best train options to see the swiss alps? - Rick Steves
2022年8月22日 · Another option for seeing Alps mountain passes is to take a day tour on a PostBus out of the Berner Oberland. The bus picks up out of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen and goes through some amazing mountain scenery in the Alps. It also stops at a walk-in glacier which is similar to the glacier experience at the top of the Jungfraujoch.
Swiss Alps - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2013年2月24日 · Early May is a marginal time to visit the Swiss Alps. From GaP, either by car or by train, it takes the better part of a day to reach the Berner Oberland and even longer to arrive in Zermatt. It probably wouldn't take as long to return to Munich, but I seem to recall that the shortest train connection from Interlaken is a minimum of something ...
Swiss Alps or Italian Alps? - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2013年1月29日 · Hi Dina, Tough to compare the Swiss Alps around Muerren/Berner Oberland and the "Italian Alps", if your referring to the Italian Dolomites. If so, it's like comparing apples and oranges in my opinion. We love the Berner Oberland and we also love the Dolomites. Everyone should spend a few days/nights in the berner Oberland. it's spectacular.
swiss alps - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2013年7月3日 · My questions relate to the swiss alps. We want to travel up to the swiss alps and then hike at least part of the way down, maybe staying in Murren or Gimmelwald. Our full day in Switzerland will most likely be on Sunday. My questions: 1. Is the Schilthorn trip our best option for a scenic trip up into the mountains/alps and hiking down? 2.
Swiss Alps vs. Rocky Mountain National Park - Rick Steves Travel …
2024年10月13日 · Purely subjective, but I give the edge to the Rockies. They are newer, more rugged, and about 30% taller than the Alps. Au contraire. They are not newer, in that the Rockies ere formed about 55 to 80 million years ago, where …
Swiss Alps-hiking - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2023年5月24日 · You would have to pay extra to go to the Jungfraujoch or Schilthorn but with such a short time to taste the alps, spend your time hiking. Great hikes — and easy ones at that — include the Northface Hike, Männlichen to Kleine Scheidegg, and Grütschalp to Mürren.
Swiss Alps Day Trip from Lake Como (Bellagio) - Rick Steves
2022年4月20日 · Even going and spending the night and coming back the next day would still leave little time to enjoy the Swiss alps. I have three places on the earth that I have a love for 1) Italian Dolomites, 2) Lake Como, Italy, and Berner Oberland, Switzerland.
Swiss vs. French Alps - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2010年8月22日 · Tough choice. We spent 4 days in both locations last Sept and loved them both. Chamonix has the cute town , good food, gorgeous views of Mont Blanc, the incredible Aguille Du Midi lift and Alps views, Mer Du Glace Glacier and a walk inside the glacier, hiking on the other side of the valley with amazing Mont Blanc views, lots and lots of parasailers, great day trip options if you have a car.
Paris to Swiss Alps - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2024年6月9日 · Help! We are a family of 6 with 2 kids (ages 8 and 9) traveling to Paris at the end of June. We have a 2-3 days that we'd like to spend in the Swiss Alps, thinking staying in Wengen or Murren to explore Jungfrau? (1) What is the most efficient way to get from Paris to Jungfrau - …
Swiss alps and Dolomites in one trip - Rick Steves Travel Forum
2023年1月16日 · Let us know what you mean by Swiss Alps. Bernese Overland/Lauterbrunnen or St Moritz or Matterhorn or ?? Assuming you mean BO near Interlaken then: The best train option might be 8-9 hours once you get to Interlaken and only to get you to Kastleruth and the best car journey is 5.5 hours for the same thing.