[Anonymous]

27 May 2019 at 10:34:33 #821861

Hi everyone. I will be going to Switzerland and France with my friends (group of 3) for the first time from 12 Sep to 22 Sep. we plan to spend 6 nights in Switzerland and the rest is Paris. Would like to check if my itinerary in Switzerland is in order? All suggestions welcome!

Day 01 – Arrive at Zurich Airport at 13:20 > Luzern (overnight Luzern)

Day 02 – Luzern lake/ Rigi (overnight Luzern)

Day 03 – Take Glacier Express from Andermatt > Zermatt (overnight Zermatt)

Day 04 – Matterhorn Paradise (overnight Zermatt)

Day 05 – Lauterbrunnen / Murren (overnight Grindelwald)

Day 06 – Jungfraujoch round trip (overnight Grindelwald)

Day 07 – Grindelwald > Bern > train to Paris

1. Am I choosing the right bases for my trip (Luzern/Zermatt/Grindelwald)? I still can change as I haven’t book any accommodation yet.

2. Kindly suggest anywhere else worth visiting or anywhere on my itinerary that I could skip

3. Can I join Glacier Express from Andermatt or just take regular train to Zermatt?

4. Any other options other than buying a 8-days Swiss Travel Pass (8-days pass is quite costly as we only stay for 6 days)

Thank you for help

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[User]

Reply 1 of 2 • 27 May 2019 at 14:26:53 #913394

Hi Calvin88 and Welcome to MySwissAlps,

Nice to hear you’re coming along to explore some of Switzerland.

1- I think the bases you choose are perfect, whereas in the Grindelwald area some people would opt for Murren, Wengen or maybe Interlaken, depending on interests:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/mu rren
– http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen
– http://www.myswissalps.com/gr indelwald
– http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken

The choice is yours! 🙂

2. I think you’re itinerary is nicely paced and doesn’t need a lot of amendment, to get inspiration about alternative activities at your destinations type them into the search bar of this page. For example you could visit Mount Pilatus instead of Mount Rigi from Lucerne, but that’s just an idea.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/pi latus
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ri gi

3. Both works. Use the timetable and below links for details on how to best get from Lucerne to Zermatt. Check out the “combining Gotthard Panorama Express with Glacier Express” section in the second link:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
– http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress

4. You could look at the Save Day Pass for two days and opt for a 4 day Swiss Travel Pass, depending on what you do on these days this might work out. Alternatively, though often not quite appropriate for shorter stays, the Swiss Half Fare Card might be worth a glance.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard

For detailed calculations you can use the spreadsheet in below link:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass

Hope this provides some helpful information. Get back to us for any further input.

Best,
Steph

[User]

Reply 2 of 2 • 31 May 2019 at 4:43:21 #913395

Thank you Steph for the valuable advise, since the base is now fixed, next is to refined my itinerary.