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Good afternoon,
This is it! I am leaving for Switzerland on May 16th and arriving Zurich on the 17th. I have 11 days to explore the country and will be using Half-Fare-Card for my entire visit. Kindly review my itinerary below and let me know if there are any places that I should add or remove. I appreciate your honest feedback.
May 17th through May 20th [3 ½ days in Luzern]
- Old town, Lake Luzern
Chapel Bridge/Lion Monument
The wall/Glacier Garden/Reuss River
May 18th
Mount Rigi
Thermal bath
May 19th
Mt. Titlis
Time permits – visit Bern
May 20th
Pilatus in the morning [weather permitting]
3 ½ days in Murren: May 20 through 23rd via Interlaken Ost
Explore Murren neighborhood and towns: Wengen, Grindelwald, Birg, Schilthorn & Gimmelwald
1 night in Montreaux – May 23
Chateau de Chillon
Lake Geneva
Rochers-de-Naye
2 days in Zermatt – May 24-26
Gornergrat [views of the matterhorn]
Klein Matterhorn Cablecar
Sunegga
1 night in Zurich – May 26th
Flight back to the U.S. @ 2 p.m. on the 27th
P.S. My back-up plan in the event of rain [explore Bern or Geneva]
P.S. Since I am not sure whether the train tickets are for round-trip or one way I have priced my train travels using Half-Fare-Card and came up with the following calculations. P
Prices are with HALF-FARE card
Train from Zürich to Luzern @ 13:15 – 14:25 departure CHF $15
Mt. Rigi $58.50
Thermal Bath $37.00
Titlis $12
Train from Luzern to Interlaken Ost $16.50
Interlaken to Murren $9.40
Murren to Lauterbrunnen $5.60
Lauterbrunnen to Grindelwald $4.50
Grindelwald to Murren $10.10
Murren to Birg $13.50
Birg to Schilthorn $12.50
Schilthorn to Gimmelwald $28
Gimmelwald to Murren $3.00
Train from Interlaken to Murren $9.40
Train to Interlaken to Montreux $9.40
Train to Montreux to Zermatt $37 [maybe Saver day pass will be cheaper than HFC for this journey]
To Gornergrat $24.50
Train from Zermatt to Zurich $62.50 [I am thinking of buying the Saver day pass for this journey]
Thank you ALL very much!
- Old town, Lake Luzern
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Hi! Following this thread and I am going to Switzerland on the same dates but staying in Zurich for 2 days and then going to Wengen for 4 nights after that. But no other plans. This will help.
Hi Teodora,
Train tickets are always for the route you search for and therefore just one-way. http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable AND the prices on the timetable are by default the Swiss half fare price.
I can’t say you should add or subtract anything as I don’t know your interests. The main thing is to use the timetable to make sure your travel plans are doable for you (and your group if any) on each day.
Next, be flexible on plans based on the weather in the morning. Be ready to switch plans to go to a different mountain for example, based on how to weather looks at the peak (check the mountain’s website and webcams).
Hello Teodora,
I agree with Luke that you’re itinerary is very well worked out and the do-ability of it depends on you mainly.
For details of validity of the Swiss Half Fare Card, as well as purchase options and other practical information use these links:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard
– http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/switzerland halffareYou will find most of your destinations incl. lots of helpful input about them on this page by typing them into the search bar.
Enjoy your trip and feel free to get back to us anytime, also with a nice trip report! 😉
Best,
Steph
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