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2 November 2018 at 11:41:23 #818859

Hi. We are planning a trip to Switzerland at the end of February. Initially we will travel to Milan, stay one night and next day pick up the train to Tirano – then the Bernina Express to Chur. We plan to stay one night in Chur and then go to Lucerne via the Glacier Express. Although I realise that we can only travel so far to Lucerne on the Glacier Express, do you think the journey will be feasible given the month of February as I know the last piece of the journey into Lucerne is by boat?

Any hints and tips would be great!

Thanks

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2 November 2018 at 16:17:59 #898652

Hi MarionW,

The last section of the trip doesn’t need to be by boat. If you change trains in Andermatt to head to Lucerne it would add quite a bit of time to take the boat from Flüelen. The timetable will show you the most direct route options for you: http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable (train and bus)

Another option, with similar times to Lucerne is from Brig (rather than Andermatt).

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3 November 2018 at 1:15:00 #898653

If your destination is Luzern, it is somewhat illogical to use the Glacier Express which runs east – west along the southern border region of Switzerland. Why not leave that to another holiday? You will have seen more than adequate spectacular scenery on the Bernina Express route.