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Favorite towns/places in between Lauterbrunnen and Geneva

Posted by (California, U.S.A.) on

I'll spare readers my whole itinerary, but I've planned a 16 day trip in October to Lake Como, Italy for 3 days > Lucerne and **Lauterbrunnen for a total of 5 days in Switzerland** > Biarritz & Bordeaux, France.

My question is about SWITZERLAND: I will be flying to Biarritz from Geneva, but the travel time from Lauterbrunnen to the airport is 4+ hours. I started looking at a map for a place to stop for one day/night that would be in-between the two towns.

Suggestions on a great place to see and stay overnight that would be close to Geneva Airport?

Thank you!

Posted by
23305 posts

Montreux is about 1 1/3 hours from Geneva airport by direct train every 30 minutes. Close enough?

Posted by
1974 posts

If you prefer a smaller town, give Morges some consideration. We stayed 3 nights on the edge of town last year (La Longeraie, best with a car). Morges is good spot on the lake and has direct rail access to the airport (about 45 minutes).

Posted by
3819 posts

Why is the 4+ hours on a train an issue? I would not break the trip. Spend more time in Lauterbrunnen. Going through the hassle of changing hotels for just one night is something I would avoid, not spending 4 hours on a train.

You plan on 5 days in Switzerland, so that is, I assume, 4 nights. My suggestion would be to actually spend all of them in the same place (eg. Luzern) and then go to the airport on your last day and fly out.

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