Hi All,
I will be traveling with my family of 4 to Switzerland for the first time, during May 29-June 5. I'm trying to map the best routes to take from Zurich to Luzern, Gimmelwald, Bern, and back to Zurich, and getting anxious about the options the Trip Planner is suggesting. The routes include several connections including train, walking, bus and cable car. Does that sound right?
Getting nervous....
Your advice is appreciated.
Thanks.
There is a direct train from Zurich to Luzern, but to get to Gimmelwald requires multiple changes: Train Luzern > Interlaken Ost, Train Int Ost > Lauterbrunnen, bus Lauterbrunnen > Stechelberg, Cable car Stechelberg > Gimmelwald. Then to get to Bern you do that in reverse and take a direct train from Interlaken Ost to Bern. From Bern to Zurich is a direct train.
Your only complicated connection with be getting to/from Gimmelwald, but there is no help for that. It's a car free village up in the mountains and takes effort to get to such a special place. But people do it every day, it sounds scarier than it is.
Use SBB.ch/en for routes, times and prices.
The Swiss are very exact and punctual. Check their websites and although there are changes, you should not have any problems.
