The Chapel Bridge and its Water Tower on the Reuss in Lucerne, hung with flowers

Itinerary · Zurich, Switzerland

By rail: Lucerne and a mountain

South by SBB to Lucerne, a mountain railway, and back to Zurich for dinner.

One day, by train

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  1. 8:30

    1SBB: Swiss Federal Railways

    Zurich·Railway

    The train from Zürich HB to Lucerne.

  2. 10:00

    2Lucerne: the back story

    Lucerne·In depth

    The Chapel Bridge and the old town.

  3. 12:30

    3The Rigi

    Lake Lucerne·Mountain

    Up Europe’s first mountain railway.

  4. 19:30

    4La Rôtisserie

    Altstadt·Restaurant

    Back in Zurich: dinner on the Limmat.

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