Fastest route to Mount Rigi from Engelberg?

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    4 July 2019 at 9:18:42 #822643

    Hi Everyone,

    I am visiting Switzerland in the last week of July this year. I have 2 kids along with me, aged 6 years and 4 years. Would like to know the exact route to Mount Rigi from Engelberg which requires minimum walking. Have read about the 2 different routes that is: fom Goldau and from Vitznau. What I understand is that the route from Goldau requires less of hiking. However, not sure about the connecting points as in where to get down and from where to take cog wheel or steam train or cable car. Pls help.

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    4 July 2019 at 12:11:30 #916880

    Hi trips, welcome to MySwissAlps!

    There are even three options to get up to Rigi, including the one via Rigi Kaltbad by cable car from Weggis: myswissalps.com/rigi/g ettingthere. This one requires a 15 minute uphill walk in Weggis though, so that’s probably not what you prefer. The quicker routes are those displayed by the SBB timetable by default: those via Weggis and via Vitznau. There’s not much walking involved in Vitznau, as the boat dock is really close to the railway platform. So you’d travel to Lucerne by train, to Vitznau by boat and then up to Rigi by cogwheel train. All details are in the timetable: myswissalps.com/timeta ble.

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    4 July 2019 at 17:18:59 #916881

    Thanks Annika, the information is really helpful.

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    4 July 2019 at 23:51:46 #916882

    Fastest way is Engelberg – Luzern – Arth Goldau as that is all by train. Arth Rigi Bahn (the blue liveried Rigi train) departs from above the main line station platforms in Arth Goldau station.

    The slower alternative is Engelberg – Luzern (ZB commuter trian) – Luzern quayside – Vitznau (boat) Vitznau -Rigi (VRB railway – the red coloured Rigi train)

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    5 July 2019 at 19:52:14 #916883

    Hi,

    Thanks a lot for the information.

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