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Which itinerary is better in your opinion ?

Thanks you all, who gave me excellent suggestions over my previous post. I did some more reading and came up with two options. One includes flight and another is via train. I am considering, which option looks more feasible and economical for us (we are 2)

BY FLIGHT -

Day-1: Reach Paris at 11:30 AM. Flight to Geneva at 16:00-15:10. Take train towards Murren.(Flight cost $110 for both of us)

Day-2: Trummelbach Falls, Brienz, Lake Lucerne, Engelberg and other nearby areas and come back to Murren for night. If time left, may be Mt.Titlis.

Day-3: Take the train up to Wengen, walk around, ride the cable car up (straight up) to Manninchen, walk trail to Kleine Scheidegg. Then take the train down to Grindelwald and return to Murren by evening.

Day-4: Leave hotel, Lake Thun, Spiez, Bank of the Rhine, Marktplatz, Basel. Spend some time till evening and then take flight in evening from Basel to Paris. (Flight cost $110 for both of us)

Day-5: Full day Paris and nearby attractions. Will commute all by train

Day-6: Leave hotel in morning and fly out Paris airport.

BY TRAIN -

Day-1: Reach Paris at 11:30 AM. Take train till Murren (TGV+other trains). It will be night by that time, so just stay in hotel.

Day-2: Trummelbach Falls, Brienz, Lake Lucerne, Engelberg and other nearby areas and come back to Murren for night. If time left, may be Mt.Titlis.

Day-3: Take the train up to Wengen, walk around, ride the cable car up (straight up) to Manninchen, walk trail to Kleine Scheidegg. Then take the train down to Grindelwald and return to Murren by evening.

Day-4: I have two options here -

a) Leave hotel, Lake Thun, Spiez, Bank of the Rhine, Marktplatz, Basel. Later leave for Paris in evening.

b) Leave early from hotel. Leave for Montreux/Lausanne. Spend some time till evening and then leave for Paris.

Day-5: Full day Paris and nearby attractions. Will commute all by train

Day-6: Leave hotel in morning and fly out Paris airport

If any changes are needed, please suggest.

Posted by
3551 posts

Witheither option i believe u are rushing, these areas are beautiful and s hould be enjoyed. U will not regret visiting feer sights. For sure skip basel in fvor of your other key towns. 1?day in paris is incomprehensible to me, it is one of the best nd most beautiful cities in the world. Been there 5 x so fr.

Posted by
7 posts

I can/will give both days to Lauterbrunnen area and will skip Lucerne. On my last day, I can leave early to Paris. Since we are more of nature lover, so thought of giving more weightage to Switzerland.

Posted by
3398 posts

Based on both of your itineraries it seems that Switzerland is the focus of your trip.
One day in Paris is not enough to even begin to scratch the surface and you are wasting a lot of your precious time on this very short trip by traveling to and from Paris.
Fly in and out of Zurich or Geneva and save Paris for another time.