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  • Experience Switzerland with Day Discoveries

    All the highlights of Switzerland can be discovered in one day
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Why Day Discoveries by public transport

There are multiple reasons why discovering Switzerland by public transport from only one Swiss City makes sense.

  • Easy and convenient

    Day Discoveries by public transport are stress-free excursions from the hotel to the destination and back. The experience consists of the train journey and the visit of the excursion destination on site.

  • Luggage remains in the hotelroom

    The luggage stays in the hotel room and allows convenient travel and experiences on site.

  • Flexibility and variety

    The variety is big and Day Discoveries can be booked spontaneously taking weather conditions, interests, mood etc. into account.

  • Bypass capacity bottlenecks

    Fully booked trains? Daytrips allow flexible itineraries and timetables in the densest public transport network in the world.

  • One check-in and one check-out

    No hassle with constant transfers and check-ins and check-outs every day.

  • Know one place real well

    Instead of touring around, get to know your choice of Swiss City real well and feel at home like a local.

Ticket recommendations

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Swiss Travel Pass – the all in one ticket
Exploring Switzerland has never been easier! For foreign guests, the all-in-one ticket Swiss Travel Pass is the key to Switzerland’s public transport network. This single ticket enables visitors to explore Switzerland from end to end by train, bus and boat on 3, 4, 6, 8 or 15 consecutive days. With the Swiss Travel Pass Youth, young people up to their 25th birthday travelling through Switzerland benefit from a 30% discount off the regular Swiss Travel Pass ticket fare.

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Choose a Swiss City andget to know the recommended
Day Discoveries by public transport.

Interlaken
Lausanne
Lucerne

Day Discoveries from Interlaken

Day Discoveries up to 90 minutes

Your holiday. Switzerland. – Theme route ‘Architecture’. Ballenberg, the open-air museum of rural culture near Brienz. The Bernese Mittelland group of buildings. Copyright by Switzerland Tourism By-line: swiss-image.ch/Marcus Gyger

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s open-air museum – living history, traditional crafts and animals across 100 buildings.
  • Getting there: Train from Interlaken Ost to Brienz, PostBus to Ballenberg West.
  • Travel time: 45 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (free museum entry) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Bus in front of the Bundeshaus in Bern

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s charming political capital combines past and present, with its UNESCO old town, the Swiss parliament, and the Aare River all waiting to be discovered.
  • Getting there: Direct IC/ICE trains from Interlaken Ost every 30 min.
  • Travel time: 1h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app.

Schweiz. ganz natuerlich. Schifffahrt auf dem Brienzersee.

  • Highlight: Tranquil village on turquoise lake Brienz known for woodcarving.
  • Getting there: Two connections per hour from Interlaken Ost with the Zentralbahn or BLS Regio.
  • Travel time: 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Brienz Rothorn Railway, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: Steep and historic steam-powered cogwheel railway with views of turquoise-coloured Lake Brienz.
  • Getting there: Zentralbahn to Brienz, change to the Rothorn Railway (steam-powered, seasonal).
  • Reisezeit: 1h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Grindelwald Terminal V-Cableway, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: Alpine village with views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. An outdoor paradise in both summer and winter.
  • Getting there: Two direct connections per hour with the Berner-Oberland-Bahn railway (BOB) from Interlaken Ost.
  • Travel time: 35 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Jungfraujoch with Aletsch Glacier

  • Highlight: The Top of Europe – with glacier views, an ice palace and adventure platform at 3,454 m above sea level.
  • Getting there: Berner-Oberland-Bahn railway (BOB) to Grindelwald Terminal, change to Eiger Express cableway to Eigergletscher, continue by cogwheel train to Jungfraujoch.
  • Journey time: 1h 35 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (25% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Mountain hut Niesen Kulm, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: Pyramid mountain with broad views over Lake Thun. Accessible by funicular railway.
  • Getting there: IC or RE train via Spiez to Mülenen, then direct funicular up the Niesen.
  • Travel time: 1h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Schilthorn –Piz Gloria

  • Highlight: Piz Gloria rotating restaurant, 007 history, and views of the Jungfrau – a truly Alpine experience.
  • Getting there: Berner-Oberland-Bahn to Lauterbrunnen, bus to Stechelberg, then cableway via Mürren/Birg to the Schilthorn.
  • Travel time: 1h 10 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Aerial view Panorama of Thun’s old town with lake and castle.

