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13 June 2017 at 23:09:31 #812258

One the Swiss Rail site I found the following information regarding left luggage:

” From: any staffed rail station. Hand in before 7 PM (during opening hours).

To: any staffed rail station. Collect two days later from 9 AM (during opening hours). If you collect more than 4 days after the arrival day, a fee of CHF 5 per day applies.”

My question is: Do I need to be ticketed to the station where I want my luggage left?. I depart Zermatt and will travel to Alpiglen. However, it is my understanding Alpiglen is not a staffed station. I would request my luggage to be left in either Grindewald or Kleine Scheidegg.

I intend to spend 4-6 days hiking in the region and will end my trip in either of the above two places to get my luggage. Is this doable? What are the negatives?

Thanks!

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14 June 2017 at 1:51:59 #865097

Hello,

I believe if you going to station only to collect your baggage you do not need a ticket for the station. This doesn’t make sense to me.

Thanks

Megha

[AlanPrice]

14 June 2017 at 6:00:09 #865098

Hi.

You can send your luggage ahead and hike to the next destination without a train ticket. In your case, you will have to send it to Grindelwald and collect it from there before changing for Alpiglen.

Alan

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14 June 2017 at 13:04:44 #865099

Alan, Thanks for the left luggage information. I am still uncertain that I can do what I wish to do regarding luggage. And am requesting you confirm that yes I can do the following:

1. Check luggage in Zermatt to be picked up in Grindelwald (per your recommendation).

2. Collect the luggage 5-8 days after I’ve checked it, understanding there is a fee for the lengthy checked luggage … I am uncertain as to the length of time as my hiking will be dependent upon weather and aging knees.

Again, I appreciate your taking the time to confirm my understanding of how left luggage works in Switzerland.

[AlanPrice]

14 June 2017 at 22:17:15 #865100

Hi Julie,

1) You can most certainly check your luggage in Zermatt for Grindelwald. I usually do it the other way around – go from Grindelwald to Zermatt, but the process is the same. Just ask at the ticket office where to take your bags because they will have to be weighed – there is a weight limit per individual item (25kg)

2) Leaving your luggage for a week or so is not a problem. I don’t know how long you can leave luggage before it is declared “Abandoned”, but it would be more than a couple of months. You have to fill out a form when you check your luggage and if you have a phone number, they will contact you if there is a problem.

http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam /sbb/de/pdf/bahnhof-services/dienstleistun gen/gepaeck/Gepaecketi ketten_Nutzen.pdf

I have used this service for 35 years for exactly the same reasons you want to – to go hiking from A to B unemcumbered and I thoroughly recommend it.

Hope this helps,

Alan

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14 June 2017 at 23:26:55 #865101

Again my thanks Alan … all set now for the luggage portion of the adventure.