Pilgrim’s Blessing in the City of St. Gallen
It is possible to receive a pilgrim’s blessing daily in St. Gallen Cathedral. On Sunday, also in the Protestant church of St. Laurenzen.
Practical procedure: no reservation necessary. At the beginning of the service, your backpack must be placed in front of the first pew as a sign for the priest/chaplain.
After the service, the priest/chaplain will issue an individual blessing.
Cathedral
At the beginning of the service your backpack must be placed in front of the first pew as a sign for the priest/chaplain.
After the service, the priest/chaplain will issue an individual blessing.
Church service
6.30 a.m. – Otmar’s Crypt
8.15 a.m. – Cathedral
6.30 a.m. – Cathedral
12.05 a.m. – Guardian Angel Chapel
5.30 p.m. – CathedralVespers/Choir Room
6.30 a.m. – Cathedral
9.00 a.m. – Cathedral
8.15 a.m. – Cathedral
12.05 a.m. – Guardian Angel Chapel
8.15 a.m. – Cathedral
6.15 p.m. – Cathedral
8.15 a.m. – Cathedral
5.30 p.m. – Cathedral
8:30 a.m. – Cathedral
10.30 a.m. – Cathedral
7.30 p.m. – Cathedral
Saint Lawrence Church
Take the backpack in the pew.
After the service, the pastor will issue an individual blessing.
Church service
10.30 a.m.
The three pilgrimage paths in St.Gallen
Camino Santiago
From Munich or Augsburg to Bregenz or Lindau. From Bregenz via Rheineck to Rorschach. From Lindau by ferry to Rorschach.
Section 1 from Rorschach to St. Gallen. From there via Wattwil to Einsiedeln, Flüeli-Ranft, Interlaken, Fribourg, Geneva.
Columban Way
Coming from Ireland via France to Basel, Zurich, Tuggen, Wattwil, Flawil, Herisau, St. Gallen.
From St. Gallen on to Arbon, Bregenz, Chur, Chiavenna, Bobbio (Italy).
Via Francisca
Coming from Constance to St. Gallen.
Continue to Chur, Lukmanier Pass to Pavia and Rome.
How to reach St. Gallen for the Swiss Camino
1 hour by train from the Airport of Zurich to St.Gallen railway station.
See the timetable of trains: Zürich Flughafen – St.Gallen.
3 1/2 hours by train from the airport of Munich.
See the timetable.
3 hours from Munich City (ZOB) by bus to St. Gallen railway station.
See the timetable of Flixbus
From Railway station in St.Gallen
15 minutes by walking you need from the railway station of St.Gallen to the pilgrim hostel.
The route starts in Rorschach or St.Gallen and leads through Switzerland to Geneva.
It is through Switzerland is signposted as “Via Jacobi” with blue-green stickers on yellow signposts and the number 4.
About the city of St. Gallen
For pilgrims, basic information on the city of St. Gallen is compiled on the page www.pilgern.ch under the keyword St. Gallen.