Need input on our trip planned in Mid March 2026; this is for 2 senior travellers.
2 nights Evian-les-Bains**
→ Lausanne + Montreux/Gruyères day trips
2 nights Grindelwald** (may need one more night?)
→ Brienz day trip + (Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Murren) + (Thun, Spiez)
2 nights Geneva**
→ City + lake strolls
+1 bonus night (need your suggestion)
* Montreux **or** Interlaken/Grindelwald

I must admit that I find this plan quite ambitious, perhaps too much so -- and I pack a lot into my travels!

FWIW,

• I skipped Evian-les-Bains, but spent 1 full day in Lausanne, 1.5 days in Montreux, and a full day in Gruyeres.
• I skipped Grindelwald, but spent more than 4 full days visiting the Bernese Oberland (Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Murren, etc.) and another half day in Thun.
• I enjoyed about 1 full day in Geneva.
• (By "full day," I mean about 24 hours.)

It really depends on what YOU want to see and experience. I certainly would NOT make Interlaken a priority; what else to include or skip is up to you.

Also, and importantly: I don't know enough about visiting these places in mid-March to comment on what it would be like to visit any of these places at that time of year. I trust others who are more knowledgeable will chime in.

If it helps,, here's my old trip report:
My delightful sampling of Switzerland’s gems, with many thanks

Just curious as to why Switzerland in mid March? Winter to spring time so not great for skiing or hiking. Weather can be rainy or cloudy or nice. What are your interests for visiting Switzerland?

It is a bit early in the year. We are older and frankly we most enjoyed just staying in Montreux and taking day trips out to see many of the places you mention. Probably warmer, so much to see and do and a great, less crowded base. Stay at the Marriott or similar location and walk 100 yards to the major train station, with excellent frequent and on time routes everywhere. Take a steamer ship to France. Honestly, it was great to just drop our bags for the week and use public transport. Your days won't be ruined by cold or poor weather you can quickly change plans and be where the action is. Any more picking up and moving every few days is just a total drag. Relax and enjoy.

I cannot change air travel from USA-> Europe and back and Pisa, Paris plans, but our other places in the later part of the journey are fully customizable, those I can still change.

Our current full plan is like this 2 seniors, starting Feb end 2026 from USA -> Rome.

1 night in Rome. (We have been to Rome before for longer duration, so it is just a stop over)

7 nights Pisa. (Day trips to Florence, Cinque Terre, climb Pisa)
--looking for a couple more senior friendly day trips recommendations, thinking like Lucca, Chianti Region.

7 nights in Paris. (Day trip to Palace of Versailles )
-- need to choose from: Giverny or Chantilly, Fontainebleau, or Provins, last choice: Reims or Dijon/Beaune

2 nights Lausanne (Day trips to Montreux, Gruyères).

3 night Wengen (Day trips to Lauterbrunnen, Murren).

Day stop at Thun/Spiez/Bern/Basel (Only 1 from these 4, based on convenience and luggage storage)

3 nights in Strasburg. (Trying to avoid hotel hopping)

Back to Paris -> USA. back to Paris -> USA.

Forgive me, but I really don't understand your plans for Switzerland.

• With 2 nights in Lausanne, you basically have just one day there. How do you plan to visit Luasanne, Montreux, AND Gruyeres in that time? What, exactly, do you hope to see or do?
• If the trails in the area around Wengen are open when you plan to visit (I doubt that most would be, but I could be wrong), what, exactly, do you intend to do there? There really isn't anything to "see" in either Lauterbrunnen or Murren ... or, for that matter, in Wengen. Most people go to that area to walk the area's beautiful trails.
• Luggage storage is readily available at most train station in Switzerland. Check the sbb web site.

OMG, there are people telling me to increase my days in Wengen and now I get message like this; I am totally confused. I am going there for the first time.
This was our plan:
2 nights Lausanne (Day trips to Montreux, Gruyères).
3 night Wengen (Day trips to Thun+Spiez, Lauterbrunnen, Murren).
But I can make changes as you suggest. This is still fully customizable.Morning

• Lausanne → Gruyères (≈1h20)
  
• Old medieval village stroll
  
• Château de Gruyères (optional)
  
• Lunch + cheese shop (this is the point, honestly)
  

Afternoon

• Gruyères → Montreux
  
• Walk the lakeside promenade
  
• Optional: Château de Chillon (easy, flat, right on the lake)
  

Evening

• GoldenPass train Montreux → Lausanne (scenic, relaxing)
  

What you can do in Wengen in March:

• Cable cars (Jungfraujoch, Kleine Scheidegg)
  
• Train rides through Lauterbrunnen valley
  
• Walk village paths (flat, plowed)
  
• Waterfall viewpoints (Lauterbrunnen is dramatic year-round)
  
• Scenic train to Mürren
  
• Sit. Breathe. Stare at peaks. Repeat.
  

BTW, we are planning to take 22 days Euro global pass as we will be traveling in Italy, France and Switzerland from March 2 to March 23. Is that a good idea?

Again, I'm not an expert on what the area is like in March. I'm sorry if my comments are unsettling; I'm just trying to understand your goals and provide cautionary notes to make sure you've fully considered your options.

Your plan to visit both Gruyeres and Montreux in the same day might work for you. I would find it too rushed, but then I really wanted to visit both chateaus and to take advantage of other options each city offers. If you want to walk the Chateau de Chillon, you'll have to be mindful of the time to get there before it closes.

I still don't understand why you planning to stay in Lausanne, as you don't seem to be planning to do anything there. Maybe I've mistunderstood, but if that is the case, why not stay in Montreux instead?

