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Post by F1 Ape on Feb 18, 2003 12:11:02 GMT -5
Does anyone have a rough idea of the cost of this journey?? I know its operated privately so i havent been able to find any figures on the total cost.
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Post by BigRay on Feb 18, 2003 19:55:55 GMT -5
It's been two years since I have done this journey, but here is a rough approximation of the fees you will encounter:
Interlaken Ost - Lauterbrunnen
This is a train ride of about 30-45 minutes that is run privately. I believe this costs roughly $20 return, but I don't recall exactly. It may even be cheaper than that. I believe I booked it stupidly and got 1st class when there is absolutely no need for this. BTW, this is a beautiful train ride.
Lauterbrunnen - Stechelberg
At the station in Lauterbrunnen, you will need to get on a bus to Stechelberg (burg?) which is where you take the gondola up the mountain. This can't be more than $1 or $2.
Stechelberg - Gimmelwald
This is a gondola that goes up the mountain. I cannot for the life of me remember how much this cost, but I don't think it can be more than $10 or $12 return.
So...
$20 for the train
$02 for the bus
$12 for the gondola
and you are looking at a very ROUGH and CONSERVATIVE $35 return for the voyage.
Keep in mind that there is also a very heavily trafficked town called GRINDELWALD, so don't get confused. You can't go wrong though, as it is incredibly beatiful all around there.
On another note, if you are travelling with a rail pass, check out the Lake Brienzersee lake cruise which leaves from the Interlaken Ost train station. It's free with a Eurrail pass, and is a gorgeous 3-hr loop around the lake, stopping at various small towns. On a nice day, this is extremely worthwhile, and since it is covered by Eurrail, there is no penalty for stopping at one of the towns and getting some lunch.
Have a great trip!
Ray
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