Boats on Swiss lakes operational in March?

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A traveler named KS Lim is planning a boat trip in Switzerland at the end of March and wants to know if the boat services will operate as usual during winter. They are looking for specific information about the operating hours.

Key takeaways:
  • Boat services on Lake Zurich, Lake Geneva, Lake Thun, and Lake Lucerne run all year but have a reduced schedule in winter.
  • Check the timetable for specific days and times on the official lake websites or use the SBB timetable to find boat schedules.
  • For a clearer view of boat schedules, switch to advance mode on the SBB site and deselect all other transport options.
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  • Anna
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    Reply 1 of 2 • 7 March 2022 at 20:05:08 #939315

    Hi KS Lim,

    Welcome to MySwissAlps.

    The boat services on Lake Zurich, Lake Geneva, Lake Thun and Lake Lucerne operate all year round but runs on a reduced schedule in the winter season.

    On each of the page linked above, you can scroll down to the bottom to find a link to the timetable. Alternatively you can use the SBB timetable to check departure and arrival times. To display only boat schedules, switch to advance mode and deselect all transport except boats or ships.

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Anna

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    Reply 2 of 2 • 8 March 2022 at 1:05:56 #939316

    Lake boats on tourist routes in Switzerland generally don’t run very frequently in the winter months, as the middle of a large high altitude lake is generally not very attractive in winter time

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