I would like to stop in Bern and Lucerne for a few hours during my train trip. Do the train stations in those cities offer luggage storage? At what price?
Thanks,
Nils
Yes there are lockers at both.
Cost depends the size. I remember seeing one for 8 CHF
Follow-up question: If I buy a point-to-point ticket from Basel to Lauterbrunnen, via Bern, does this allow me to get off at Bern and spend a few hours there, before continuing to Lauterbrunnen?
Also, is there any advantage to purchasing my train tickets online before my arrival in Switzerland? I am traveling May 25 to 31, and I am not purchasing any of the Swiss rail passes because I anticipate my total rail costs to be under $200.
Thanks,
Nils
Follow-up question: If I buy a point-to-point ticket from Basel to Lauterbrunnen, via Bern, does this allow me to get off at Bern and spend a few hours there, before continuing to Lauterbrunnen?
Also, is there any advantage to purchasing my train tickets online before my arrival in Switzerland? I am traveling May 25 to 31, and I am not purchasing any of the Swiss rail passes because I anticipate my total rail costs to be under $200.
If you purchase a normal (not a "saver" fare) point-to-point ticket, whether ahead-of-time online, or on-the-day-of at the station, then you can get on and off, anywhere, any time that travel-day, as long as it's on the same route you purchased.
There's no price advantage for purchasing regular train tickets ahead of time--they're the same price as if you "show up and ride." (Only the "saver" fares are restricted to a specific train time.)
About train station storage lockers, I remember there are luggage lockers, in the Luzern station, by Platform 3, past Burger King and past the Tourismus (Tourist Office). I also think the train office upstairs will store your luggage for you, but that costs much more than the lockers.