  • Highlight: Lakeside town with castle, old town and riverside promenade – ideal for a gentle stroll.
  • Getting there: Direct IC or ICE trains from Interlaken West to Thun.
  • Travel time: 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Day Discoveries up to 150 minutes

Tram in Basel

  • Highlight: The city of art and architecture on the Rhine, offering style, culture and variety.
  • Getting there: IC train with change in Bern or RE train with change in Spiez (direct connections to Basel SBB also available).
  • Travel time: 2h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Gruyères Castle, Fribourg

  • Highlight: Medieval village with castle, cheese and fantasy. Home of HR Giger and the Cailler chocolate company.
  • Getting there: IC and RE trains via Bern–Bulle, then S-Bahn train to Gruyères.
  • Travel time: 2h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.°

  • Highlights: Lausanne, Switzerland’s lakeside Olympic capital, combines joie de vivre and culture in its cobbled old town.
  • Getting there: Via Bern with the IC/ICE train to Lausanne (two connections per hour).
  • Reisezeit: 2h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

  • Highlight: With its Chapel Bridge, lakeshore, and surrounding high white peaks, Lucerne is postcard-perfect Switzerland.
  • Getting there: Direct and hourly connections from Interlaken Ost over the Brünigpass to Luzern with the Luzern-Interlaken Express.
  • Travel time: 1h 50 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

  • Highlight: A taste of the world of Swiss chocolate in multimedia form.
  • Getting there: Hourly trains via Bern to Broc-Chocolaterie.
  • Travel time: 2h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Pilatus cog railway on Eselwand, Pilatus, Central Switzerland

  • Highlight: A journey up Lucerne’s home mountain by cogwheel railway or mountain cableway with views of over 70 Alpine peaks.
  • Getting there: Train via Sarnen to Alpnachstad, then onwards with the cogwheel railway to summit; or train to Luzern, then bus to Kriens, and onwards to summit with the cableway.
  • Travel time: 2h 30 min – 2h 45 each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

The aerial cable car from Weggis to Rigi Kaltbad on a sunny winter day / Die Luftseilbahn von Weggis nach Rigi Kaltbad an einem sonnigen Wintertag

  • Highlight: The “Queen of the Mountains” and Europe’s first mountain railway, with views over lakes, Lucerne, and the Alps.
  • Getting there: Train to Luzern–Arth-Goldau or Vitznau, then onwards to the summit station with the Rigi Bahnen.
  • Travel time: 3h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (mountain ride included) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Village Zermatt in the evening

  • Highlight: World-famous and car-free Zermatt offers Matterhorn views and year-round snow sports.
  • Getting there: IC/ICE train to Spiez–Visp, change to Matterhorn Gotthard Railway to Zermatt.
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Boat Limmatschiff in front of the Grossmünster in Zurich

  • Highlight: Zurich combines big-city vibes with a glittering lake and historic old town – perfect for discoveries.
  • Getting there: Indirect journey with a change in Bern every 30 minutes; direct connections every 1–2 hours.
  • Travel time: 2h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Day Discoveries up to 250 minutes

Castle Chillon and CGN boat, Veytaux, Lake Geneva region

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s most-visited historic building on the shores of Lake Geneva. A fairytale in stone.
  • Getting there: Train via Spiez and Visp to Montreux, then bus or regional train to Veytaux-Chillon.
  • Travel time: 2h 45 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (free museum entry) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Glacier 3000 Restaurant Botta

  • Highlight: Experience a glacier world with year-round snow fun, the Peak Walk hanging bridge, and views over the Alps as far as Mont Blanc.
  • Getting there: Via Spiez–Zweisimmen–Gstaad–Col du Pillon. Letztes Teilstück mit Luftseilbahn. Alle zwei Stunden Luzern-Interlaken Express bis Gstaad, dann umsteigen auf Bus bis Col du Pillon. Via Spiez–Zweisimmen–Gstaad–Col du Pillon. Last section to Glacier 3000 by cableway. Luzern–Interlaken Express every 2 hours to Gstaad, then bus to Col du Pillon.
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min – 2h 35 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

  • Highlight: Palm trees along the lakeshore, a jazz festival, and Belle Époque nostalgia: Montreux is the Alpine Riviera.
  • Getting there: IC via Spiez–Visp to Montreux; or take the panoramic GoldenPass direct to Montreux (connections every 2 hours).
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min – 3h 20min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

