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Revised train routing recommendation

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I'm finalizing my routing for our June 29 trip from Firenze SMN - Muerren BLM but the routes have changed since I looked initially. I liked my original routing someone had recommended on the forum and which I wouldn't have know about researching it on my own (see below). I also listed a new routing. Are there any other routes that anyone recommends that I may not be seeing on the SBB, Trenitalia or Eurrail sites. Thanks in advance for any recommendations!

Original routing which is not available any longer:
11:10 - Florence - Arrive 13:25 Rho Fiera Milano (13 min transfer time)
13:38 - Rho Fiera Milano Arrive 15:04 Domodossola (54 min transfer time).
15:58 Domodossola RE I train 4278 - Arrive 17: 44 Spiez (22 minute transfer).
18:06- Spiez - Arrive 18:26 Interlaken Ost (8 min transfer time)
18:34 - Interlaken Ost Arrive 18:56 Lauterbrunnen (5 min transfer time)
19:06- Lauterbrunnen Arrive 19:10 Grutschalp (3 min transfer time)
19:13- Grutschalp Arrive 19:24 Murren BLM

New reuting I am currently looking at for the sole reason it is faster than the other options but am open to any suggestions:

11:10- Firenze SMS - 13:12 Milano Porta Garibaldi
Transfer by foot 35 feet (or public transport- not sure why it says via public transport?) (48 min transfer)
14:00 Milano Centrale- 16:20 Domodoossla (this is via bus) (28 min transfer)
16:48 Domodossola- 17:53- Spiez (13 min transfer)

18:06- Spiez - Arrive 18:26 Interlaken Ost (8 min transfer time)
18:34 - Interlaken Ost Arrive 18:56 Lauterbrunnen (5 min transfer time)
19:06- Lauterbrunnen Arrive 19:10 Grutschalp (3 min transfer time)
19:13- Grutschalp Arrive 19:24 Murren BLM

Original routing which is not available any longer:
11:10 - Florence - Arrive 13:25 Rho Fiera Milano (13 min transfer time)
13:38 - Rho Fiera Milano Arrive 15:04 Domodossola (54 min transfer time).
15:58 Domodossola RE I train 4278 - Arrive 17: 44 Spiez (22 minute transfer).
18:06- Spiez - Arrive 18:26 Interlaken Ost (8 min transfer time)
18:34 - Interlaken Ost Arrive 18:56 Lauterbrunnen (5 min transfer time)
19:06- Lauterbrunnen Arrive 19:10 Grutschalp (3 min transfer time)
19:13- Grutschalp Arrive 19:24 Murren BLM

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That’s a 35 MINUTE walk, not 35 feet! Haha - it’s walking between 2 train stations.

There is construction on the Milan-Domodossola route, so you have to take a replacement bus if you go the way you’re talking.

The 11:20, not the 11:10 avoids the 35 minute walk…
11:20 Firenze > Bologna > Milan > Bus to Domodossola > Spiez > Interlaken > Lauterbrunnen > Grutschalp > Mürren arriving 19:24

Alternatively, leave in the morning and you’ll have less connections if you go via Zurich and it only adds about 50 min. I’d much rather have 2 less connections, no bus and get to Mürren by dinner time…
8:55 Firenze > Milan > Zurich > Interlaken Ost > Lauterbrunnen > Grutschalp > Mürren arriving 17:54 (or same route leaving 7:55 arriving 16:54)

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Thanks so much wanderweg for the recommendations and clarifying it was a 35 walk! I was wondering why it showed two train stations and thought they were close :)!!

Posted by
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I would take a train from Florence SMN to Milano Centrale. There is a train at 10:55 am direct to Milano Centrale, avoiding the transfer from Garibaldi to Centrale.

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