Gelmerbahn, Brienzer Rothorn & boat trip in 1 day
A traveler planned a one-day itinerary in Interlaken, hoping to ride the Gelmerbahn, then the Rothornbahn, and cruise Lake Brienz. They needed advice on whether this schedule was too ambitious, as they were not hiking and wanted to enjoy the scenic train views.
- Start your day early to fit in all activities.
- Book your Gelmerbahn tickets in advance to secure your spot.
- Consider purchasing a Swiss Travel Pass if you’re traveling around Switzerland for 17 days; it can save you money on various trips.
- If you skip the cruise, you can enjoy more time at Brienzer Rothorn before the last train leaves.
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Hello!
We have 1 full day in interlaken and wanted to do gelmerbahn in the morning, rothornbahn after and then brienz lake cruise going back to interlaken. Is this too ambitious for one day?We’re not hiking, btw just wanted to experience the different trains and the mountain views.
Thankyou!
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Hi Dangeli,
yes, I think you can do that if you start early. Make sure to book your place for the Gelmerbahn in advance. I missed it 2 times so far. 🙁
You’ll find more information about the places/trains you’ve mentioned:
- Brienzer Rothorn: http://www.myswissalps.com/brienzerrothorn
- Jungfrau region: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauregion/activities
- Boats on Lake Brienz: http://www.myswissalps.com/boatlakebrienz
Ildiko
Thank you! We’re planning on going to ride first/ second trip at gelmerbahn.
thanks for the heads up! Will definitely buy the tickets earlier ☺️
Are you going to have a rail pass? If you stay at least a few days and you plan to travel a lot (mountain trips included) you can save money with a pass. Here is how to choose a pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass.
If you tell us more about your itinerary we can help you too regarding the passes.
Take care,
Ildiko
It will be tight.
The Gelmerbahn takes some time to reach and get back from, then:
Beware that if you do the Rothorn in the afternoon, you need to leave the summit by 15.28 at the latest to connect into the last boat of the day on Brienzersee
We’re going around switzerland for 17 days!
lucerne, zermatt, montruex, interlaken, grindelwald, adelboden and the zuirich so we’re going to purchase the swiss travel pass 🙂 hopefully it will be worth it since it’s quite expensive ☺️
If we give up the cruise do you think we can enjoy it? 🙂 how many hours do people usually stay in gelmersee and rothorn kulm? We’re not planning on hiking 🙂
Hi Dangeli,
I am sure, you’ll see many wonderful things during those 17 days! If you need a rail pass for longer than 15 days, have a look at this one: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/details.
In case you skip the boat ride, you can stay longer up Brienzer Rothorn. The last train leaves Rothorn at 17:40.
Ildiko
If you are in Switzerland for 17 days I’m sure you will get to do a lake boat trip at some stage!
The Brienzersee is quite small, so I think you can skip the lake boat in this instance, because you can see most of the lake from the train, and indeed from the Brienzer Rothorn
We decided to skip the cruise and just stay longer at brienzer rothorn instead. Thank you for all your inputs!! 🙂
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