This situation brought about a higher standard of living and prosperity compared to the rest of Germany.

Road border crossings into Switzerland are located near Lottstetten with Rafz in canton Zurich, with Solgen part of Rafz and the Nack to Ischläg crossing in Rüdlingen municipality, canton Schaffhausen.

Until December 2010 a third station was in operation, namely Altenburg-Rheinau, located in Altenburg, part of Jestetten, close to the border with Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, however despite protests from the German authorities, the station was closed by the Swiss due to low passenger numbers.

[4][5][6] None of the lines running to or through Lottstetten have a direct rail connection to the German railway network.

[7] In the summer months a small ferryboat service on the Rhine is in operation connecting Nack, a hamlet of Lottstetten, with Ellikon am Rhein, part of Marthalen, in neighbouring Switzerland.