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20 November 2019 at 12:22:29 #824497

I will be in Switzerland for a short stop over in the middle of Dec. I will be arriving in Zurich at around 10am and planning of exploring the town as much as possible before spending the night there. The next morning is all about Luzern. I want to experience the boat ride in Lake Lucerne and also going up one of the nearby mountain (Titlis, Pilatus or Rigi). My bus leaving for Rome will be at 22.00 the same day. My questions :

1. Is the Tell-Pass Winter for Central Swiss is worth it for my plans? Or should I just go by regular tickets?

2. Which is the best Mountain I can go base on my plan? Can 2 mountains be covered in that short amount of time? Because if I get the Tell-Pass, all the mountains I mention will be free transportation.

3. Is there any entrance fee to any of the mountains if I get the Tell-Pass? I know all mode of transportation will be covered but I’m not sure about any entrance fee or other fee that I’m not aware of.

4. Lastly, what weather will it be likely during that time? I read about the forecast but I would very much appreciate it to know from the locals. I am from the South East Asia by the way. And I really need to prepare for winter.

Thank you in advance for your help.

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21 November 2019 at 9:23:45 #925338

Hi Lee22,

it is great that you are coming to visit Switzerland, even if it is just a short trip. If you like Switzerland, you can come back for a longer holiday in the future.

Lucerne is wonderful and the Tell-Pass Winter is great if you are planning to travel a lot in the area: http://www.myswissalps.com/te llpasswinter. Although if you are staying less than 24 hours, I am not sure it worth it for you. You’ll find a useful guide with a calculation spreadsheet, which helps you to choose your rail pass in 5 steps at http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass. The downloadable spreadsheet also includes links to the “Where it’s valid” page for all available passes, be sure to study it carefully.

You can see the validity map of the Tell Pass Winter at http://www.myswissalps.com/te llpasswinter/validity. There aren’t any entrance fees on the mountains, you just pay for getting up (if you do not have the Tell Pass Winter).

Yes, you can go up on 2 mountains near Lucerne, but be aware that the daylight in December is quite short: http://www.timeanddate.com/su n/switzerland/lucerne. If I would be you I would choose only one mountain and also let time to visit the town itself.

The weather will be cold, especially on the mountains it will be easily minus and lots of snow. You can read about the weather in Switzerland at http://www.myswissalps.com/we ather and about the forecastat http://www.myswissalps.com/we ather/forecast.

Check these too:

• Lucerne: http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne/activities
• Pilatus: http://www.myswissalps.com/pi latus/gettingthere
• Rigi: http://www.myswissalps.com/ri gi/gettingthere
• Titlis: http://www.myswissalps.com/ti tlis/gettingthere
• Zurich: http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich/activities

I hope this helps. Happy planning 🙂