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Hi! Coming Feb 17-25 with 2 teenagers.. here is my current plan
Arrive 9:20 am Zurich airport
Train to Interlaken west
17-19 INTERLAKEN
Victoria – Jungfrau
2/19. 360 Restaurant Piz Gloria Schilthorn 11-12:30
Travel Interlaken – Zermatt
19-21
Zermatt
Feb 21
Zermatt – St Moritz
Overnight St Moritz
Feb 22-24
Lucerne
Mt. Titus
24 transfer to Zurich
1. Is it possible to do Titus or Pilatus on the first day we land on way to Interlaken
2. If so could we skip the last 2 days of staying there before we fly out and add in montreax at some point ? Which is more enjoyable ?
3. Sounds like golden pass is prettiest last leg to Montreaux …
3. Pls suggest excursion 2/18 as 2/19 we are going to Schilthorn
How does this itenerary look? Would you change anything around ?
Thank you !!
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Yes, I agree on the excursion after flying
I was thinking of squeezing montreaux in as you suggested
does this make sense?
D1-golden pass to interlaken
D2-Jungfrau / grindelwald
D3-interlaken – Montreux – zermatt
zermatt 2 days
D5-glacier express to St Moritz or Chur?
D6-Bernita express – lugano
D7-Gotthard panorama train to Lucerne
D8- to Zurich airport depart 1:30 pm
Or skip the Gotthard panorama express and do Titus or Pilatus in luzern instead …? During that second to the last day ..
Personal choice.
You could even get a fast train (via Gotthard Base Tunnel) to Luzern from Lugano directly after BEX and give yourself 2 nights in Lucerne. Do Pilatus or Titlis and cruise to Flüelen with train return (or vice versa).
Would make Day 7 long, but doable.
If it was me I would enjoy a couple of nights in Lugano and catch a train from there to the airport. But I’m more of a slow traveller rather than a try-to-cram-everything-in one.
Would it be a good day trip – to Pilatus or Titus from intetlakejn? I love your last idea just wondering if it’s a shame to miss Pilatus / Titlus?
REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT!
Use the SBB Timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable) to check out how long any trip will take. You will be up for 7 – 8 hours round trip travel time to Titlis and maybe an hour less overall for Pilatus.
Depends if Schilthorn and Zermatt satisfy your mountain scenery longings.
If you have a finite time it is a balancing act. Whatever you miss this time you can catch on your next visit. 😎
Thank you! I am driving myself crazy here and just need to make a decision! Already changing hotels twice-interlaken 2 days, zermatt 2 days now I have night booked in St moritz and then traveling to luzern makes 4 hotel switches…..Is is a shame to miss BEX? I could..
1. go straight to Luzern after GE and be there 2 nights
2. stay night ST M and then travel to lugano and stay until day of departure
3. go straight tp Lugano on BEX after Glacier express and stay there until departure
4. Stay in St M until day of departure
What would you do to cut down on hotel stays but not miss something spectacular? I just keep reading how much better GEX is over GE..Please advise! any hotel can be canceled that I have booked so far
Thank you!
ACTUALLY…Does it make sense to tho from Zermatt to Lugando to St M then to Lucern?
What does “I just keep reading how much better GEX is over GE“ mean? You can’t “go straight to Lugano on BEX after Glacier express and stay there until departure” without an overnight stop in St Moritz or Chur. Also note the operating times for the BEX Bus Tirano to Lugano is 21.02.2019 – 21.04.2019 from Thursday to Sunday only.
You are trying to cover an awful lot of territory in your limited time.
If it was me I would take the GEX to Chur and head to Luzern direct from there. Forget the BEX on this trip unless you don’t mind spending a lot of time on trains.
Probably too late as you have already made booking but a more logical program might have been Luzern – Interlaken – Zermatt. Then GEX to Chur and on to Zurich.
Don’t forget you need seat reservations on GEX and BEX.
Your options:
1. go straight to Luzern after GE and be there 2 nights
Assuming GE means GEX to St Moritz that is a 12 hour train ride. 8 if you depart GEX at Chur.
2. stay night ST M and then travel to lugano and stay until day of departure
Possible.
3. go straight tp Lugano on BEX after Glacier express and stay there until departure
Not possible without overnight at St Moritz or Chur
4. Stay in St M until day of departure
Possible if you like the idea of staying in another high priced ski resort.
5. ACTUALLY…Does it make sense to tho from Zermatt to Lugando to St M then to Lucern?
You mean skip the GEX and go to Lugano via Domodossola? Or part GEX to Andermatt then to Lugano? Then overnight in Lugano then St Moritz? Even more stops involved.
Thinking just skip Luzern and stay in Lugano until departure date… so I could go zermatt to Lugano then go fast train or via BEX to Zurich since flight is 1:30 pm
trting yo have only 3 hotels , not 4!
does that work ?
How do you plan to get to Lugano in this latest plan?
Is your goal to minimise hotel changes or maximise things you see and do?
if you stay in Lugano to flight day your only option is fast train to Zurich.
Have you consulted the SBB Timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable) to figure out how long your various journeys take? Eg the BEX Lugano to Zurich is 10 hours 🤓
Looks like train from zermatt to Lugano – not GE with some Stops
doth 3 days in Lugano we can so the BE bus or bus a day train as a day trio
yes then fast train to Zurich airport
goal is to minimize hotel changes w my 2 teens – only thing I’d be missing is luzern and GE but adding Lugano and part of BEX… I just think Lugano looks more chill then Luzern
Actually the hotel I booked was not in St M but in Zuoz – hotel Castell – could possibly extend trip there until we leave and do BEX from there one day ..
I don’t understand what “doth 3 days in Lugano we can so the BE bus or bus a day train as a day trio” means. You certainly can’t do the full Bernina Express route as a day trip from Lugano. Doing the BEX bus from Lugano to Tirano and back would be a waste of a day. The only other way back from Tirano is an Italian train via Milan! You can’t really “do the BEX” from Zuoz although you can use the BEX from Lugano to reach Zuoz.
Have you had a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/be rninaexpress/gettingth ere to understand how the BEX actually works?
Sorry for the misspelled words – typing on my phone .. ok so Judy trying to decide between luzern and Lugano – you prefer Lugano ?
In winter I think Inwould lean to Luzern. Lugano brings to mind warm summer evenings by the lake. They certainly do great pizzas!
But in the end it’s your choice.
Compare http://www.myswissalps.com/lu gano/activities and http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne/activities.
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