[Anonymous]

12 March 2019 at 11:46:08 #820361

Dear Fellow members,

I am new to the forums. I am planning a trip to Switzerland in June with my wife and 2 kids. We are going to be in Lako Como (Ballagio and Varenna) and intend to travel from there to Interlaken. I intend on buying the Swiss Travel Pass. Can you please advise which rail route would be the best considering I’ll be having the swiss travel pass, from lake como to interlaken?

Also, I would really appreciate any feedback regarding our decision to get a 3 days swiss travel pass. We intend on visiting some mountain tops, cruise around the lake thun and some short trips to nearby villages.

Thanks.

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[User]

Reply 1 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 13:10:44 #906296

Hello Atifmir and family,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

To find the fastest connection from Lake Como to Interlaken use the advanced search in below timetable link (make sure you read how to use it, as it will be valuable for planning further journeys/trips, too):
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

Also read use this link for helpful information:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/italy

Whichever connection you travel on, your Swiss Travel Pass will cover your journey from the Swiss border, to buy a ticket for that. Use these links, incl. the map for details:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity

To judge your choice of the Swiss Travel Pass you need to know your itinerary a bit more detailed, these links will help set up your activities in the area:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
– http://www.myswissalps.com/la kebrienz
– http://www.myswissalps.com/la kethun
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion

Once you know your itinerary you can use the spreadsheet in this link to do the maths:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass

How old are your children? I’m asking because this link could be worth looking into:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw issfamilycard

Get back to us for any further support.

Happy planning.

Best,
Steph

[Arno]

Reply 2 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 15:39:22 #906297

Hi Atifmir,

You could travel via the scenic Centovalli line: http://www.myswissalps.com/ce ntovalli. For train schedules, enter Locarno and Domodossola in the via boxes of the timetable that Steph mentioned.

[User]

Reply 3 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 16:02:43 #906298

Thank you so much Steph and Arno for your replies. Much appreciated. My son will be 4 years old and the little one will be 8 months old at the time of travel.

I can’t figure out the best way to travel from ballagio/varenna to interlaken! The shortest one seems to be Varenna-Milan-Spiez-Interlaken. Is it a good idea to get a rental car from Lugano and drive to Interlaken?

[Arno]

Reply 4 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 16:27:09 #906299

Hi Atifmir,

We’re about Switzerland here so I can’t provide many details about Italy. I’m quite sure there’s a good bus connection from Bellagio to Como though (line C30). Como is on the Swiss border. From Como, you can take many trains via various routes, either the quickest or a scenic one. I wouldn’t rent a car for this: you won’t need a car in the Interlaken region, and dropping a car in a different country is often (always?) very expensive. If you have a car in Italy you could use it to get to Como and drop it there possibly.

[User]

Reply 5 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 18:00:29 #906300

Many thanks for the feedback and advice Arno.

[Arno]

Reply 6 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 18:37:22 #906301

You’re welcome! An alternative to research might be the ferry to Menaggio, then the bus to Lugano in Switzerland from there. It is shorter and perhaps quicker, but I don’t have much details on this either. Perhaps this is useful:

http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/menaggio-to-lugano-by-bus

[User]

Reply 7 of 8 • 12 March 2019 at 19:11:26 #906302

Dear Arno,

Yes, I am also shaping up the plan in the same way. I have checked the train from Lugano to Interlaken. I’ll try to add the screenshot of the routes here. Would really appreciate if you could give your feedback about how scenic this route it? Or perhaps there are other better options..

TYIA

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[Arno]

Reply 8 of 8 • 14 March 2019 at 6:39:49 #906303

Hi Atifmir,

That route includes the longest train tunnel in the world, so not that scenic, but it is quick. The route I suggested earlier is more scenic, or this route: http://www.myswissalps.com/go tthardpanoramaexpress. All details on how to plan these routes are on those pages, particularly on the Route tabs. Definitely worth it if you don’t mind a longer trip.