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Switzerland Two-Base Week
- Switzerland
- 7N/8D
- International
Interlaken and Lucerne, joined by the trains
- 1Hotel
- 6Activities
- 2Transfers
- 0Leisure
From₹1,96,000
per person
Europe
Switzerland
Trains that are the sightseeing, not the transfer
- Best time
- June to September
- Flight
- 8h from Delhi
- Trips
- 4 trips available
About Switzerland
The one country where the journey between the places is better than most of the places, and the timetable can be trusted to the minute.
Interlaken, Zermatt and Lucerne make the classic triangle, joined by trains that climb further than most roads. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the network and most museums, and pays for itself in about three days. Everything is expensive and nothing is disappointing.
Worth building a day around
- Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe
- The Glacier Express between Zermatt and St Moritz
- A lake steamer across Lucerne at the end of the day
When to go
Every mountain railway open and the meadows at their best.
Jun-Sep
Best
Dec-Mar
Best
Apr-May
Good
Oct-Nov
Quiet
What our designers tell people
Buy the travel pass before you fly
It is cheaper bought outside Switzerland.
Check the summit webcam
Jungfraujoch in cloud is an expensive white room.
Entry and visas
Schengen visa required in advance.
Questions people ask
Is a car worth it?
No. The trains go further, faster and to better places.
How many nights?
Seven for two bases. Ten if you are adding Zermatt properly.
4 trips in Switzerland
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Tour
Glacier Express and Zermatt
- Switzerland
- 5N/6D
- International
The slowest fast train in the world, and the mountain at the end
- 1Hotel
- 4Activities
- 2Transfers
- 0Leisure
From₹1,68,000
per person
Activity
Jungfraujoch Train Day
- Switzerland
- Day trip
- International
The highest station in Europe
- 0Hotels
- 1Activity
- 0Transfers
- 0Leisure
From₹24,000
per person
Stay
Lauterbrunnen Chalet Hotel
- Switzerland
- 1N/2D
- International
Waterfalls outside the window
- 1Hotel
- 0Activities
- 0Transfers
- 0Leisure
From₹34,000
per couple