Ok - its decided - Grandpa, me and son are doing 12 days divided between the above. I know it is a fast pace - but we have specific things we will do in Rome and Florence so we can be tightly scheduled there.
I think we will be basing ourselves in either Wengen or Lauterbrunner as I have been there before and so am more comfortable. Main questions now are the transport route by train.
Fly into Zurich - train to Lauterbrunner. then train to ? venice? and move down from there?
Is that the best way? Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
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Rick Steves' Europe
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Yes, going from Lauterbrunnen to Venezia S. Lucia station is the logical route and some connections take only 7 hours, e.g., departing at 7:00 or 7:30 a.m. How to Look Up Train Schedules Online gives you the DB train schedule link and tips for using it. You might consider a Swiss Card for the Swiss portion of the trip, but buy the Italian tickets either in stations as you go or at www.trenitalia.com.