Switzerland (Buchs, St. Margrethen). Fee-based hiking and shuttle buses are excluded. Please see the map below.

You do not need to purchase a bus or train ticket. The Guest Card for Explorers, including the VVV logo, serves as your ticket for bus & train. You will receive the Guest Card from your host as soon as the digital guest registration has been completed. Each person requires their own Guest Card as a personal mobility ticket.

Information about connections, lines, and departure times can be found at fahrplan.vmobil.at, via the “cleVVVer mobil” app of the Vorarlberger Verkehrsverbund VVV (Vorarlberg Transport Association), or simply with the VMOBIL route planner:

• In which municipalities is the use of public transport for overnight guests” valid?

After 1 May 2025, new municipalities and accommodations will be continuously added. The current overview can always be found on this page.

• On which public transport services is the Guest Card for Explorers valid?

With the Guest Card for Explorers, guests can use buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg, including the border stations in Tyrol (St. Anton), Germany (Lindau), and Switzerland (Buchs, St. Margrethen). Fee-based hiking and shuttle buses are excluded.
The route map of the Vorarlberger Verkehrsverbund VVV (Vorarlberg Transport Association) shows all bus and train connections available within the Vorarlberg network. The current timetable can be found at fahrplan.vmobil.at or in the "cleVVVermobil" app.

• Who can use the Guest Card for Explorers?

Overnight guests who are digitally and up-to-date registered in an accommodation in one of the participating municipalities.

• From when during my stay is the Guests Card for Explorers valid?

The Guest Card for Explorers is valid from the first night. It is valid during the entire stay including the entire day of arrival and departure.

• How can I use the Guest Card for Explorers?

With the Guest Card for Explorers, overnight guests can use buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg. The Guest Card thus serves as a mobility ticket for buses and trains all across Vorarlberg.

• Is boat travel included?

No, you need to purchase separate tickets for boat travels.

• How did the Guest Card for Explorers come about, and why?

The Guest Card for Explorers is an important project to further promote sustainable mobility in tourism. The aim is to shift tourist mobility from private motor vehicles to public transport and to provide overnight guests with easy access to public transport in Vorarlberg. This is intended to encourage the use of public transport, reduce CO₂ emissions, decrease traffic congestion, and make better use of the existing public transport network—thus contributing to the sustainable development of the region.

• Who is behind the project “Vorarlberg-wide Use of Public Transport for Overnight Guests”?

It is a project by the Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg (Vorarlberg Transport Association) and Bodensee-Vorarlberg Tourism.

•  How do I receive the Guest Card for Explorers?

The hosts and accommodation providers issue the Guest Card to guests who are entitled to it (see above). The Guest Card serves as a mobility ticket for travel by bus & train throughout Vorarlberg.

• How much does the Guest Card for Explorers cost?

The Guest Card is financed through the local tourist tax paid by guests. Therefore, there are no additional costs for guests to receive the Guest Card and to discover all of Vorarlberg by bus & train

• Is there a smartphone app? Is there a physical guest card?

The Guest Card for Explorers will be provided to eligible overnight guests either digitally or physically through their accommodation providers.

Currently, there is no dedicated mobile app. Instead, the digital vacation companion "ROMI" is available as a web app. Approximately two weeks before your arrival, you will receive an email with a link to "ROMI." After registering, you can activate your digital guest card, which is displayed as a QR code and valid for use on buses and trains. You can also use your guest card offline by saving the "ROMI" web app on your smartphone.

If you prefer a physical guest card, you will receive it as a printed version on a special card directly at your accommodation.

• Does the Guest Card need to be activated before first use?

No, the Guest Card does not need to be activated by you.

• Is the Guest Card for Explorers transferable?

No, the Guest Card is not transferable. Each person needs their own Guest Card as a personal mobility ticket.

• How long can I use buses and trains throughout the state with the Guest Card for Explorers during my stay?

The Guest Card is valid for the entire stay including the day of arrival and departure—for the duration of your stay at an accommodation in one of the participating municipalities

• Which hosts and accommodation providers do participate?

From 1May 2025, the first accommodation providers and participating municipalities will enable their overnight guests to use public transport across Vorarlberg with the Guest Card. The prerequisite is a digital, up-to-date registration system.
After 1 May more municipalities and accommodation providers will be added continuously. The current overview can be found on this page

• I already have another mobility ticket, e.g., the Bodensee Ticket. Do I still need the Guest Card for Explorers?

The Guest Card is financed through the local tourist tax. Therefore, there are no additional costs for guests to receive the Guest Card and to discover all of Vorarlberg by bus & train

• I have purchased the Bodensee-Vorarlberg Leisure Card. Do I also need the Guest Card for Explorers? What is the difference between the Bodensee-Vorarlberg Leisure Card and the Guest Card for Explorers?

Hosts and accommodation providers automatically issue the Guest Card to guests who are entitled to it. This Guest Card serves as a mobility ticket for travel by bus & train throughout Vorarlberg.
The Bodensee-Vorarlberg Leisure Card is an additional admission card for over 50 attractions—museums, cable cars, pools, ice rinks, and many more—and grants discounts at bonus partners.

• I want to rent (e-)bikes, (e-)scooters, or a rental car, or use private bus companies during my stay. Is the Guest Card for Explorers valid for these alternative means of transport?

The Guest Card is valid exclusively for buses and trains throughout Vorarlberg, including the border stations in Tyrol (St. Anton), Germany (Lindau), and Switzerland (Buchs, St. Margrethen). Fee-based hiking and shuttle buses are excluded.
The fare zone map of the Verkehrsverbund Vorarlberg VVV (Vorarlberg Transport Association) shows all bus & train connections available within Vorarlberg. The current timetable can be found at fahrplan.vmobil.at and in the "cleVVVermobil" app

• Can I still purchase the Guest Card for Explorers?

Unfortunately, no. However, there are different guest cards available depending on the region. It is best to inquire at the local tourist office.

Starting 1 May 2025, the first accommodation providers and participating municipalities will enable their overnight guests to use public transport throughout Vorarlberg with the Guest Card for Explorers. The prerequisite for this is a digital, up-to-date registration system.
After 1 May 2025, more municipalities and accommodation providers will be continuously added. The current list of participating municipalities can be found on this page.

If the municipality you are visiting, or your host or accommodation provider, is not yet participating, it is unfortunately not possible to receive the Guest Card.

You can of course still get around Vorarlberg by public transport. More information about fares can be found at vmobil.at.

• Can I still purchase the card?

No. However, there are different guest cards available depending on the region. It is best to inquire at the local tourist office. The Guest Card for Explorers is exclusively for overnight guests in accommodation providers in participating municipalities, as the card is financed through the local tourist tax.

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