5 Days 4 Night Trip – Please advice

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  • nehem00
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    23 March 2014 at 15:36:59 #806265

    I am planning for a 5 days 4 nights trip to Switzerland with my wife from Germany.
    we would like to visit Lucerne (Mt Pilatus),Zermatt,Interlaken,Montreux,Bern. Please suggest the best route.
    Thinking of staying in Lucerne all 4 nights.

    Day 1 – 21st April: Reach Lucerne at 1 PM.
    …
    Day 5 – 25th April: Train from Lucerne to Germany. (10 PM)

    Places:
    Lucerne – Mt.Titlis or Mt.Pilatus, Lake, Museum.
    Zermatt – Glacier Express, Gornergrat, Matterhorn Museum
    Lake Breinz or Lake Thun – Boat trip.
    Interlaken places, Jungfrauloch or Schilton
    Montreaux – Golden Pass train, Chillon Castle
    Bern City Tour

    Stay:
    Is it fine to stay in Lucerne or any other recommended place?

    Pass:
    Should we take Swiss pass or any other pass for this plan? Please advice.

    Thanks in advance.

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    Arno
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    15483 posts
    24 March 2014 at 7:30:19 #839625

    Hello nehemoo,

    Your wish list is quite long for a 5 day stay. You would have to travel a lot on most days, but it can be done. If you prefer one base town, you could look into Bern, Thun, Spiez or Interlaken. Lucerne is too far away for a day trip to Zermatt. You’d best skip the Glacier Express. It’s a one day trip from Zermatt to St. Moritz, and it does not fit into your itinerary. I recommend to find the travel details for all trips in the timetable and then see whether the travel times are acceptable to you.

    You do indeed need a Swiss Pass. A 4-day pass would be sufficient if you stay in town the first day, or buy a point to point ticket for the last day. See here for prices and more pass details.

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