Wondering if anyone can help with perhaps a pretty basic question: my wife and I are headed to Interlaken in early February and were considering skipping the prearranged hotel van/bus service (provided gratis via the conference she is attending) in favor of what I have heard is one of the more beautiful train rides on the globe. QUESTION: How easy is it to get from the airport in Zurich to the train? Is the train worth the extra expense? Thanks for any advice/guidance from those of you have actually done this!

try <BR> <BR>www.raileurope.com <BR> <BR>Train from Zurich Airport <BR>to Luzern <BR>change to Interlaken <BR> <BR>is beautiful <BR> <BR>Get a Swiss Rail Pass explained on <BR>the above web <BR>as well as the train schedules and <BR>point to point tickets <BR> <BR>however - the Drive is the Same - <BR>you will see the same geo - <BR>make sure they stop in Luzern for a while - <BR> <BR>www.switzerlandtourism.com <BR> <BR>under Search - type = luzern <BR> <BR>have fun <BR> <BR> <BR>

Hi Donald. I have ridden the train from the Zurich airport to Interlaken Ost a couple of times. The train station is located within the airport terminal building. You have to go down some escalators and steps to get there, but it is easy enough to find. There is a food court in the area, a food store, and some other shopping facilities. <BR> <BR>Trains to Interlaken are frequent during the day. Trains that require no change leave at 9:39, 10:39, 12:39, and 13:39. <BR>There may be others, but that is all I checked on. In addition to the trains that require no change, there are numerous others that require a change in Bern. No biggie. <BR>The route to Interlaken by way of Luzern is longer time wise. Perhaps it is more scenic, but that is arguable. It does descend the Brunig pass, but in the summer, you are in the trees. <BR>I am not sure that the train gives any better view than what you would get from a bus because the road is close to the train line. I do not know which way the bus goes, but the quickest route is to take the autobahn via Bern to Spiez and then to Interlaken. The route through Luzern via car may be a little more scenic, but the scenery comes mainly as you descend the Brunig Pass. The road is slow and full of trucks. (I have driven it.) <BR>I have also ridden the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzern. The route takes you east to Meiringen and then over the Brunig Pass to Luzern. <BR>I will admit that the view of the lake at Sarnen is pretty, but not one to make me jump out of the train. In other words, I don't think it is the most wonderful train trip I ever took. And we rode it both ways, to and from Luzern. <BR> <BR>The most eyepopping rides in the Interlaken area are on gondolas. The views from the line that goes from Grindelwald to a station called First is enough to knock your socks off on a clear day. Even if the line is in operation only as far as Borst, the scenery is fantastic. <BR>Another tremendous ride is to take the train from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen and then take the Luftseilbahn to the top of the Männlichen Ridge. I presume that car is operating this time of year because of the heavy ski traffic on the ridge. Or, take the train all the way to Kleine Scheidegg, if weather permits. <BR>You can approach KS either from Grindelwald or from Lauterbrunnen. <BR>The north wall of the Eiger is in full view if you come up from Grindelwald. <BR>Now that is scenery!!! <BR>As for the Swiss Pass, if you are going to be in Switzerland for a long time, it might pay you to buy one. But you have to ride the train a lot to amortize the cost of the pass. If you will consult the Swiss rail site, you can get the cost figures for individual rides, and compare what you think you will spend on single tickets with what a Swiss Pass would cost you. <BR>The location I use is www.sbb.ch. <BR>There is an English language overlay that you can access by clicking on the English words that you will see to your right at the top of the screen. <BR>I went through the math once to calculate the breakeven point between single tickets and the Swiss Pass and concluded that I would not profit with the pass. Last summer I bought a Berner Oberland Regional Pass, which is good as far as Luzern and Bern (discounts). It provided 3 free days, and 4 discounted days, on the various mountain lift systems and train lines within the Berner Oberland. So my wife and I picked 3 days and rode everything we could find. I am not sure if it would do you much good in February. It depends on how long you are there and what is open. <BR>That ticket paid for itself in our case because we just about wore it out!! <BR> <BR>

There is a small train station under the airport. The ride to the main station is about 20 minutes. We were fortunate enough to be able to catch a train right at the airport to Luzern. The Swiss Rail is awesome! Enjoy your trip! <BR> <BR>Here is a link to the Swiss Rail site: <BR>http://www.sbb.ch/pv/index_e.htm <BR>Plug in your dates and cities.

Hello I am from SINGAPORE.

id like to know if there is any train service from airport to Interlaken direct?

and how long will it take from the airport to interlaken? thank you

no direct train.

you must take the train to luzern or bern and transfer.


www.sbb.ch--for train schedules.

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