Canton of St. Gallen · Switzerland
Where to stay in St. Gallen
St. Gallen is a city in Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, home to about 79,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in St. Gallen, with about 50 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- ACH15 km · Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport
- Currency
- CHFSwiss franc
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Language
- French, German, Italian
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About St. Gallen
St. Gallen is a Swiss city and the capital of the canton of St. Gallen. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in St. Gallen
See
- St. Gallen Stiftsbibliothek
- Kunstmuseum St. Gallen
- Kunst Halle St. Gallen
- Point Jaune Museum
- Naturmuseum St. Gallen
- Textilmuseum
- Museum im Lagerhaus
- Schützengarten
- Peter und Paul Wildlife park
- Botanical Garden
Do
- BERIT-Sitterstadion
- Stadion Bergholz
- Drei Weiern
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Where to stay
Places to stay in St. Gallen
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Rorschacherstrasse 135 aparthotel | 50 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit St. Gallen
St. Gallen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 142 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to St. Gallen: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH, 29 km) and Zürich Airport (ZRH, 63 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The Old Town of St. Gallen is almost void of traffic and is therefore best enjoyed on foot. The VBSG buses, Download (78 kB, PDF) network (2026), connect to the fringes of the city and run frequently and punctually. Bus tickets can be purchased at major bus stops or on the bus from the onboard vending machine. Standard fare is Fr. 2.70 and is valid for one direction only. Taxis are always waiting at the train station and along the Marktplatz in the old town. The Trogenerbahn is your connection from St. Gallen to great hiking trails in Speicher and Trogen.
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ACH · Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport
FDH · Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen
ZRH · Zürich Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in St. Gallen
Eat
Nothing can be more St. Gallen than the OLMA bratwurst. You can get a juicy OLMA bratwurst, served with a hard roll, at a number of street stands around Marktplatz and around the entire city.
Drink
St. Gallen has its own brewery that makes at least two beers that are definitely worth a try. These are the "St. Galler Klosterbräu" and the "Schwarzer Bär".
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Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in St. Gallen
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
Questions
St. Gallen: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit St. Gallen?
St. Gallen has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 22 °C; July is the wettest, with about 142 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to St. Gallen?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH, 29 km) and Zürich Airport (ZRH, 63 km) are also within reach.
Are there accessible hotels in St. Gallen?
1 place in this guide list accessible rooms.
What currency is used in St. Gallen?
Swiss franc (CHF).
Nearby
Destinations near St. Gallen
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.