Trip itinerary

Switzerland by Train

8 daysSwitzerland

A car-free 8-day route through Lucerne, Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, and Zermatt, with realistic rail changes and weather-flexible mountain days.

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Duration: 8 days
Destination: Switzerland
Travel summary: 31 places · 21h 40m travel

Day 1

Zürich Airport → Lucerne

Zürich AirportTravel

Zürich Airport, Switzerland

www.sbb.ch/en

1h 15m by public transit

Lucerne railway stationTravel

Bahnhofplatz, Lucerne, Switzerland

9m on foot

Chapel Bridge

Kapellbrücke, Lucerne, Switzerland

7m on foot

Lucerne baseStay

Lucerne, Switzerland

1h 31m travel

Day 2

Lake Lucerne & Mount Rigi

12m on foot

Lucerne BahnhofquaiTravel

Bahnhofquai, Lucerne, Switzerland

1h 00m by ferry

VitznauTravel

Vitznau, Switzerland

45m by public transit

Rigi Kulm

3h 00mRigi Kulm, Switzerland

www.rigi.ch/en

1h 45m by public transit

Lucerne old town return

Old Town, Lucerne, Switzerland

3h 42m travel

Day 3

Lucerne → Interlaken

Walk

Lucerne railway stationTravel

Bahnhofplatz, Lucerne, Switzerland

1h 50m by public transit

Interlaken OstTravel

Interlaken Ost, Switzerland

20m by public transit

Harder Kulm

2h 00mHarder Kulm, Interlaken, Switzerland

www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/harder-kulm/

15m by public transit

Interlaken baseStay

Interlaken, Switzerland

2h 25m travel

Day 4

Lauterbrunnen & Wengen

30m by public transit

Lauterbrunnen railway stationTravel

Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

18m on foot

Staubbach Falls viewpoint

Staubbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland

25m by public transit

Wengen

Wengen, Switzerland

55m by public transit

Interlaken Ost returnTravel

Interlaken Ost, Switzerland

2h 08m travel

Day 5

Grindelwald & First

40m by public transit

Grindelwald TerminalTravel

Grindelwald Terminal, Switzerland

35m by public transit

Grindelwald First

First, Grindelwald, Switzerland

www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/grindelwaldfirst/

52m on foot

Bachalpsee

2h 30mBachalpsee, Grindelwald, Switzerland

1h 15m by public transit

Grindelwald village returnTravel

Grindelwald, Switzerland

40m by public transit

Interlaken Ost returnTravel

Interlaken Ost, Switzerland

4h 02m travel

Day 6

Interlaken → Zermatt

10m by public transit

Interlaken OstTravel

Interlaken Ost, Switzerland

1h 20m by public transit

Visp railway stationTravel

Visp, Switzerland

1h 10m by public transit

Zermatt railway stationTravel

Zermatt, Switzerland

9m on foot

Zermatt baseStay

Zermatt, Switzerland

2h 49m travel

Day 7

Gornergrat & Zermatt

8m on foot

Gornergrat Bahn stationTravel

Bahnhofplatz, Zermatt, Switzerland

35m by public transit

Gornergrat

3h 30mGornergrat, Zermatt, Switzerland

www.gornergrat.ch/en/

45m by public transit

Zermatt village return

Zermatt, Switzerland

Matterhorn Museum

Kirchplatz, Zermatt, Switzerland

www.zermatt.ch/en/matterhorn-museum-zermatlantis

1h 28m travel

Day 8

Zermatt → Zürich Airport

Walk

Zermatt railway stationTravel

Zermatt, Switzerland

3h 35m by public transit

Zürich AirportTravel

Zürich Airport, Switzerland

3h 35m travel

Ideas

not scheduled yet

Montreux & GoldenPass extension

Montreux, Switzerland

Bern day trip

Bern, Switzerland

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