switzerland 2017

What is it about Switzerland that attracts you? Cities or mountains, culture or history? 5-6 days is not enough time to see much of anything beyond one place, maybe two.

If I had to send someone to one destination in Switzerland, it would be Luzern, but again, depends on what interests you.

While Switzerland is feasible from Frankfurt, it may work better for a longer trip. With only 5-6 days, you would have much more sightseeing time if you stayed around the Rhine Valley, and perhaps the Black Forest. If you haven't already already toured this area of Germany, take a look at Cologne, Trier, Rhine River day cruises, Marksburg castle, and Rothenberg attractions before you decide on Switzerland.

Consider flying to/from Switzerland in 45 min rather than the train which is 4 hours. Please indicate your interests so we can make recommendations on what to see.

RE ...was exploring the scenic train route.

Travel from Frankfurt to Zermatt or Luzern in place of Basel and do a scenic train route combination such as the SBB Glacier, Bernina and Gotthard Panorama Express boat-bus-train combination tour or some variant. The SBB package is advertised as a 5 day/4 night package starting in Luzern and ending in Zermatt that may fit your time constraints. You would then need a half day to get back from Luzern or Zermatt to Bern or Zurich or where ever.

We just did a portion of the Bernina Express train excursion as a single day out and back. Swiss engineering and Swiss (and Italian) scenery were both amazing.

Thanks Edgar will check out the glacier option, appreciate the help.
as far as interests... its absorbing the wonderful landscapes & "taking in" all the beautiful scenic pics of swiss on movies, web etc.
Do not like skiing.