As for your time in Wengen, the scenery is definitely stunning. I didn't think the trip to Jungfraujoch would be worth the time or cost to me; YMMV. The trains you mention would fill, what, a half day? But if your goal is to spend some time relaxing in a very beautiful place, it could work for you.

My understanding is that the train pass would not be a good value, but I could be wrong. I urge you to consult seat61.com for its excellent information about trains.

Half the fun of travel is planning and evolving your plans. Advice and experiences vary wildly. Assemble your own plan using info and advice. If you visit Gruyeres and want to see cheese being made at the facility you must get there early. The process winds down as the day progresses and although you can view the tanks and strainers and stuff used to make the cheese, there is nothing going on. Shop and restaurant stays open until maybe 5-6pm. Lauterbrunnen to me seemed more like a jumping off point for other places, rail connections etc. Saw the waterfalls in the mountain but not much else there to do. Sit around in awesome beauty if you prefer, that will work. Sometimes you get somewhere like those smaller towns and you look around and say, cool, I'm here. Now what the heck and I going to do for like three hours? Especially in March. I still say the biggest bang in that area is Montreux and day trips. Tough to decide.

You all have no idea how much you are helping; you are helping me a lot.
I have a hurt leg, recovering and would be really happy to sit in Lauterbrunnen valley and see the scenery. Not much interested in going to peaks as we covered many peaks in Switzerland during our previous trip, most peaks in Lucerne, Zurich areas; so not going to those areas this time.
When we were thinking between Lausanne and Montreux; I wanted Montreux, small city, great vibes; but my hubby wanted bigger city and easy connections for day trips. But I can still make those changes. I was even looking into Cully, but my hubby thought that will be too quiet.
I really appreciate your help, happy new year to you all and God Bless!

Best wishes for your recovery! FWIW, I liked Lausanne, but it is quite hilly. If I had an injured leg, I'm not sure I'd want to stay there.

Can't comment on Switzerland but do i understand you are going from Pisa to Paris and then back down to Switzerland and Strasbourg before going back to Paris (and I hope staying overnight near the airport) to fly home? Why that order rather than Italy-Switzerland-France, ending in Paris so you can fly home after your stay there? You lose so much time crisscrossing like that.
What global pass are you thinking of? For train travel and passes I recommend you visit www.seat61.com/

I see a few issues with your trip. Swiss weather, particularly at times such as March can be quite variable and you can have sun or fog or snow or rain. We ran into a Canadian couple in Lucerne who told us they had not seen the mountains around Interlaken until their third visit in the spring. You might have great vistas or just grey. The problem with Lausanne is step hills from the train station. Montreux is not as hilly and the hotel alluded above is the
Grand Hotel Suisse Majestic - Autograph Collection® Hotels and is located across a 2 lane street from the train station so very convenient. (Probably more like 25 yards) FYI the Golden Express goes from Montreux to Lucerne not Lausanne. Did find the restaurants in Montreux to be somewhat limited.
Should also note the cable cars like the Jungfraujoch and the Kleine Scheidegg are very expensive, at ~ $250/$125 and if you go up and it's cloudy you cannot see anything. There are cameras up at the top of the peaks so you can check before you go but sometimes the clouds come in pretty quickly and it does take some time to get to the peaks depending on were you are staying. The train rides you allude to such as Murren and Wengen are quite short, like 20 minutes. You can walk through Wengen or Murren in about ten minutes. The valley floor does have a long flat paved path that might work for you.
Tuscany is a different story. I assume you picked Pisa so to be able to go to the CT. It does take about 2 hours each way and the major appeal of the CT is the hikes. Would you rather put off the CT until your leg heals? It would be a very long day. Would need a car for Chianti or a tour if you want to imbibe.
Lastly agree as to why not Italy-Swiss- France?

This is all due to my hubby's hurried plan, he booked Pisa, Paris using our timeshare and had extra week; we love Switzerland, so planed that. I told him quite a few times to book back from Zurich, but he didn't listen.
Last time we stayed in Morschach, was quite hilly, but we always took bus from our resort and it was OK. This is what Google says about Lausanne's hills:

• Cardio-Challenging: Walking around involves climbing, but the metro system acts as an efficient "urban elevator" to manage the steepness.

Not planning Jungfraujoch and the Kleine Scheidegg this time for sure. If Wengen or Murren is done in about ten minutes; we can plan Thun or Spiez. Is that OK?
Thanks a lot for all your help.

It'll depend on what, exactly, you want to do in Lausanne, but the metro didn't work well for me in getting to the things I wanted to see. You can check the hills YOU will face using google maps.

If Paris is set in stone why not consider the Loire valley or Brittany/Normandy rather than back tracking twice? Ok the weather probably won't be great, but it is unlikely to be great in Switzerland the either.
Each country you move from will take a day of your time, each hotel move too takes up most of a day, and you absolutely need to be near the airport for your return flight, not travelling from Strasbourg on the day. It can snow in March and all bets are off then.

This sounds like absolute heaven. I'm taking notes.

I usually find that a change of hotels takes less than an hour beyond the time for transportation. That includes packing / unpacking and checking in / out.

My point was they have to pack up, get to the train or whatever, go where they are going, get to the hotel. It eats into their time. Certainly the Italy to Paris, Paris to Switzerland and Strasbourg to Paris transfers take up a lot of time for a two week trip.

I am crazy about the Lac Leman area outside Geneva, but you are giving it such a very very short time. I've spent two weeks in Vevey and Montreux, with day trips to Lausanne, Gruyere, Geneva on a number of different trips (I have an old friend who lives in Montreux). You are doing soooo much moving around but without allowing much time in any one place to enjoy it. I don't know how I'd change your plans but I'd cross off some of the stops, if that's possible, so you actually have time to see some things.