Murten to Montreaux train ride

Hi Vlasta! I agree with Wandermann: the Golden Pass route is beautiful, especially between Zweisimmen and Montreux. So if you're able to plan this into your travel scheme, that would be great. I've read your previous posts and I'm not sure where and how you'll be entering Switzerland. If you enter in the north (say, in Zurich or Basel), you could pick up the Golden Pass Panoramic somewhere along the way (for example in Lucerne, Interlaken or Spiez) and use it for your trip to Martigny/Montreux. If you arrive at Geneva, this wouldn't be an option. In this case you could choose to simply take the Golden Pass Panoramic up to Zweisimmen and then return.

From Martigny, you can take the train to Zermatt indeed. The first section will be in the broad Rhone valley, where you'll see vineyards and pine trees. From Visp on, the train will gradually ascend into the Matter valley. This is a truly spectacular ride, as you really get into the mountains along the way. So the trip from Montreux to Zermatt definitely offers alternating landscapes.

You may want to travel from Zermatt to Lauterbrunnen for the second part of your stay in Switzerland. If so, please be sure to select the train connection which doesn't use the tunnel from Visp/Raron to Frutigen, but the RegioExpress that crosses the Lötschberg and stops in Goppenstein and Kandersteg, as this is a scenic route as well. The timetable will come up with this connection if you enter 'Goppenstein' as a via-station. Beautiful scenery is guaranteed on this track, too (provided that there aren't too many clouds of course ;-)).

Hello Vlasta! I'm glad we've been able to help you out a bit. As for the post bus ride between Oberwald and Meiringen: yes, that's a beautiful route (and you're right: almost any route in Switzerland is :-)). You'll cross the Grimselpass along the way and find no less than 3 lakes on your left and right side (alternating due to the many hairpin turns). If you'd like to experience a post bus tour, you could indeed pick this one. You'd have to travel from Zermatt to Oberwald first (which is a pretty route as well) and then switch to the post bus. Please note that only a few post buses leave for this route each day and that seat reservations are required. More information can be found through the Swiss Postbus website.

With your Swiss Pass, you're indeed able to hop ond and off trains and buses, which is a very relaxed way of travelling and allows you to adapt your pleans each day, for example to weather circumstances. Sending ahead your baggage can come in handy indeed. A list of train stations participating in the Fast Baggage Service can be found through the link 'The connections on which you can take advantage of the 'Fast luggage' at the SBB Fast Baggage Service page. Murten isn't included. Instead, you may use the service from a station nearby, such as Bern.

Have fun preparing your trip!

Hi Vlasta. It's really hard to say whether post bus routes will cause problems for someone who suffers from carsickness. In general, post buses drive with very moderate speed (they're way too big to rush on the narrow mountain roads) and these hairpin turns aren't felt that much. But of course I can't predict how one particular individual will experience this. Other post bus routes can be found through either this page (which allows you to search with a map) or this page. One option may be the Grandson Castle Route along the shore of Lake Neuchatel, as it's relatively near to Murten and doesn't include a mountain pass with many hairpin turns.

As for your luggage: you can hand it over at Murten for the general luggage service, which allows you to pick up your suitcases in Montreux the next day. The same seems to go for Gruyères, where a baggage department is available. They may even be able to store your luggage here or have lockers, but for definitive answers on this you can best contact the SBB.

Hi Vlasta. In my opinion, travelling from Murten to Montreux via Gruyères is the more logical option, as it's less of a detour than travelling from Montreux to Zermatt via Gruyères. Moreover, the trip from Montreux to Zermatt takes longer than the one from Murten to Montreux, so you could spend less time in Gruyères if you'd opt for this route. You can enter both routes (and fill out Gruyères as your via-station) in the timetable and check the connections. This way you can see for yourself which option seems to be the better one for you. Good luck!