2 days Lucerne with Glacier Express planning help

  • rahmanr67
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    15 March 2018 at 17:03:17 #814791

    Kindly help me from your experience on my following 2 day draft plan whether it is doable?

    Day 1: Arrive Lucerne: 10 AM

    Plan for day:

    1. Trip to Mount Pilatus ( 1 hour)

    2. Lake Luzern

    3. Mt. Rigi

    4. Old Town Lucerne walk

    5. Visit to the glacier garden close to the old town of Lucerne

    Plan for the day 2:

    Glacier express tour: From Lucerne early morning take a train to Chur and board the Glacier Express there. Get off the train in Brig. Then take a train back to Lucerne.

    Spreuer Bridge

    Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke)

    Swiss Chocolate Adventure Experience at Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne

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    15 March 2018 at 18:55:29 #878901

    Hi rahmanr67,

    Those days are very busy. Have you used the Swiss timetable to plan it all out?

    Day 1:
    It takes an hour just to reach Mt. Pilatus, then maybe 2 hours there and then an hour back to Lucerne. You could do Mt. Pilatus and Mt. Rigi or Lake Lucerne but not all 3 in one day.

    Day 2:
    This day is possible for the Glacier Express but again a long one – I wouldn’t plan on doing anything else that day. The Chapel bridge of course doesn’t take any time and is right downtown.

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    16 March 2018 at 1:05:37 #878902

    >> From Lucerne early morning take a train to Chur and board the Glacier Express there. Get off the train in Brig. Then take a train back to Lucerne … Swiss Chocolate Adventure Experience at Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne

    In the winter season (until 9 May 2018 inclusive), there is only one Glacier Express service in each direction. Coming from Chur, you will arrive in Brig at 15:40 and won’t get back to Luzern until 18:01.

    The Swiss Museum of Transport closes at 5pm in winter.

    Alpenrose

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