5 nights based in Lungern – itinerary thoughts

Hi Fazil and welcome to MySwissAlps!

Looks good. I’m guessing you’ve seen and used the Swiss railways timetable to plan out all your trips from Lungern? (I agree a beautiful town). http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

I’d switch Titlis for Stanserhorn or Pilatus (Rigi if you prefer more hiking). Jungfraujoch is similar to Mt. Titlis and I’d guess a mountain you must see? So switch out Titlis for one of the mountains you were thinking about.

• http://www.myswissalps.com/ri gi
• http://www.myswissalps.com/pi latus
• http://www.myswissalps.com/st anserhorn

Be sure to buy the Swiss Travel Pass online: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/price
It can be emailed to you and printed at home (saving you time at the airport train station and giving you a copy to print out again in case you lose your pass).

Hi Fazil,

• The links to SBB website here will allow you to search for locker and other station information: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/practical/luggage – I’d keep it at Zurich main station
• The SBB app doesn’t have Swiss Travel Pass reductions no. It is geared to residents and not tourists. You can certainly buy tickets to Jungfraujoch at any station. The STP gets you 25% off the route (no matter which way you go) so yes round trip is 25% off. 🙂
• Yes, certainly I think Brienzer Rothorn (http://www.myswissalps.com/br ienzerrothorn) and Ballenberg museum can be done in one day. The timetable will allow you to plan the trip and see how long it takes. I would guess around 2 hours on the mountain top is more than enough (on average).

Hi Fazil –

A clear day on the Brienzer Rothorn can be spectacular. http://www.myswissalps.com/br ienzerrothorn

Slowpoke

Hi Fazil –

A good friend used to stay in Lungern when he first was visiting Switzerland. He did use it as a base to travel around Switzerland. What I recall about his comments was:

1.- Have to get to to the station early ( as you noted).

2.- It is a noticeable walk uphill to the Bahnhof from the lake and the valley station (at Diesselbach) of the cableway that goes up to Turren. There used to be a chairlift connection down to Turren from Schoenbuel, at the end of a terrific ridge walk from the summit at Brienzer Rothorn. Then, I’d take the cableway from Turren down to Lungern. The chairlift no longer operates, so I have not done that walk for many years. When I did it, I’d get down to Lungern, and somehow I always had to run (almost) uphill to catch the hourly train. So, it is firmly in my memory that it is distinctly uphill to the station from the lowest parts of Lungern. And, that the trains run once per hour. ;-( Also, as you noted.

And, we have both returned to Lungern a few times since then, to eat at the Restaurant Bahnhöfli by the station.

http://www.bahnhöfli.ch/

Very good. Lots of positive on-line reviews, too.

Useful while waiting for the next train, if you just miss one.

Slowpoke

<<“Does the cablecar still operate in Lungern?”>>

Check the timetable. The upper station is Turren. I recall that it has been running some years and not others. May be seasonal.

If you use the “Advanced Timetable” option, you can specify “mountain transport.”

Slowpoke

Hi Fazil,

• The Swiss Travel Pass gives a 25% discount on the trip from Wengen or Grindelwald (http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity) so you still need to buy a ticket yes.
• Everyone who wants a seat must reserve one. Reservations are not mandatory though so you don’t have to worry about it, especially an average day in September
• I’d avoid the Jungfraujoch trip on that day (I hate crowds) haha. But the timetable will give you the options so you can go if you want. http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

<<• Jungfrau marathon on sep 8.. SBB site says less services between KS

and Jungfraujoch.. but timetable mentions the regular 1/2 hrly trains..

visit to Jungfraujoch is best avoided that day?? Too much crowd?”>>

http://www.jungfrau-marathon.ch/en/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Jungfrau_Marathon

Might be a good idea to pack a lunch.

The trains up to Kleine Scheidegg will be crowded.

On busy days, the trains will run extra trips. Schedules will be hard to keep. With 3500 runners, there are thousands of spectators. “Trains” are more like trams; not a lot of capacity. The course ends at Kleine Scheidegg.

So, 3500 runners plus a lot of spectators have to get back down from Kleine Scheidegg.

I changed my schedule to avoid that day in Wengen.

Slowpoke

Hi Fazil,

Good to hear, looking forward to your report!