We will be disembarking our Rhine River cruise in Basel and have extended our time in Lauterbrunnen.
What is the best way to get to the train station? Taxi? Can we use our chip credit cards to pay for the train and/or the taxi??
Many thanks!
Marlene
Posted by
The Heartland USA
9022 posts
Marlene, when we did this (on Viking), the ship arranged for taxis to be ready and waiting, by name, at dockside for those passengers that were not taking their extensions or airport transfers. It was seamless. The ship asked for everyone who needed such service to sign up a day or so before the end of the cruise. Undoubtedly, it will not be a problem.
The drivers will speak English - you want to go to the SBB (Swiss Rail) station across town. We paid cash (in Swiss francs because I had them), but it's highly unlikely they wont take your cards. Rail station as well, but dont be surprised if the taxi driver makes an offer to take you all the way to Luzern and quotes a competitive rate.
Posted by
Australia
1072 posts
We had the same experience as Stan for our Uniworld cruise with the exception that Uniworld paid for our taxi. They gave a voucher to the driver and off we went.
Posted by
OP
20 posts
Thanks! We will be on Uniworld as well.