From Cinque Terre to Paris - Wilhelm Tell Express

I need to get from Cinque Terre (Vernazza) back to Paris on 4 June.

I plan to get onto the Welheim Tell Express along the way.

1. Can someone advise which is the place I should get on to the Welheim Tell Express? It seems that Locarno is very far from Vernazza!

I plan to get a Swiss travel pass.

2. And will this route work within the same day?

- Vernazza to Locarno (or an alternative station?)

- Welheim Tell Express (should I take from Locarno to Lucerne??) [

- Lucerne to Paris (by TGV)

Hi "confused", welcome to MySwissAlps!

1. You can pick up that route in Bellinzona.

2. This is too long to be enjoyable in one day, I think. It can be done though:

• 6:19 departure from Vernazza
• 13:43 arrival in Flüelen
• Take the boat to Lucerne, arrival around 16:45
• 21:38 arrival in Paris

A night somewhere along the way would make this a much nicer trip. All details are in the timetable.

A Swiss Travel Pass is for 3 days at least. Were you planning to use it for just this one day?

I hope you can change your nickname now :-)

Hi Confused. -

If you try the journey according to the schedule provided by Arno and Annika, I hope that your connections in Italy allow plenty of time for change of trains. Check the timetable(s) carefully.

I have never ever been on a train in Italy that was not late. Never ever. Makes one nervous.

Internal connections (within Italy) tend to compensate for that, by allowing long connection times.

That often works....;-(

If there are delays, you could skip the boat ride part of the Wilhelm Telll, and take the train all the way to Luzern or Basel.

Slowpoke