Hi!
We’re planning a trip with our 8 months old baby to Lauterbrunnen area. We will arrive to Zurich at the middle of September and not sure if we should take the train or rent a car.
We’ll have a stroller and some luggage, do you think it will be comfortable to take trains with stroller and luggage?
Also will appreciate any additional advice for traveling to this area with a baby.
Thanks!
Are you planning to go into the mountains? There is parking you may know in the Lauterbrunnen valley. I would rent the car in your case. But some get physically sick the higher up in the mountains; not sure how healthy that is for an infant.
Hi, yes, we’re planning on going to the mountains.
Is the parking in Lauterbrunnen free?
I saw that if the height is lower than 3000m it’s ok for baby, so we won’t go to jungfrau mountain. But as I understand - Lauterbrunnen, murren, wengen are fine
We just spent a lot of time on German trains this summer, Swiss trains in 2019, and there were family cars on several trains that had very open areas for strollers and prams with wall seating for the adults. Hopefully if you choose to go by train you’ll encounter this setup that allows strollers to be rolled onboard and parents to interact with other families on their outings. If you choose to drive to Lauterbrunnen, your hotel can advise you about parking and charges.
Parking at the Lauterbrunnen train station is 17 CHF for one day, 30 CHF for 2 days, etc. https://www.jungfrau.ch/shop/de/parkticket/
It's likely a bit less expensive down the road at the church parking lot.
My advice is that if you can travel light, then take the train.
However, if your baby requires a lot of items that you can't easily carry with you, then a car is handy as more "off-site" storage.
We travelled with our son to Europe when he was 8 months old. It’s the perfect age! You can easily use a front carrier. Packing light will be the biggest challenge. Keep in mind that when traveling by train, you have to handle all your luggage & stroller yourself. We were traveling with family so there were extra hands to help with everything.
We used an umbrella stroller that could lie flat. Don’t bring an expensive stroller. Cobblestones will trash the wheels. We also brought something like this to keep the baby warm. We were in Italy in March. We were able to use it with the front carrier on chilly nights.
KZ Dotnz Universal Stroller Footmuff Sack, Front Panel Removeable Multifunction Stroller Bunting Bag, Cosy Toes Fleece Lined Stroller Sleeping Bag Fit for Most Stroller, Pram, Jogger, Pushchair https://a.co/d/8dPkltA