SBB Zug auf Rheinbrücke, Schaffhausen

  • Highlight: Europe’s largest waterfall, with roaring water, viewing platforms and boat trips.
  • Getting there: IC to Bern or Zürich, then S-Bahn to Rheinfall Neuhausen.
  • Travel time: 3h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Areal view of Abbey District in St. Gallen

  • Highlight: A baroque Abbey Library, textile museum and charming old town make St. Gallen unique.
  • Getting there: Train via Bern or Zurich to St. Gallen.
  • Travel time: 3h – 3h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Panorama gondola Titlis Rotair, Mount Titlis, Central Switzerland

  • Highlight: Year-round snow adventure with a revolving cableway cabin, glacier cave and uninterrupted mountain panorama.
  • Getting there: Train via Luzern to Engelberg, then bus and cableway up to Titlis.
  • Travel time: 3h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app.

Day Discoveries from Lausanne

Day Discoveries up to 90 minutes

Bus in front of the Bundeshaus in Bern

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s charming political capital combines past and present, with its UNESCO old town, the Swiss parliament, and the Aare River all waiting to be discovered.
  • Getting there: Direct IC/IR trains from Lausanne to Bern every 30 minutes.
  • Travel time: 1h 10 min – 1h 15 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Castle Chillon and CGN boat, Veytaux, Lake Geneva region

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s most-visited historic building on the shores of Lake Geneva. A fairytale in stone.
  • Getting there: Direct IR/RE train to Montreux, then either by bus or regional train to Veytaux-Chillon.
  • Travel time: 35 min – 45 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (free museum entry) or saver ticket via SBB app.  

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s international city, with museums, an old town, the UN headquarters and the famous Jet d’Eau lake fountain.
  • Getting there: Direct IC or IR train connection from Lausanne to Geneva every 15 minutes.
  • Travel time: 35 min – 45 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Gruyères Castle, Fribourg

  • Highlight: Medieval village with castle, cheese and fantasy. Home of HR Giger and the Cailler chocolate company.
  • Getting there: RE or S-Bahn train to Palézieux, then change to RE train to Gruyères.
  • Travel time: 1h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

  • Highlight: A taste of the world of Swiss chocolate in multimedia form.
  • Getting there: RE train to Palézieux, then change to Bulle and Broc-Chocolaterie; alternatively, take the IR train to Romont and then change to the RE train to Broc-Chocolaterie.
  • Travel time: 1h 15 min – 1h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (free museum entry) or ticket via SBB app.  

Cogwheel railway, Rochers-de-Naye, Lake Geneva region

  • Highlight: Panoramic views over Lake Geneva, marmots, and a cogwheel railway ride – a mountain for mountain-lovers.
  • Getting there: Hourly IR/RE train connection to Montreux, then change to MOB cogwheel railway to Rochers-de-Naye.
  • Travel time: 1h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or ticket via the SBB app. 

Day Discoveries up to 150 minutes

Tram in Basel

  • Highlight: Culture, architecture and Rhine River romance – Basel offers world-class museums and a charming old town in one.
  • Getting there: Two connections per hour with IC train to Olten, then IC/IR/ICE/EC train to Basel.
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min – 2h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Glacier 3000 Restaurant Botta

  • Highlight: Experience a glacier world with year-round snow fun, the Peak Walk hanging bridge, and views over the Alps as far as Mont Blanc.
  • Getting there: IR train to Aigle, change for the RE train to Les Diablerets. From here, bus to Col du Pillon, then aerial cableway to the Glacier 3000 station.
  • Travel time: 2h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

Interlaken summer

  • Highlight: Interlaken delights with its mountain panorama, idyllic park and Swiss joie de vivre – perfect for a day between lakes and peaks.
  • Getting there: IC or IR train to Bern, then change to IC train to Interlaken Ost.
  • Travel time: 2h 10 min – 2h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

  • Highlight: With its Chapel Bridge, lakeshore, and surrounding high white peaks, Lucerne is postcard-perfect Switzerland.
  • Getting there: Two connections per hour with the IC train to Olten, then onwards with the IC or RE train to Luzern. 
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min – 2h 50 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Boat Limmatschiff in front of the Grossmünster in Zurich

  • Highlight: Zurich combines big-city vibes with a glittering lake and historic old town – perfect for discoveries.
  • Getting there: Direct IC train connection from Lausanne to Zürich Hauptbahnhof every 30 minutes.
  • Travel time: 2h 25 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Day Discoveries up to 250 minutes

