Ever since I heard of this service, I've always wanted to try it. We land in Zurich in July on a Friday morning. After some site-seeing in Zurich will go to Luzern and spend Friday evening. Wake up, do golden pass/Mt. Pilatus, and then head for Murren in afternoon. Has anyone used this service? Is the Murren BLM a part of this service? I've tried to research this on Murren Tripadvisor forum and am still unclear about it. If it works, will luggage arrive in Murren on Saturday or Sunday?
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9110 posts
There are three services: With "Fly Rail Baggage", you purchase special baggage tags from Rail Europe, attach them to your checked bags in the US, and when you land at Zurich the bags are intercepted by airport personnel and transferred to Swiss Rail. The bags will arrive the next day in Murren (they do participate). With "fast baggage" you need to get your bags to the Zurich main station (the airport train station doesn't participate) before 9am, and it will be delivered the same day to Murren. After 9am it will be delivered the next day and it is part of the "Baggage Switzerland" service. The airport train station does participate in this. For an extra fee Swiss Rail will also deliver bags directly to your hotel. All the details can be found here: http://tinyurl.com/b87tgy3
Posted by
BROADSTAIRS, Kent, United Kingdom
120 posts
Which ever option you choose I recommend it, I use the Fly Rail system every year from the UK and I've never had a problem.
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3287 posts
Since they are spending the night in Lucerne it looks to me like the question is about Fast Baggage from Lucerne to Muerren, not from Zurich or the airport. I'll go look on the Swiss rail site to see if Muerren BLM is one of the stations that offers this service (for pick-up).
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Bainbridge Island
3287 posts
OK, I cannot find th elist of stations that participate (there are 46 in all) but if you click on "Fast Baggage Connections" on this page: http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/services/baggage/fast-baggage.html And put in from Luzern to Murren it will show that you can pick up bags after 6:30 pm the same day.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9110 posts
.....it has to be dropped off before 9am for same day service.
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3287 posts
The "connections" schedule (which I linked so Jim could use it) actually says it has to be dropped off by 9:23 am but I would certainly drop it off before 9 am just to be safe.
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3287 posts
Here is what it says if you use the Fast Baggage Connections drop-down selections for "Luzern" and Murren" for a Saturday: "Hand in your luggage at Luzern before 09.23 and get it at Mürren on the same day after 18.30." But to be on the safe side I would do it before 9 to comply with the general conditions.
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OP
Dallas, Texas, USA
501 posts
We arrive in Zurich on Friday, and will miss 9 am cut off. We will arrive in Murren on SATURDAY, approx. 5-6pm. We will spend Friday evening in Luzern. We will get by with back-packs on Friday. I THINK I want to use Fly Rail Baggage option from Dallas. Leading to my question, when will my luggage be in Murren, Saturday evening .....or Sunday, a.m.? I don't think my initial question was clearly stated.
Posted by
New Paltz, NY
9110 posts
According to this ( http://tinyurl.com/bdjggu2) your bags will arrive in Murren at 7:35am on Saturday. Here's the link to Rail Europe to purchase the tags: http://tinyurl.com/4yfo7fb
Posted by
OP
Dallas, Texas, USA
501 posts
Thank you all.....for the feedback!
Posted by
Bainbridge Island
3287 posts
Well yes, your initial question wasn't clearly stated, as to which service you wanted. I thiought it was Fast Baggage from Lucerne to Muerren since I would never want to be separated from my luggage for an overnight stay. But now that you have clarified you are asking about the Fly Rail Baggage service, Michael has given you the correct information about when you can pick up your bags in Muerren.