How to see the Alps in a 12 hour layover at Zurich
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Hello, I have a 12 hour layover in Zurich and I really would love to see the Alps (or any nature for that matter!). My flight’s arrival is 6:15am and my flight’s departure is 6:00pm. This will be taking place in mid July and I’ve never been to Switzerland before. I’ve been looking around all the forums and info provided here and am a little overwhelmed by all of the options. Essentially any further clarification/ help is greatly appreciated!
I’d love to go to Lucerne and have read that it only takes about an hour to get there and back. At Lucerne, I am hoping to see Mt. Rigi. Taking that into consideration, in addition to wanting to be back at the Zurich airport with two hours to check in, will 7 hours be enough time to do this? I’d also love to see the Lake Lucerne, especially if I can add that to the round trip, however that’s not as much of a priority. How much time does the majestic round trip vs the classic round trip take time wise? Is there an even faster round trip that I should be considering instead? Also, is it fairly easy to get from the Luzern platform I’ll be arriving at from Zurich to the base of Mt. Rigi? I tried looking at the timetable provided to see how the transportation would work, however I don’t think I’m fully understanding it at the moment.
Lastly, if Lucerne and Mt. Rigi is too much to tackle, what do you think about taking a train straight from the Zurich airport to Interlaken? I know it takes 2+ hours to get there but, if there’s not much else to it in terms of getting to the mountains from there, maybe that would be easier than Lucerne and Mt. Rigi?
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