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19 April 2019 at 6:59:46 #821071

We are travelling to Switzerland by car from Stressa in Italy. Our car is a 4 wheel drive.

We also have 2 Swiss half fare cards. We are from Australia, in our late 50’s but reasonably fit.

We are planning to drive directly to Tasch as we are staying at 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat from 9th-11th May. Can you suggest best place to park the hire car in Tasch please?

We are driving from Tasch to Interlaken on 11th May and I was hoping to drive through the Grimselpass, do you think it will be open then?

If it is closed I will drive the long way and not take the train as I will miss to much scenery.

I have a Swiss motorway vignette but does it cover roadway tolls?

IF not are they payable by credit card at the time or only by cash?

We will stay in Interlaken from 11th – 13th May. Can you suggest any nice day trips by car or ferry or train from here?

We will then drive to Grindelwald and base ourselves there from 13th – 20th May.

Will we be able to visit the areas main attractions at this time of the year? I have just noticed that some transport modes will not be working at this time of the year. Is it possible to see lift or cog rail time tables?

Can anyone recommend any great Swiss restaurants in this area please?

We will drive to Luzern and stay there from 19th – 23rd May.

Can anyone suggest any great day trips in this area please?

Can you also suggest any great authentic Swiss restaurants in this area?

Thanking you all in advance

Glenn

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[Annika]

19 April 2019 at 12:07:43 #909770

Hi Glenn, thanks for joining MySwissAlps! Great that you get to spend a couple of weeks and Switzerland, and that you’re able to start off at such a special hotel up at Gornergrat. Please find some answers below:

• you’ll find a link to the car park in Täsch under “More on other websites” at myswissalps.com/zermat t/travel;
• the Grimsel Pass usually opens in May, but the exact date depends on weather and snow conditions, so it’s hard to tell right now. Please refer to myswissalps.com/car/tr afficinfo. Alternatively you can drive to Goppenstein and use the car train to Kandersteg: myswissalps.com/car/ca rtrains;
• driving a car in the Swiss Alps requires focus and attention. Please make sure you’re well prepared and read myswissalps.com/car/tr afficregulations and myswissalps.com/car/dr ivinginthemountains
• yes, the motorway vignette covers road tolls. Please find information at myswissalps.com/motorw ayvignette;
• day trips in the Jungfrau region (south of Interlaken) and the Bernese Oberland (the larger area of which the Jungfrau region is part) can be found at myswissalps.com/jungfr auregion/activities and myswissalps.com/bernes eoberland/activities. You’re right, not all attractions will be open yet. Each of our activity pages mentions opening dates at the “Route” tab, e.g. myswissalps.com/schilt horn/gettingthere. The Swiss timetable at myswissalps.com/timeta ble also allows you to check whether a specific route is available for your travel dates;
• day trips in the Lucerne region are listed at https://www.myswissalp s.com/lakelucerne/acti vities.

Does this get you started?

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19 April 2019 at 13:43:33 #909771

Thanks Annika,

Great place to start looking, much appreciated.