2012moving

Wondering if someone can confirm that I am reading train and bus timetables correctly from Bern to Spiez in the early hours of Friday mornings please?

The last train Bern to Spiez. appears to be 01:08.

It seems there is a Moonliner M15 bus available at Bern Bahnhoff at 01:15, 02:30 etc early Friday morning travelling to Spiez Bahnhoff. Would you agree? Just double checking that it does mean early Friday morning because it seems that on Thursday there is none after 01:15. Hopefully this will be my final transport question.
Thanks

neckervd

The Interlaken bound moonliner Berne dp 2.30 - Spiez ar 3.45 with tons of intermediate stops and the direct (motorway) Thun bound moonliner Berne dp 2.45 (with possiblity to change to the first one at Thun) run both only Saturday and Sunday (nights Friday/Saturday, Saturday/Sunday). The moonliner Berne dp 1.15 goes only up to Muensingen (Friday morning until Sunday morning).

Railpasses (all kinds) are NOT valid in the moonliners.

The Interlaken bound train Berne dp 1.08 with stops at Ostermundigen, Guemligen, Thun, Spiez, Leissigen, I'laken W, I'laken Ost runs daily.

2012moving

Thanks neckervd for clearing that up for me. It looks like if I wished to go to the Opera on Thursday at Avenches and get back to Spiez I would need to wait for first train at Bern after dawn! The train from Avenches to Bern does not arrive in Bern until 01:30. What I need is a very long post Opera party to keep me awake. Mmmmmmm ......

neckervd

... unless you get a ticket for Friday 12th or Saturday 13th or you rent a car or book a room at Avenches, Faoug, Murten or so.
there is also a camping at Avenches, about 3 km from the Arena.

2012moving

Thanks neckverd. I don't arrive in Switzerland until 16th. I have gone to my Plan B which means I've booked overnight accommodation in Avenches and purchased my Opera ticket. I'm looking forward to it all. I planned to explore that area in any case.

neckervd

If you are interested in this area, you may check the following links:

http://www.dreiseenland.ch/en/leisur...s/cycling.html
http://www.neuchateltourisme.ch/en/l...s/cycling.html

This area a lot of sights, like
entirely walled medieval town of Murten
http://www.murtentourismus.ch/en/welcome.cfm?
Roman amphitheatre and Roman Museum of Avenches
http://www.avenches.ch/en/page.cfm/siteetmuseeromain
Roman Villa of Vallon
http://www.pro-vallon.ch/allemand/mo.../mosaiques.htm
biggest Romanesque church of Switzerland and Monastery of Payerne
Nature Park of Grande Caricaie
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en/dest...er-le-lac.html
http://www.bafu.admin.ch/dokumentati...x.html?lang=de
Medieval town and spa of Yverdon
http://www.yverdonlesbainsregion.ch/...ure_Patrimoine
Roman mosaics of Orbe
http://www.yverdonlesbainsregion.ch/en/orbe_region
Monastery of Romainmotier
http://www.yverdonlesbainsregion.ch/...nmotier_region
Castle and Menhirs of Grandson
http://www.yverdonlesbainsregion.ch/en/grandson_region
Menhirs and Dolmen of Onnens
http://www.onnens.ch/textes-1/dolmen...rthoud,38.html
medieval town of Neuchatel with castle, cathedral and many fine museums
http://www.neuchateltourisme.ch/en/decouvertes.html
Biel/Bienne with it's small but fine city center, good museums and a lot to see in the Lake Bienne area
http://www.biel-seeland.ch/en/discov...enne.1239.html
Medieval Bueren an der Aare with wooden brige over the Aar river
http://www.bueren.ch/de/inhalte/tour...anchor=1010025
Natural reserve of Altreu and it's storks
http://www.artenschutz.ch/AareAltreu.htm
Medieval town of Solothurn with baroque cathedral and many museums
http://www.solothurn-city.ch/topic2477.html
La Chaux-de-Fonds, capital of watchmaking
http://www.neuchateltourisme.ch/en/d...onds.1500.html

Gorges of Areuse, Seyon and Taubenloch

boats plying between Yverdon, Neuchatel, Murten, Biel/Bienne, Bueren and Solothurn
Cablecars Biel/Bienne - Macolin/Magglingen, Ligerz - Preles, St-Imier - Mont Soleil, Neuchatel - Chaumont
Many trains (the trains from Yverdon to Ste-Croix, from Neuchatel to La Chaux de Fonds and from Biel/Bienne to Tramelan bring you up to 1000 m of altitude).