Scenic ride from Interlaken to Zurich

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Ken is planning a trip from Interlaken to Zurich airport and wants to know if there’s a difference between the scenic Golden Pass route and the standard route via Luzern. He seeks the best scenic options for this journey.

Key takeaways:
  • The Luzern-Interlaken Express is a great option that runs hourly and is part of the Golden Pass Line, providing scenic views.
  • For a more scenic route from Zurich to Luzern, consider traveling via Arth-Godlhau.
  • If you're having trouble with the Swiss timetable, check if you can use a different browser to avoid date selection issues.
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  • Anonymous
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    3 May 2018 at 22:55:09 #815708

    Is there any difference in routes from Interlaken to Zurich via Luzerne between the Golden Pass and standard? I need to go from Interlaken to Zurich airport but want to go the scenic route.

    Thanks,

    Ken

  • rockoyster
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    Reply 1 of 8 • 4 May 2018 at 2:34:01 #884084

    Hello Ken and welcome to MySwissAlps,

    The train between Luzern and Interlaken is the Luzern-Interlaken Express. It is a commuter train that runs hourly. It just happens to also be one of the legs on the Golden Pass Line.

    Between Zurich and Luzern is just regular trains. You can follow a longer more scenic route by going via Arth-Godlhau.

    There are some trains that go direct from the airport to Luzern and avoid a change at Zurich.

    I’m guessing you are already familiar with the Swiss Train Timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable)?

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    Reply 2 of 8 • 4 May 2018 at 16:02:05 #884085

    Thanks, the Arth-Godlhau sounds good.

    I am having some trouble using the Swiss timetable. Sometimes when I use the calendar field to pick the date of travel as June 19, it jumps to June 18 instead. If the reason is that there are no trains on the 19th, how am I to know that?

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    Reply 3 of 8 • 4 May 2018 at 19:05:22 #884086

    Hi Ken,

    I don’t have the same issue with the timetable – have you tried a different browser? Trains are certainly running every day.

    rockoyster
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    Reply 4 of 8 • 4 May 2018 at 19:40:25 #884087

    I think the jumpy date thing is some weird time zone bug. Seen it reported before.

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    Reply 5 of 8 • 5 May 2018 at 4:05:33 #884088

    >> when I use the calendar field to pick the date of travel as June 19, it jumps to June 18 instead.

    Have you tried picking June 20 and letting it jump back to June 19?

    Alpenrose

    rockoyster
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    Reply 6 of 8 • 5 May 2018 at 4:16:16 #884089

    Smartypants!

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    Reply 7 of 8 • 5 May 2018 at 4:31:45 #884090

    >> Smartypants!

    😀

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    Reply 8 of 8 • 6 May 2018 at 0:37:18 #884091

    Hey, that works. Good suggestion.

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