I start my journey in Basel (end of river cruise) to Basel (from 23 Aug. and 4 Sept. at 10 .34 am back home by train to UK. I went through most of advices and now I feel I lost in all information. Sorry for my English ,because English not my original language . So far I chose to vizit 2 places Luzern and Lauterbrunnen,(copied rout from Forum).Purchase Half Fare Card or BO Regional Pass (what is better?) before buy ticket ,. take train on morning from Basel to Lauterb., change in lInterlaken Ost, stay in Lauterb.for 3 nts. from 30 Aug. to 2 Sept. On arrival possibly have some walk. - any suggestion ?) Next day take trip to Schilthorn (without muzeum) , visite Murren - what exactly transport use to get there? I suppose this take all day. Next day - lake Tun castle Thun and Beatus Caves, or another attractive plays as Grindelwald or Piz Gloria or different. Next day take train to Interlaken , change to cog wheel narrow gauge train via Brunig Pass to Luzern. Is it possible do this?
In Luzern - 2 nts - for full 1 and half days.- On morning 4 Aug take early train to Basel to catch up train at 10.34 am to UK.. Where I can find train time table on my rout?
I will be grateful to any one who help me with itinerary, Sorry for my bad English.
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
Paraskovia, to answer some of your questions.
Lauterbrunnen is at the bottom of a U-shaped valley. Mürren is up one side of the valley, Wengen is up the other side. There are trains and cable cars from Lauterbrunnen up to both Mürren and Wengen.
See this map: https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cwZHtq9iRMY/Vr4zZU7iEEI/AAAAAAAAHpk/ex3gVNAqPi4/s1600/jungfrau_mapspot.jpg
Black is railways and cable cars, red is walks. Lots more walks possible. You will be able to find better maps when you get there.
Next day take train to Interlaken , change to cog wheel narrow gauge train via Brunig Pass to Luzern. Is it possible do this?
Easy, one train per hour.
Train timetables, see the SBB (Swiss Federal Railways) website: https://www.sbb.ch/en/
Have you bought your tickets UK to Basel yet? If not, buy as soon as possible, as they get more expensive the later you leave it. You can buy tickets UK to Switzerland on : https://loco2.com/
London St Pancras - Paris Gare du Nord, then métro RER line D, then Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB.
Make sure you have a few Euro coins to buy your métro ticket from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. Few ticket machines take notes. Cost €1.80. Buy 2 tickets, so you have one for coming back, they are valid for a year.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
32757 posts
your 10.34 train from Basel is unlikely to take you to the UK. I expect that you will be retracing the route mentioned above?
Posted by
Basel, Switzerland
8889 posts
10:34 depart Basel SBB, TGV 9214, arrive 13:37 Paris Lyon
16:13 depart Paris Nord, Eurostar 9043, arrive 17:39 London St. Pancras
Mon 04 Sep, currently selling at £58 for Basel-Paris, plus £49 for Paris London, plus €1.80 for the métro
I've taken that train myself, though I prefer the 08:34.