Mount Rigi route with cogwheel train

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    19 September 2018 at 11:56:05 #818434

    Hello! It’s me again. 🙂

    Planning to visit Mount Rigi on Nov 4. I would like to clarify if the Mt Rigi Railways Day Pass covers a repeated ride on the cogwheel train?

    I am planning to do this route:

    Lucerne > Vitznau – boat

    Vitznau > Rigi Kaltbad – cable car

    Rigi Kaltbad > Rigi Kulm – red cogwheel train

    do the classic hike from Rigi Kulm to Rigi Kaltbad

    Rigi Kaltbad > Rigi Kulm – red cogwheel train (again)

    Rigi Kulm > Arth Goldau – blue train

    Arth Goldau > Lucerne

    I want to try all the various rides, most especially the red cogwheel train, and there seems to be no opportunity to take the red train if I do my route from the opposite direction (up via Arth Goldau and down via Vitznau). Unless the cable car is not really worth it?

    Also, given this route, do I still have time to go around Luzerne a bit after (or before) Rigi?

    Thank you in advance for the help! 🙂

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    19 September 2018 at 18:45:03 #896523

    Hi smallfry,

    The day pass won’t cover the boat to Vitznau (nor Arth-Goldau to Lucerne) but everything else looks good. http://www.rigi.ch/en/Kalende r/May-MT.-RIGI-RAILWAYS-DAY-TICKET

    I would imagine a day pass allows for any combination/# of trips you like that day so it could be worth it for you.

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    20 September 2018 at 0:17:59 #896524

    Vitznau – Rigi Kaltbad is not a cable car.

    There is a cable car Weggis – Rigi Kaltbad, but it’s not worth the bother. Just use the VRB (red train Vitznau – Rigi) and the ARB (blue Train Arth Goldau – Rigi). The two lines meet at Kaltbad (cold bath…)

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    20 September 2018 at 5:24:52 #896525

    Lucas – got it. thanks for validating! 🙂

    1960man – taking note of this. 🙂 and thanks for the pronunciation guide! It was “Kolt-bad” in my mind lol.

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    20 September 2018 at 10:34:09 #896526

    I think 1960man is referring to the translation of “Kaltbad” being cold bath in English rather than the pronunciation of the word.

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