Luzern/Mt Pilatus
May 26th, 2008, 01:10 PM
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Luzern/Mt Pilatus
My wife and I are ready to depart for Luzern in a few days. One of targeted places is Mt. Pilatus.
Our idea is to take a boat on Lake Luzern to Mt Plias and then take the Cogwheel up Mt Pilatus returing via boat to Luzern.
Would apprecite anyones comments on the itinery.
Any advise?
Gene
Our idea is to take a boat on Lake Luzern to Mt Plias and then take the Cogwheel up Mt Pilatus returing via boat to Luzern.
Would apprecite anyones comments on the itinery.
Any advise?
Gene
May 26th, 2008, 02:04 PM
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There are set "tours" that include everything you mentioned (plus a cable car). You can buy the tickets at the main tourist center close to the train station, if memory serves me correctly.
They don't tell you this, but you can go either way. You can start or end with the boat.
Does this answer your question?
They don't tell you this, but you can go either way. You can start or end with the boat.
Does this answer your question?
May 26th, 2008, 05:04 PM
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We did it by car to cogwheel railway. I know there's a way to go by boat - but not sure how you get from the boat to the rail station (not right on the lake). Perhaps they have a little shuttle.
We found it very interesting and the restaurant was standard standard chalet Swiss - the food good and filling but nothing special. Price seemed the same as other non-gourmet places.
Just be sure before you go that the top of the mountain isn't socked in by clouds. If it is you'll see nothing when you get to the top. (It was clear when we go there and we walked around and saw everything, then sat down for an alfresco lunch. About 10 minutes into the lunch the clouds rolled in - with rain - and we had to grab our plates and go indoors.
We found it very interesting and the restaurant was standard standard chalet Swiss - the food good and filling but nothing special. Price seemed the same as other non-gourmet places.
Just be sure before you go that the top of the mountain isn't socked in by clouds. If it is you'll see nothing when you get to the top. (It was clear when we go there and we walked around and saw everything, then sat down for an alfresco lunch. About 10 minutes into the lunch the clouds rolled in - with rain - and we had to grab our plates and go indoors.
May 26th, 2008, 05:50 PM
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I found the link! We took the "Golden Round Trip."
You can go in either direction but we went this way:
1. cable car up
2. cogwheel down
3. boat back to Luzern
They advertise it backwards but we went the way listed above.
Here is the link:
http://www.pilatus.ch/content-n6-sE.html
You can go in either direction but we went this way:
1. cable car up
2. cogwheel down
3. boat back to Luzern
They advertise it backwards but we went the way listed above.
Here is the link:
http://www.pilatus.ch/content-n6-sE.html
May 26th, 2008, 06:00 PM
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We did the circle like ca_vol, but took the cog up and the cable car down -- I think the slow ride down in the cable cars is far more scenic and enjoyable that going up. And I like the cog going up instead of the braking all the way down.
May 26th, 2008, 07:21 PM
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> but not sure how you get from the boat to the rail station (not right on the lake). Perhaps they have a little shuttle.
No need of shuttle. The rail station IS by the lake across the street from the pier.
No need of shuttle. The rail station IS by the lake across the street from the pier.
May 27th, 2008, 07:12 AM
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Eurailpasses valid in Switzerland cover the Lake Lucerne boats in full and i think give 25% or so off the Pilatus train
The usual Pilatus scenario goes up one way and down another - two very thrilling and quite different conveyances - cog train from Alpnachstad (boat dock) to summit then aerial cable car down to Krens, on the edge of Lucerne with buses back to town.
That said i've been in Lucerne a zillion of times when Pilatus was shrouded in clouds, even when little else was
Consider the Rigi boat-train-cable experience a nice alternative if Pilatus has its head in the clouds and Rigi, one of Switzerland's most famous Alpine outlook peaks, does not. Boat to Weggis, etc.
The usual Pilatus scenario goes up one way and down another - two very thrilling and quite different conveyances - cog train from Alpnachstad (boat dock) to summit then aerial cable car down to Krens, on the edge of Lucerne with buses back to town.
That said i've been in Lucerne a zillion of times when Pilatus was shrouded in clouds, even when little else was
Consider the Rigi boat-train-cable experience a nice alternative if Pilatus has its head in the clouds and Rigi, one of Switzerland's most famous Alpine outlook peaks, does not. Boat to Weggis, etc.
