10 days Zurich, Lucerne, Wengen region and Geneva

Welcome to MySwissAlps.com, MarkLarry!

I’m afraid you’re right about the Bellinzona area (http://www.myswissalps.com/bellinzona). Although you could squeeze in a visit, that would be at the cost of other regions. And it usually makes sense to spend some time in the same region, in order to explore it at ease and have a bit of flexibility in your itinerary. I’m sure you’ll love the regions that are on your list now, and you certainly won’t get bored with them!

As for the amount of nights spent in Zurich (http://www.myswissalps.com/zurich): that really depends on your preferences. If the Swiss Alps are your main interest, I’d cut it down to just 1 night in Zurich. You can get a nice impression of the city in 1 day, or even in a half day, for example with this city hike: http://www.myswissalps.com/hiking/zurich. You could add the extra night to Lucerne, which sits in a beautiful region with lots of possible day trips: http://www.myswissalps.com/lucerne. Here are tips for the Jungfrau region in which Wengen (http://www.myswissalps.com/wengen) is located: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauregion. And please find tips for Geneva at http://www.myswissalps.com/geneva. Again, you can get a explore parts of the city with a reasonably short hike such as this one: http://www.myswissalps.com/hiking/geneva.

Giving your stay in Wengen I assume you’ll be traveling by train? If so, there are 2 wonderful scenic ways to get from Wengen to Geneva:

• take the Golden Pass route via Interlaken and Montreux: http://www.myswissalps.com/goldenpass;
• catch the Regio-Express Lötschberger from Spiez to Brig, and head on to Montreux and Geneva from there on: http://www.myswissalps.com/lotschberger.

All travel options can be found in the timetable: http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable. And make sure to look into rail passes, as they’ll help you save money during your trips. An 8 day Swiss Travel Pass, combined with local tickets for the first and last days, may work well for you:

• Swiss Travel Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass
• Zurich Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/zurich/travel
• Geneva travel options: http://www.myswissalps.com/geneva/travel

Here’s how to find out which pass is best for your plans: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass.

I hope this gets you started. Please let us know in case you have further questions!

Hi MarkLarry,

A full pass will give you more flexibility 🙂

Regards,

Anna