[cc123]

3 May 2019 at 3:37:41 #821395

I orginally planned to stay in Luzern for 2 nights and then move to Zuerich for another 2 nights. But I found Basel to be quite accessible to cities like Bern, Luzern, Schaffhausen, Zuerich, Interlaken Ost within 1.5hrs by train. After Basel i will take a 7.14am train to Bayreuth hbf on 5 Aug

All these trips will be day trips.

Is mt pilatus + luzern doable within a day, assuming I leave at around 7-8am from Basel?

I chose Basel because of the various museums and I‘m pretty sure I can‘t cover Basel within a day if I stay in Luzern/Zuerich

Back to my question: is Basel a good base for 4 nights? Or should I stay in Luzern / Zuerich?

thank you

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[rockoyster]

3 May 2019 at 6:38:25 #911351

Pilatus is certainly doable in a day from Basel but then so too is Basel doable in a day from Luzern.

I would much prefer 4 nights in Luzern to 4 nights in Basel I think. Also given the proximity of the locations I think 4 nights in one place is better than 2 nights on one place and two in another.

You may have completely different priorities.

[cc123]

3 May 2019 at 6:47:27 #911352

why is 4 nights in Luzern better for you?

[rockoyster]

3 May 2019 at 7:14:28 #911353

It is a beautiful city and is within easy reach of many Swiss attractions. I love the lake.

[cc123]

3 May 2019 at 14:21:06 #911354

or should i do 2 days luzern and 2 days basel? Question here now is whether I can do mt rigi + mt pilatus + luzern in a day from basel?

Trying to squeeze as much out of STP as possible

[rockoyster]

3 May 2019 at 21:18:05 #911355

“or should i do 2 days luzern and 2 days basel?”

Only you can make that decision.

”Question here now is whether I can do mt rigi + mt pilatus + luzern in a day from basel?”

If you mean and return to Basel after that then that would be a long day.

If you want to maximise the value of the STP then you might to consider a day trip from a Luzern to Schilthorn via the Golden Pass route (http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass) to Interlaken. It is hard to imagine a visit to Switzerland which does not include the Jungfrau Region where Schilthorn is located.

You have a very limited time so you are going to need to be selective based on your particular priorities.

[Arno]

5 May 2019 at 13:20:00 #911356

Hi cc123,

I’m not sure if you’ve seen our city pages yet, they might be helpful. You’ll find activity tips and hotel suggestions there:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/ba sel
• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
• http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich
• http://www.myswissalps.com/be rn

For 4 nights I’d prefer Lucerne too. Unlike Basel, it’s near the Alps, and it’s only about an hour by train to the other cities if you want to go sightseeing there.

[Removed user]

6 May 2019 at 0:07:03 #911357

I disagree with the implication that Luzern is ‘the’ better place to stay than Basel.

Indeed, Basel is only 1 hour by fast train from Luzern anyway, so it hardly makes any difference to day trips.

Basel is a major transport hub so fast trains go very frequently to the rest of Switzerland

Basel is a fine city with many of its own attractions – steep narrow city centre street, riverside views along the Rhine and on the bridges, comprehensive tram network serving the whole city centre as well as suburbs

[Removed user]

6 May 2019 at 0:09:02 #911358

There is really no need to ‘do’ both Rigi and Pilatus– choose one. You will have a rewarding day whichever one you choose. Both give good views across the Luzern region and the lake.

[Slowpoke]

6 May 2019 at 1:30:39 #911359

<<“Basel is a fine city with many of its own attractions – steep narrow city centre street, riverside views along the Rhine and on the bridges, comprehensive tram network serving the whole city centre as well as suburbs “>>

A fine city, indeed. Luzern is on a beautiful lake, its old town is more interesting, and has more to see, and has nice surrounding mountains.

So, I’d choose Luzern. Hands down.

If art museums and a zoo entered the judgement factors, Basel would move up a lot on the preference list. Not that Luzern is free of very good museums.

Slowpoke

[Slowpoke]

6 May 2019 at 1:36:56 #911360

<<“There is really no need to ‘do’ both Rigi and Pilatus – choose one. You

will have a rewarding day whichever one you choose. Both give good views

across the Luzern region and the lake.”>>

All true. However, those mountains are very different from one another.

Rather than offering a firm judgment about which one to see, I’d look at these links:

http://www.myswissalps.com/pi latus

http://www.myswissalps.com/ri gi

Slowpoke

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