Getting Around Switzerland

part of the bike system there getting better, a bit slow on German speaking areas catching up from French/Italian but getting cover.

The city of Bern is now 100th station of the Swiss bike-sharing scheme PubliBike with the new station at 37 Belpstrasse

The first station was put into operation in Lucerne in August 2011.
the orig website is below contact,here is the one in English

https://www.publibike.ch/en/home.html

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The funicular to Muottas Muragl close to Pontresina is a lot of fun for the whole family, I had been there in August, but this funicular is also working in wintertime. There is a large carpark next to the station of this funicular and the parking there is totally free of charge. On the top you will find a hotel and restaurant, read more about it on my link below !The hotel is under reconstruction at the moment and will be open again in December 2010, the restaurant is open though also in 2010 !
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The returnticket to Muottas Muragl is 30sfr
and is open in summerseason:
from June 6th till October 18th, 2009
and in winter : Dec. 19th till Feb. 28th, 2010
07.45am is the first funicular every day
and at 11.00pm the last one leaving downwards
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Engadin Wanderpass is including lots of cablecars around St.Moritz
and is 67 sfr for 2 days, 97 for 3 days and 127 sfr for 4 days
all of the summerseason is 304 sfr in that area
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A Familyticket for Muottas Muragl is available every Wednesday
in summer from 11.00 till 03.00pm for just 99 sfr
including the transport of all of the family
lunch for all of them incl. Mineralwater and
someone is looking after the kids, while
the parents go hiking !

Vierpässerundfahrt :
4 passroads in a day :
Grimsel–Nufenen–Gotthard–Sustenthat is an offer by the postbuses and they are leaving in summer from Meiringen. So park your car somewhere and leave the driving to your chauffeur, you serve a lot of nerves, a lot of extra-gasoline and can enjoy the scenery !
From Meiringen you will first get over the Grimsel–pass, then the Nufenen, San–Gotthard–pass and finally the Susten–pass.
This offer is valid between june 19th and Oct. 3rd, 2010
the roundtrip-tickets are 122,- sfr p.p.
61,- sfr for Halbtax-abo and maybe also for
some other train-passes
a link to more excursions by Postbus

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San Gotthard-Pass
take the tunnel or
drive the old passroadWhen you listen to the radio you will always get the information that the tunnel at Gotthard has a waiting-time of 30 minutes or even some hours and then it might make sense to take the old passroad over the Gotthard, because there is almost no cartrafic at all, the road is perfect, not trucks going there and only a very few buses and the scenery is simply wonderful. There is a small lake on top of the pass, a hotel and restaurant and even a museum about trafic over the passroad. The alpine-fortress of the swiss army is another great sight there !

The Swiss Post-Buses are
a great way to explore Switzerlandand you will find them going almost anywhere. You might come to the San Bernardino-pass or the Gotthard-pass like I did and you or your car might be not feel fit enough to drive the old scenic route over the steep passroads, just take the tunnel, park your car and take the Postbus, thats a really great adventure and there is also almost no trafic up there, even on days when there is a waitingtime at the tunnel of several hours.

The trainstation Interlaken OST
is for the Jungfrauregion,
for Brienz & Luzern Interlaken OST is the train-station that you will take, when you intend to explore the Jungfrau-region (Wilderswil - Lauterbrunnen - Grindelwald - Wengen - Muerren - Schilthorn - Gimmelwald -) or plan to go to Brienz, Brienzer Rothorn or to Luzern via the scenic Bruenig-pass. All of these trains have a different size because they need cog-wheels for their steeper mountain-passages. All of the trains arriving via Spiez-Thun-Bern will also end in Interlaken OST !
In a walking-distance of just 3 minutes you can go from this station to board the ships, cruising Brienzersee / Lake Brienz.
A large COOP-supermarket and COOP-selfservice-restaurant is opposite of the station !
At the end of train-track #4 you will find the hall of Ballenberg-bahn, an old steamtrain !
Walkingtime from Unterseen to the station Interlaken OST is about 20-25 minutes, I would not recommend it , when you have a lot of luggage. Without luggage it is an easy walk along the lovely river Aare
There are many automatic lockers at the station, the fee is 5 sfr for 24 hours !

The station Interlaken WEST
is for international trains
and to Zuerich (over Bern!)This station has ONLY rails for the international size, so the cog-wheel-trains can never go there.
In a short distance of just a few meters (BUT in a walking-distance of about 400 meters through different tunnels you will get from the station Interlaken WEST to the station of the cruiseships of Thuner See !
Around the station of Interlaken West you will find the centre of the village, most of the shops, a giant MIGROS-supermarket and restaurant. In a walking-distance of just 3 minutes you can change from the train to the ships, cruising Thunersee / Lake Thun.
The train to Interlaken Ost takes about 3 minutes, the ordinary fare would be 2,20 sfr !
Walkingtime to station Interlaken Ost is about 40 minutes !!!

Rotair to Titlis
a revolving cablecar Titlis is a glacier high above Engelberg (south-east of Luzern) and skiing is possible there all year long. 3 different cablecars will take you up and the very last one will have a floor that is slowly turning around while you go up the mountain. This does not really make a lot of sense in my opinion, as you have to adjust your hands every few seconds, in order not to stumble. The ride is only just a few minutes anyway.
On top of Titlis you will have an excellent panoramaview and the possibility to touch and walk on snow all year long. Titis is definitely a lot cheaper and also a lot less crowded than Jungfrau.