Grindelwald Terminal V-Cableway, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: Alpine village with views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. An outdoor paradise in both summer and winter.
  • Getting there: IC train via Bern to Interlaken Ost, then onwards with the RE train of the Berner-Oberland-Bahn (BOB) to Grindelwald.
  • Travel time: 3:00 Std. each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Jungfraujoch with Aletsch Glacier

  • Highlight: The Top of Europe – with glacier views, an ice palace and adventure platform at 3,454 m above sea level.
  • Getting there: IC/IR train from Lausanne via Bern to Interlaken Ost, then RE train to Grindelwald, and then up to Eigergletscher–Jungfraujoch with the new V-Bahn.
  • Travel time: 4h each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (25% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

  • Highlight: Ticino offers a taste of life on the sunny side with palms along Lake Maggiore and a Mediterranean climate. 
  • Getting there: IC/IR train via Luzern or Zürich to Bellinzona, then continue on to Locarno.
  • Travel time: 4h 35 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

SBB train on the Rhine bridge, Schaffhausen

  • Highlight: Europe’s largest waterfall, with roaring water, viewing platforms and boat trips.
  • Getting there: IC train to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, the S-Bahn to Neuhausen Rheinfall. 
  • Travel time: 3h 25 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Areal view of Abbey District in St. Gallen

  • Highlight: A baroque Abbey Library, textile museum and charming old town make St. Gallen unique.
  • Getting there: Two direct connections per hour with the IC train to St. Gallen. 
  • Travel time: 3h 30 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Village Zermatt in the evening

  • Highlight: World-famous and car-free Zermatt offers Matterhorn views and year-round snow sports.
  • Getting there: Two connections per hour with the IR train to Visp, then change to the RE train of the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.  
  • Travel time: 3h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via SBB app. 

Day Discoveries from Lucerne

Day Discoveries up to 90 minutes

Tram in Basel

  • Highlight: The city of art and architecture on the Rhine, offering style, culture and variety.
  • Getting there: Direct ICR trains from Lucerne to Basel SBB, usually hourly.
  • Travel time: 1h 15 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app 

Bus in front of the Bundeshaus in Bern

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s charming political capital combines past and present, with its UNESCO old town, Swiss parliament, and the Aare River all waiting to be discovered.
  • Getting there: Direct IR trains hourly from Luzern to Bern.
  • Travel time: 1h each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Brienz Rothorn Railway, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: A historic steam cogwheel railway takes passengers up a steep climb to the summit as turquoise Lake Brienz drops away behind them. 
  • Getting there:  Zentralbahn train to Brienz, then change for the Brienzer Rothornbahn (seasonal operation). 
  • Travel time: 2h 30 min – 2h 45 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

  • Highlight: Experience biscuits like never before: the Kambly Experience World lets visitors taste, bake, and enjoy.
  • Getting there: Two connections per hour with the RE/S-Bahn train direct to Trubschachen. From here, it’s just a few minutes’ walk to the Experience World.
  • Travel time: 45 min – 1h each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or Saver ticket via the SBB app 

Pilatus cog railway on Eselwand, Pilatus, Central Switzerland

  • Highlight: A journey up Lucerne’s home mountain by cogwheel railway or mountain cableway with views of over 70 Alpine peaks.
  • Getting there: From Lucerne by boat (May to October) or train to Alpnachstad (continue by cogwheel railway to Pilatus summit from May to November). Alternately, bus from Luzern to Kriens, then continue by cableway (year-round).
  • Travel time: 1h 10 min each way by bus or train; 1h 40 min each way by boat
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

The aerial cable car from Weggis to Rigi Kaltbad on a sunny winter day

  • Highlight: The “Queen of the Mountains” and Europe’s first mountain railway – with views over lakes, Lucerne, and the Alps.
  • Getting there: Train to Arth-Goldau or train/boat to Vitznau, then take the cogwheel railway or cableway to the Rigi summit station. 
  • Travel time: 1h 25 min to 1h 40 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (mountain ride included) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

  • Highlight: A revolving restaurant, a cabrio cableway cabin with an open top deck, and vast alpine views – the Stanserhorn excites all the senses.
  • Getting there: Zentralbahn to Stans, then funicular and cabrio cableway to the summit.
  • Travel time: 45 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (mountain ride included) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

Panorama gondola Titlis Rotair, Mount Titlis, Central Switzerland

  • Highlight: Year-round snow adventure with a revolving cableway cabin, glacier cave and uninterrupted mountain panorama.
  • Getting there: From Luzern, take the Luzern–Stans–Engelberg Express to Engelberg, then either a short walk or bust ride to the Titlis cableway.
  • Travel time: 1h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (50% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Boat Limmatschiff in front of the Grossmünster in Zurich

