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Drive from Geneva to Murren/Wengen...
Autoroute says it should take two hours twenty minutes but it looks longer
on the map. The train takes over 4 hours so I'm not sure which to go for. Has anyone done this drive? TIA. Norm. |
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Autoroute says it should take two hours twenty minutes but it looks longer
on the map. The train takes over 4 hours so I'm not sure which to go for. It all depends on the weather. I tend to believe Autoroute, if the roads are dry and there are no traffic congestions. Things might look a lot worse in winter if you have to put on chains in the mountains. Your ski resort might even be snowbound. Take the train, it is more comfortable and more reliable in winter. Turan |
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Felly sgrifennodd Turan Fettahoglu turan.fe@invalid:
Take the train, it is more comfortable and more reliable in winter. Lauterbrunnen, where you'll have to park the car anyway, will not be snowbound, unless the weather is really, really bad. The car park will cost you though. I assume you knew that you can't take a car all the way to either Wengen or Muerren? Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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"Adrian D. Shaw" wrote in message ... Felly sgrifennodd Turan Fettahoglu turan.fe@invalid: Take the train, it is more comfortable and more reliable in winter. Lauterbrunnen, where you'll have to park the car anyway, will not be snowbound, unless the weather is really, really bad. The car park will cost you though. I assume you knew that you can't take a car all the way to either Wengen or Muerren? Um, no actually. I knew they were pedestrianised but thought there'd be a car park somewhere. Might have to cross them off the list of possibilites. Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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Felly sgrifennodd Norman :
I assume you knew that you can't take a car all the way to either Wengen or Muerren? Um, no actually. I knew they were pedestrianised but thought there'd be a car park somewhere. Might have to cross them off the list of possibilites. Well, train from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen is only about 10 minutes, and they run every 25 minutes or so. To Muerren they run every 15 minutes but it takes about 30 minutes including a change at the top of the funicular. But the trains round there are very good and right down to Interlaken is covered on the ski pass (if you get the whole Jungfrau region one) so there's not a lot of point in having a car there if you're staying at Wengen or Muerren. We stay in Lauterbrunnen and take our own car. But I don't think we'd hire one if we were flying. Adrian -- Adrian Shaw ais@ Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber. Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac. http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais uk |
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:23:13 GMT, "Norman" wrote:
Autoroute says it should take two hours twenty minutes but it looks longer on the map. The train takes over 4 hours so I'm not sure which to go for. Has anyone done this drive? Not as such, but I've probably done all of the bits of it. I guess it's taking you along the valley towards Sion then left through the Lotchberg tunnel, thence down to Thunsee then along to Interlaken. 2.5 hours? Yes, I imagine that's realistic unless there's heavy traffic. And most of that would be going the other way at peak skiing arrivals time, as the tunnel connects north and west CH to the Valais resorts. -- Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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... then left through the
Lötschberg tunnel, thence down to Thunsee then along to Interlaken. One more reason to come by train. You have to put your car on the train through the Lötschbergtunnel, and the fare is quite high. IMHO the best ski resort is one where you can put on the skis right at the hotel door and do not have to drive to the ski lifts. Turan |
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"Turan Fettahoglu" turan.fe@invalid wrote in message ... ... then left through the Lötschberg tunnel, thence down to Thunsee then along to Interlaken. One more reason to come by train. You have to put your car on the train through the Lötschbergtunnel, and the fare is quite high. IMHO the best ski resort is one where you can put on the skis right at the hotel door and do not have to drive to the ski lifts. Turan The problem with the train, and I love trains, is that our return flight is 10.20 from Geneva and there doesn't seem to be one that will get us back that early. We might have to settle for somewhere nearer Geneva. Anyone have any experience of Villars, Verbier, Gstaad, Saas Fee or Megeve? TIA Norm. |
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On Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:55:38 +0100, "Turan Fettahoglu"
turan.fe@invalid wrote: ... then left through the Lötschberg tunnel, thence down to Thunsee then along to Interlaken. One more reason to come by train. You have to put your car on the train through the Lötschbergtunnel, and the fare is quite high. Imho this route is rubish. The Rhone Valley is LONG from Lake Geneva up to Goppenstein. You go better over the Freeway: Geneva - Lausanne - Berne - Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen. Johannes |
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On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 11:23:13 GMT, "Norman" wrote:
Autoroute says it should take two hours twenty minutes but it looks longer on the map. The train takes over 4 hours so I'm not sure which to go for. Has anyone done this drive? If you go to Wengen is the Euro Airpot at Basel the better choice. Easy Jet and BA fly to Basel from UK. Johannes |
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