This summer we are flying into Munich. We thought we would tour around the Barvaria area for a few days then make our way to Venice for a cruise. We have 6 days to travel before we need to board our ship. Wondering if it would be worth the time to board the Glacier Express. If so how do we get from Munich to St. Moritz/Zermatt, then onto Venice. We would prefer not to drive.
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
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Switzerland is full of beautiful areas. If you want to see the Berner Oberland then head to Interlaken and on up into the alps in Lauterbrunnen, Wengen or Murren which are all easily accessible by train. The Glacier Express is has some beautiful scenery but the price you pay is an extremely slow-moving train where you will be trapped for many hours. Personally I would rather be out in the surroundings as stuck on a train.
Posted by
NYC area
2910 posts
Hi Catherine,
I agree with Tim.
We took the Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Zermatt. 9 hours on a train (with a few stops). We wouldn't do it again. Beautiful scenery, but by the time we got to Zermatt, we were dying to get off the train. The scenery is great from all the trains we took in Switzerland. Better to be out and experience the Alps and see the scenery up close than from a train window.
Just an opinion, there's plenty to see and do in Bavaria and Austria for 6 days also. Especially between Munich and Venice.
Ludwig's castles, Fuessen, Mittenwald, Oberammergau, Berchtesgaden area, Salzburg, Zell am See, Innsbruck area, Brixen/Bressanone (Italy, Sud Tirol), etc.
Paul
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West Sacramento, California, USA
281 posts
This is one of the few times I would say to skip Switzerland. Hit the castles in Bavaria, Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, visit Fussen, go to Dachau, then head to Salzburg for a couple of days. Then head to Venice, I am sure you want a day or two there before you board your ship for the cruise.
You can easily fill this time near Munich and along the way to Venice, but to go to Switzerland for a long train ride would be expensive, out of the way, and you would see little more than the inside of the train.