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Montreaux
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Montreux |
Montreaux |
Zurich
and Geneva airports are fully integrated into
the Swiss railroad network and have their own
railway stations. Trains to the two city centres
run every 10 to 20 minutes, with a travelling
time of approximately 10 minutes.
Hourly
intercity and direct trains leave right from
either airport station and will connect you
to many cities and towns.
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In
Basel, a bus service links the airport with
the downtown area. The bus stops right outside
the main railway station. The buses leave every
30 minutes and the ride takes 15 to 20 minutes.
If
you want to visit Switzerland, I would suggest following
two itineraries. Switzerland is quite unique. It has
good diversity for a country of its size. There are
four languages spoken in different parts - French, German,
Italian and Romansch. There is one thing common though.
IT IS BEAUTIFUL. The idea to cover more places is to
'fly in' to a one airport (Zurich) and 'fly out' from
another (Geneva). This would save your time to go back
to your 'fly in' airport. E.g. If you decide to use
Zurich to fly in and fly out as well, you would have
to travel back to Zurich wasting few hours of time.
See travel planning tips for details.
Lucerne
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Itineraries |
This
is a 8 days itinerary.
It covers Geneva, Montreaux, Laussanne, Zermatt,
Glacier Express, Interlaken, Jungfraugh, Rhine
Fall.
Day
1 – Travel to Geneva.
Day 2 – Geneva – Montreaux
Day 3 – Montreaux – Laussanne –
Zermatt
Day 4 – Zermatt, Klein Matternhorn cable
car
Day 5 – Take Glacier Express upto Chur
– Interlaken
Day 6 – Interlaken – Jungfraugh
top of Europe restaurant by cog wheel railway.
Lauterbrunen, Waterfall on your way back
Day 7 – Lake Thun, Spienz, Interlaken
Day 8 – Rhine Fall, Fly back home from
Zurich in the night
This
is a 6 days itinerary.
It covers Geneva, Montreaux, Laussanne, Interlaken,
Jungfraugh, Lucerne, Rhine Fall.
Day
1 – Travel to Geneva.
Day 2 – Geneva – Montreaux –
Laussanne – Panorama express to Interlaken
(Stay)
Day 3 – Interlaken – Jungfraugh
top of Europe restaurant by cog wheel railway.
Lauterbrunen, Muren, Wengen.
Day 4 – Lake Thun, Brienz, Interlaken,
Waterfalls
Day 5 – Lucerne
Day 6 – Rhine Fall, Zurich brief tour
- Fly back from Zurich
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