5 days trip to Switzerland
Jun 14th, 2009, 02:43 AM
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5 days trip to Switzerland
Dear All,
I am planning a 5 day trip to Switzerland in 1st week of July 09. I am flying into Zurich and leaving from Geneva with the following itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Zurich at 9 AM. Sightseeing in Zurich till 5 PM. I am not planning to spend much time in Zurich. Not sure what places should must visit. I am least interested in museums etc. Please advice.
I will be leaving for Lucern at 5 PM by train. As summer days are long, I will get some time to walk by Lucern. Overnight stay in Lucern.
Day 2: A day trip to Engelberg / Titlis. I am not sure whether I will have some more time to spend after I am back to Lucern from Titlis.
Day 3: Leave for Interlaken and visit Jungfrauch.
Day 4: Early morning, leave for Chur by train. Glacier express from Chur to Zermatt. Overnight stay in Zermatt.
Day 5: Leave for Lausanne by train and spent some time in the older part of the city. Accordingly I can leave for Geneva airport as I am fling back at 8:25 PM.
Let me know your suggestions in this. Also, please sug
I am planning a 5 day trip to Switzerland in 1st week of July 09. I am flying into Zurich and leaving from Geneva with the following itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in Zurich at 9 AM. Sightseeing in Zurich till 5 PM. I am not planning to spend much time in Zurich. Not sure what places should must visit. I am least interested in museums etc. Please advice.
I will be leaving for Lucern at 5 PM by train. As summer days are long, I will get some time to walk by Lucern. Overnight stay in Lucern.
Day 2: A day trip to Engelberg / Titlis. I am not sure whether I will have some more time to spend after I am back to Lucern from Titlis.
Day 3: Leave for Interlaken and visit Jungfrauch.
Day 4: Early morning, leave for Chur by train. Glacier express from Chur to Zermatt. Overnight stay in Zermatt.
Day 5: Leave for Lausanne by train and spent some time in the older part of the city. Accordingly I can leave for Geneva airport as I am fling back at 8:25 PM.
Let me know your suggestions in this. Also, please sug
Jun 14th, 2009, 03:09 AM
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Hi SunnyRG,
I do think this is just a bit too much travel for only five days. Did you know that your day 4 will entail 8-10 hours of train travel (3h20 or 2h40 from Interlaken to Chur, then 5-6 hours from Chur to Zermatt).
For myself, I would always opt to be outside, actually ON the mountain rather than just zooming by (I love trains, but not at the expense of time on the mountain).
If it were me, I would choose between Inerlaken OR the GE.
You can very easily spend days 3 & 4 in the Jungfrau area visiting other mountain villages, visiting all the peaks, visiting lakeside villages, visiting the castles, and taking ferry rides on the lakes. Then on day 5, you can take the Golden Pass route via Zweisimmen and Gstaad to Montreux and go on to Lausanne.
OR
On day 3, you can go right to St. Moritz and spend two days exploring peaks and villages and lakes, then go on the GE, and spend a day in Zermatt before moving on to Lausanne.
Good luck!
s
I do think this is just a bit too much travel for only five days. Did you know that your day 4 will entail 8-10 hours of train travel (3h20 or 2h40 from Interlaken to Chur, then 5-6 hours from Chur to Zermatt).
For myself, I would always opt to be outside, actually ON the mountain rather than just zooming by (I love trains, but not at the expense of time on the mountain).
If it were me, I would choose between Inerlaken OR the GE.
You can very easily spend days 3 & 4 in the Jungfrau area visiting other mountain villages, visiting all the peaks, visiting lakeside villages, visiting the castles, and taking ferry rides on the lakes. Then on day 5, you can take the Golden Pass route via Zweisimmen and Gstaad to Montreux and go on to Lausanne.
OR
On day 3, you can go right to St. Moritz and spend two days exploring peaks and villages and lakes, then go on the GE, and spend a day in Zermatt before moving on to Lausanne.
Good luck!
s
Jun 14th, 2009, 04:13 AM
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Skip the Glacier Express and Zermatt.
Stay the night in Wengen or Lauterbrunnen or head direct to Zermatt.
