Switzerland Day Trip???
Aug 3rd, 2004 | 04:55 PM
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Switzerland Day Trip???
I will be traveling to Munich in early September for a business meeting and would love to see Switzerland. I have very limited time, is there a neat city that is doable as a day trip from Munich (either by train, car or boat (Lake Constance)?? I was thinking of going to Fussen to see King Ludwigs castle and could leave from there as well. Thank you for all of your help, I promise to come back to Switzerland later to see all of the beauty is has to offer??
Aug 3rd, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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A trip by train from Munich to Lindau (for Lake Constance) would take a minimum of about three hours (that's using a direct, no change, service...with changes it would take even longer). Salzburg is 1 1/2 hours by rail. Fuessen is basically at the end of the rail line...no further services by rail into either very nearby Austria or into Switzerland.
A car might be a better possibility.
A car might be a better possibility.
Aug 3rd, 2004 | 05:43 PM
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I know you want to go to Switzerland but if I were you I would do the day trip to Salzburg. It is doable by train. Or at least it was back in 1988 when I did it. 
Just study the train schedule and see what time trains depart from Munich and from Salzburg back. Seems like I had 4 or so hours to walk around Salzburg; found a tour van to take me for a tour when I got there. The scenery going from Munich to Salzburg is quite nice.
You can also do Neuschwainstein Castle in a day trip if I remember correctly. Not Switzerland but it doesn't get any better than the Bavarian Alps, IMO.
Just study the train schedule and see what time trains depart from Munich and from Salzburg back. Seems like I had 4 or so hours to walk around Salzburg; found a tour van to take me for a tour when I got there. The scenery going from Munich to Salzburg is quite nice.You can also do Neuschwainstein Castle in a day trip if I remember correctly. Not Switzerland but it doesn't get any better than the Bavarian Alps, IMO.
Aug 4th, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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It was a long day, however we took the train from Munich to Zurich in May. It's a long trip, however 5 hours of seeing Lake Zurich from their ferry/boat, enjoying the Alps, walking around the main part of the city, etc. was one of the highlights of our 3+ week trip to England, Italy, Austria and Germany. (with that side trip to Zurich of course)
