I am planning a visit to Switzerland and would love to do a day trip to Murten. I will be visiting Luzerne and Montreux as well. From which location would it would it be best to make this trip?<BR><BR>

You are much, much closer to Murten in Montreux than in Luzern. And assuming you might be going by car, you should start early, and stop and see the following charming villages as well:<BR>-Gruyeres<BR>-Romont<BR>-Avenches<BR>You won't regret making a stop at any or all of these places, if only for an hour or so.

Thank you for the quick response, but what if I did not have a car? (still debating that issue)<BR><BR>thanks.

Let me begin again...<BR><BR>From what I have read, it looks like a lot of changing of trains to get from Montreux to Murten. Also, a guidebook mentioned that Murten was a great day trip from Luzern. So, I started to think that maybe it was easier to get there from Luzern and that the map was just deceptive.

Hello to swit,<BR><BR>I just checked the Swiss rail website at www.rail.ch, and found both Montreux-Murten and Luzern-Murten to be about the same.<BR><BR>The Montreux-Murten journey takes 1.54 hours with 3 changes or 1.56 hours with 2 changes.<BR><BR>The Luzern-Murten journey takes 2.16 hours with 1 change, 2.08 hours with 3 changes, or 2.29 hours with 2 changes.<BR><BR>I know you'll have a territic time!<BR><BR>s

Hi, I have not checked the sbb site, but Murten, Gruyeres, Avenches, and Romont are all interesting train day-trips. And there are lots more from Montreux's base. <BR><BR>I think what you'll have to decide is if you'll enjoy the time spent on the train as well as the places you'll see. I always do. The Swiss trains are comfortable and the scenery that passes by the window is wonderful. At the stations you can buy dandy things to eat along the way, and if you are so inclined, you can meet and get to know folks as you ride. On the other hand, training means you'll have to adjust your schedule to public transportation. Evidently that is unacceptable to some. Personally I'm happy to do that instead of negotiating traffic and looking for parking lots. <BR><BR>Do expect Murten to have lots of tourists as a day-trip. Maybe you can get a really early start and be there before the buses. It is an interesting little walled town-- maybe the best walls in Switzerland. <BR><BR>I probably have not been of any help with your decision. If you don't mind not being the only visitor in town, then either way, Murten is a yes. J.

Murten is wonderful almost any time but now until the middle of autumn. We are having a little affair here in Switzerland called expo.02. This is a national exhibition and one of the centers is Murten (along with Yverdon, Neuchatel, and Biel/Bienne.<BR><BR>Given that, you may want to combine the two. Take a day trip from either Montreux or Luzern, spend some time in the village, and visit the arteplage at Murten. <BR><BR>Having said that, I wonder why you have selected this itinerary. Montreux is fine, but there is so much to explore there that I cannot think of why one would make a day trip (spending four albeit wonderful hours on the train) so far away when the backyard is so nice. The same applies to Luzern. For us, in Switzerland, these are long trips. I would travel from my home to Murten, but then just for the expo. Or the village. But if I were on vacation in Montreux, I would visit Aigle, Martigny, take a day trip on Lake Geneva, pop up to Les Pleiades and Rocher de Naye, hit a couple of local wine masters, go to Chillon, etc. Luzern is just as rich.