There is only so much train riding a person can take. After awhile, the mountains look all the same and you feel trapped in a train.
Stay the night in Wengen or Lauterbrunnen or head direct to Zermatt.
There is only so much train riding a person can take. After awhile, the mountains look all the same and you feel trapped in a train.
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Thank you all for giving such valuable suggestions. Based on your advise, I have re planned my itinerary as follows:
Day 1: Arrival in Zurich @8.40 AM
-- Some sightseeing and visit Bahnhofstrasse
-- 4:00 PM: Leave for Lucern and spent the rest of evening in Lucern.
Day 2: Visit Mt. Titlis. Please suggest where can I visit after coming back from Titlis.
Day 3: Leave for Interlaken via Golden pass at 0755. Check in hotel at Lauterbrunnen. Go to jungfraujoch and get back to Interlaken. In the evening, Cruise dinner at lake Brienz.
Day 4: This day is reserved for Murren, Wengen, Grindelwald. In the evening take the Golden pass to Montreux (17:05). Check in a hotel @Montreux.
Day 5: Sightseeing - Montreuz & Geneva. Catch flight back home @8:25 PM.
Please let me know if this plan seems ok. I am not sure what places should I visit in Zurich and Lucern. Also,please suggest some budget hotels at Lucern, Lauterbrunnen and Montreux.
Thanks,
SunnyRG
Day 1: Arrival in Zurich @8.40 AM
-- Some sightseeing and visit Bahnhofstrasse
-- 4:00 PM: Leave for Lucern and spent the rest of evening in Lucern.
Day 2: Visit Mt. Titlis. Please suggest where can I visit after coming back from Titlis.
Day 3: Leave for Interlaken via Golden pass at 0755. Check in hotel at Lauterbrunnen. Go to jungfraujoch and get back to Interlaken. In the evening, Cruise dinner at lake Brienz.
Day 4: This day is reserved for Murren, Wengen, Grindelwald. In the evening take the Golden pass to Montreux (17:05). Check in a hotel @Montreux.
Day 5: Sightseeing - Montreuz & Geneva. Catch flight back home @8:25 PM.
Please let me know if this plan seems ok. I am not sure what places should I visit in Zurich and Lucern. Also,please suggest some budget hotels at Lucern, Lauterbrunnen and Montreux.
Thanks,
SunnyRG
Jul 4th, 2009, 05:32 PM
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Sunny, you mention you like museums, the Swiss National Museum is in Zurich, entrance if free if you have a Swiss Pass.
On Day 3 you really won't be able to do everything, you really should skip the dinner cruise. The travel time from Lucern to Laterbrunnen is 2 hours and 40 minutes, you need to change trains in Interlaken Ost. From there you'd have to travel to Jungfrau which is another 2 and half hours (approx). After spending a few hours at the top of Europe, it's about 2 and a half hours to get back to Lauterbrunnen. There won't be time for anything else. Have you considered travelling to Lauterbrunnen on the evening of Day 2, this way you can go to Jungfrau earlier. Also, sometimes it's not worth going to Jungfrau depending on weather conditions, if the one day that you have to go to Jungfrau isn't good weatherwise, will you be disappointed if you don't get to Jungfrau? Are you visiting this area just to do Jungfrau? If so, spend more time here. If not, have a plan B just in case the weather isn't good.
On Day 3 you really won't be able to do everything, you really should skip the dinner cruise. The travel time from Lucern to Laterbrunnen is 2 hours and 40 minutes, you need to change trains in Interlaken Ost. From there you'd have to travel to Jungfrau which is another 2 and half hours (approx). After spending a few hours at the top of Europe, it's about 2 and a half hours to get back to Lauterbrunnen. There won't be time for anything else. Have you considered travelling to Lauterbrunnen on the evening of Day 2, this way you can go to Jungfrau earlier. Also, sometimes it's not worth going to Jungfrau depending on weather conditions, if the one day that you have to go to Jungfrau isn't good weatherwise, will you be disappointed if you don't get to Jungfrau? Are you visiting this area just to do Jungfrau? If so, spend more time here. If not, have a plan B just in case the weather isn't good.
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