  • Highlight: Zurich combines big-city vibes with a glittering lake and historic old town – perfect for discoveries.
  • Getting there: Direct IR and IC train connections from Luzern to Zürich Hauptbahnhof every 30 minutes.
  • Travel time: 45 min – 50 each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Day Discoveries up to 150 minutes

  • Highlight:  A mountain village at the heart of the Swiss Alps surrounded by peaks, hiking trails and alpine charm. Perfect for outdoor adventures
  • Getting there: Direct IR trains every hour from Luzern to Göschenen, then continue with the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway to Andermatt. 
  • Travel time: 1h 10 min – 1h 20 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Gruyères Castle, Fribourg

  • Highlight: Medieval village with castle, cheese and fantasy. Home of HR Giger and the Cailler chocolate company. 
  • Getting there: Hourly connection via Bern and Bulle to Gruyères. 
  • Travel time: 2h 30 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended.  

Interlaken summer

  • Highlight: Interlaken enchants with mountain panoramas, an idyllic park and Swiss joie de vivre – perfect for a day between lakes and peaks.
  • Getting there: Direct, hourly connections with the Luzern–Interlaken Express over the Brünig Pass to Interlaken Ost.
  • Travel time: 1h 50 min each way
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended.

  • Highlight: Lausanne, Switzerland’s lakeside Olympic capital, combines joie de vivre and culture in its cobbled old town.  
  • Getting there: Hourly, direct connections to Lausanne with the IR train. 
  • Travel time: 2h 20 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.  

  • Highlight: Palms, mountains and Italian flair – Lugano brings style to southern Switzerland. 
  • Getting there: IR or EC train via Arth-Goldau and Gotthard Base Tunnel directly to Lugano 
  • Travel time: 1h 40 min – 1h 50 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.  

  • Highlight: Europe’s largest waterfall, with roaring water, viewing platforms and boat trips. 
  • Getting there: IC/IR train to Zürich, then S-Bahn to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall or Neuhausen.  
  • Travel time: 1h 45 min – 1h 50 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app.  

Areal view of Abbey District in St. Gallen

  • Highlight: A baroque Abbey Library, textile museum and charming old town make St. Gallen unique. 
  • Getting there: Hourly direct connections with the Voralpen-Express.  
  • Travel time: 2h 15 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or saver ticket via the SBB app 

Evening atmosphere on the Fronalpstock, Central Switzerland

  • Highlight: A high, car-free plateau with a spectacular funicular railway and panoramic hikes. 
  • Getting there: Train and bus via Arth-Goldau to Schwyz, then a bus to Schlattli. From here, take the Stoosbahn, the world’s steepest funicular railway, up to Stoos.  
  • Travel time: 1h 45 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (mountain ride included) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

Day Discoveries up to 250 minutes

Castle Chillon and CGN boat, Veytaux, Lake Geneva region

  • Highlight: Switzerland’s most-visited historic building on the shores of Lake Geneva. A fairytale in stone. 
  • Getting there: IR via Lausanne, then onwards with a regional train to Veytaux-Chillon. 
  • Travel time: 3h 5 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (free museum entry) or saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Grindelwald Terminal V-Cableway, Bernese Oberland

  • Highlight: Alpine village with views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. An outdoor paradise in both summer and winter. 
  • Getting there: IR train or Lucerne–Interlaken Express to Interlaken Ost, then change for the regional train to Grindelwald. 
  • Travel time: 2h 35 min – 2h 45 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or Saver ticket via the SBB app. 

Jungfraujoch with Aletsch Glacier

  • Highlight: The Top of Europe – with glacier views, an ice palace and adventure platform at 3,454 m above sea level. 
  • Getting there: Via Interlaken Ost and Grindelwald Terminal to the Eiger Express cableway, then change at Eigergletscher to the cogwheel railway to Jungfraujoch. 
  • Travel time: 3h 35 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass (25% discount on mountain ride) or saver ticket via the SBB app recommended. 

Village Zermatt in the evening

  • Highlight: World-famous and car-free: Zermatt offers Matterhorn views and year-round snow sports. 
  • Getting there: Via Bern–Visp, then change to Matterhorn Gotthard Railway to Zermatt. 
  • Travel time: 3h 15 min each way 
  • Ticket recommendation: Swiss Travel Pass or Saver ticket via the SBB app. 

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