[pkerr]

12 July 2019 at 23:54:40 #822811

Ok… I’ve got my ticket for the 8:00 train to Wengen via Lucerne. From what I understand, I really can take any train at any time with no penalty.

I get on the 8:00 am train and get to Lucerne. Instead of getting on the next train at 9:30 like it says on my ticket (hypothetical departure time) I want to leave at noon. How do I know which train to hop on to continue my journey?

My original ticket tells me what time my connecting trains leaves and from what platform for each of my stops. But now that I have changed my schedule how do I know what train to catch for each of my next stops on the way to Wengen?

Thanks so much for helping the this train rookie.

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[Slowpoke]

13 July 2019 at 0:18:43 #917651

<<“how do I know what train to catch for each of my next stops on the way to Wengen?”>>

Use this:

http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

Slowpoke

[pkerr]

13 July 2019 at 1:18:06 #917652

So I’ll just use the timetable and grab whatever train suits my fancy? So no real schedule then. Just whatever I decide.

Thanks

[pkerr]

13 July 2019 at 1:24:29 #917653

….and since this is part of the Golden Pass route do you think there will be issues with seat availability?

[Annika]

13 July 2019 at 6:14:41 #917654

Hi pkerr!

If you bought a regular ticket: yes, you should be able to board any train along this route during the entire day. Make sure it’s not a Supersaver ticket though, as those are valid for one specific train only. The differences are explained at http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/switzerland. Assuming it’s a regular ticket, you can board any train direct train from Lucerne to Interlaken, also known as the “Luzern-Interlaken Express”.

Seat reservations aren’t necessary for this leg: http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass/tickets.

[Slowpoke]

13 July 2019 at 10:45:58 #917655

HiPKerr-

As Annika notes, The Luzern-Interlaken segment does not need reservations. I have ridden it many times and have had no trouble getting a seat. It runs once per hour

While scenic, it is not as dramatic a trip as the descent through the vineyards to Montreux, where there may be more demand. Further, although those trains also run approximately hourly, only some of them are Golden Pass Panoramic trains.

I don’t know the consist for them, so I don’t know how many cars are in the various trains, but the reduced frequency may contribute to the need for reservations on the ones that are Golden Pass trains.

Slowpoke

[Slowpoke]

13 July 2019 at 12:52:40 #917656

<<“So I’ll just use the timetable and grab whatever train suits my fancy? So no real schedule then. Just whatever I decide.”>>

Pretty much like bus in a city…on any line, catch which ever one is passing at the time you need it.

Slowpoke

[pkerr]

13 July 2019 at 18:45:46 #917657

“Further, although those trains also run approximately hourly, only some of them are Golden Pass Panoramic trains.”

Anyway to know which are the Golden Pass Panoramic Trains?

Thanks

[Slowpoke]

13 July 2019 at 18:54:04 #917658

<<“Anyway to know which are the Golden Pass Panoramic Trains?

Thanks”>>

What would you guess?

Use the timetable. Create the journeys, expand them. It will say if they are Golden Pass.

Don’t know your dates…which is why the Forum Rules request travel dates, so her is a random guess.

Slowpoke

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[pkerr]

13 July 2019 at 21:46:56 #917659

Ah… thanks.

I didn’t realize they would let you know which were the GP trains. But I gusse it makes sense.

Thanks again.

[Slowpoke]

13 July 2019 at 22:05:37 #917660

The time table is your friend.

Whether the main site or the smartphone App, which is quite handy when you are in the midst of your trip, there is an impressive amount of useful detail..https://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/mobile-apps/sbb-mobile.html

Slowpoke

[Annika]

14 July 2019 at 9:32:14 #917661

Hi pkerr,

If this is only about the trip Lucerne-Wengen, and not about other legs of the Golden Pass, then it’s good to know that any direct train between Lucerne and Interlaken (called “Luzern-Interlaken Express”) runs along the Golden Pass route: http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass/gettingthere. The phrasing “Luzern-Interlaken Express” will show up in the timetable as well.