Acknowledgements Introduction Why choose public transport? Tourism and sustainable transport PART 1 GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Practical Information When to visit, Highlights, Tourist information, Red tape, Embassies and consulates, Getting there and away, Maps, Health, Travelling with a disability, Electricity, Money, Budgeting, Accommodation, Drinking, Food and wine, Shopping, Exploring cities, Arts and entertainment, Language, Media and communications, Snowshoeing Chapter 2 The Swiss Travel System General advice, Trains, Postbuses, Car, Tourist offices Chapter 3 Special Trains Gotthard Panorama Express, Grand Train Tour of Switzerland, Golden Pass Line, Golden Pass Panoramic, Glacier Express, Palm Express, Bernina Express, Pre-Alpine Express/Voralpen Express, Chocolate Train, Cheese Train Chapter 4 Walking and Cycling SwitzerlandMobility, Walking, Cycling, Maps and guides for walking and cycling PART 2 THE GUIDE Chapter 5 Zürich Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see and do Chapter 6 Around Zürich Zurichsee (Lake Zurich), Zurich HB-Uetliberg, Zurich HB-Langnau-Gattikon, Zurich HB-Zug, Zug-Arth-Goldau, Zug-Zurich HB via Affoltern, Zurich HB-Brugg, Dietikon-Wohlen, Lenzburg-Rotkreuz, Zug-Luzern, Zurich Flughafen-Zurich HB-Ziegelbrucke, Ziegelbrucke-Linthal, Zurich HB-Rapperswil, Rapperswil-Pfaffikon-Arth-Goldau & Wadenswil-Einsiedeln, Rapperswil-Winterthur, Zurich Stadelhofen-Esslingen, Zurich HB-Hinwil/Rapperswil, Wetzikon-Effretikon, Zurich HB-Winterthur, Winterthur-Bulach-Koblenz, Zurich HB-Niederweningen/Bulach-Schaffhausen, Zurich-Baden Chapter 7 The Northeast Winterthur-St Gallen, St Gallen-Trogen, St Gallen-Wattwil-Rapperswil, St Gallen-Romanshorn, St Gallen-Gais-Appenzell, Gais-Altstatten Stadt, Gossau-Herisau-Appenzell-Wasserauen, St Gallen-Gossau-Sulgen-Weinfelden, Wil-Wattwil-Nesslau-Neu St Johann, St Gallen-Rorschach, Rorschach-Romanshorn, Rorschach-Heiden, Romanshorn-Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen-Erzingen, Schaffhausen-Thayngen, Schaffhausen-Winterthur, Winterthur-Etzwilen/ Stein am Rhein, Winterthur-Romanshorn, Frauenfeld-Wil, Lake Constance/Bodensee, Wil-Weinfelden-Kreuzlingen-Konstanz, Rorschach-Sargans, Rheineck-Walzenhausen Chapter 8 Bern Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see and do Chapter 9 The Eastern Bernese Mittelland Bern Fischermattelli-Bahnhofplatz-Worb Dorf , Bern-Worb Dorf , Bern-Solothurn, Solothurn-Moutier, Solothurn-Niederbipp-Oensingen-Langenthal, Solothurn-Olten, Oensingen-Balsthal, Solothurn-Burgdorf, Burgdorf-Konolfingen-Thun, Bern-Olten, Langenthal-St Urban Ziegelei, Bern-Luzern, Langnau-Burgdorf, Ramsei-Sumiswald-Grumen-Huttwil, Wolhusen-Huttwil-Langenthal Chapter 10 The Western Bernese Mittelland Bern-Biel/Bienne, Lyss-Buren an der Aare, Biel/Bienne-Neuchatel, Biel/Bienne-La Chaux-de-Fonds, Sonceboz-Sombeval-Moutier-Delemont, Biel/Bienne-Delemont, Biel/Bienne-Solothurn, Biel/Bienne-Ins, Lyss-Murten-Payerne-Palezieux, Fribourg, Bern-Lausanne, Flamatt-Laupen, Fribourg-Payerne-Yverdon, Romont-Bulle, Bern-Schwarzenburg Chapter 11 Bernese Oberland Bern-Belp-Thun, Bern-Thun-Spiez-Interlaken Ost, Interlaken, Lake Thun, Interlaken-Zweilutschinen-Lauterbrunnen, Wilderswil-Schynige Platte, Lauterbrunnen-Grutschalp-Murren, Lauterbrunnen-Kleine Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg-Jungfraujoch, Zweilutschinen-Grindelwald, Grindelwald-Kleine Scheidegg,Spiez-Zweisimmen, Spiez-Brig Chapter 12 Luzern Getting there and away, Getting around, Tourist information, Where to stay, Where to eat and drink, What to see and do Chapter 13 Around Luzern Lake Luzern (Vierwaldstattersee), The Swiss Path, Vitznau-Rigi, Arth-Rigi, Luzern-Lenzburg, Luzern-Olten-Basel, Zofingen-Lenzburg, Luzern-Stans-Engelberg (LSE), Luzern-Meiringen-Interlaken, Alpnachstad-Pilatus, Meiringen-Innertkirchen, Luzern-Meiringen-Interlaken, Brienz-Rothorn, Luzern-Airolo-Lugano-Chiasso Chapter 14 Basel and the Northwest Basel, Basel-Rodersdorf, Basel-Delemont, Delemont-Porrentruy-Boncourt, Porrentruy-Bonfol, Basel-Olten, Liestal-Waldenburg, Sissach-Olten, Olten-Brugg, Aarau-Schoftland, Aarau-Menziken, Basel-Brugg-Zurich Chapter 15 Neuch'tel and Jura Neuchatel, Neuchatel-Boudry, Neuchatel-La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Chaux-de-Fonds-Le Locle, Le Locle-Les Brenets, La Chaux-de-Fonds-Glovelier, Le Noirmont-Tavannes, La Chaux-de-Fonds-Les Ponts-de-Martel, Neuchatel-Travers-Buttes/Pontarlier, Neuchatel-Yverdon-Les-Bains, Yverdon-Les-Bains-Ste-Croix, Yverdon-Les-Bains-Lausanne, Chavornay-Orbe, Lausanne-Cossonay-Vallorbe, Vallorbe-Le Day-Le Brassus Chapter 16 Geneva and Lausanne Geneva, Lac Leman, Coppet-Geneva-Annemasse-Evian, Geneva-La Plaine-Bellegarde, Geneva-Lausanne-Brig, Nyon-La Cure, Morges-Biere/L''Isle-Mont-la-Ville, Lausanne, Ouchy-Les Croisettes, Lausanne Flon-Echallens-Bercher, Lausanne-Vevey Chapter 17 Vevey and Montreux Vevey, Vevey-Mont Pelerin, Vevey-Puidoux-Chexbres, Vevey-Les Pleiades, Blonay-Chamby, Geneva-Vevey-Montreux-Brig, Montreux, Montreux (Territet)-Glion, Montreux-Rochers-de-Naye, Montreux-Gstaad-Zweisimmen-Lenk, Montbovon-Gruyeres-Bulle-Palezieux, Bulle-Broc, Geneva-Montreux-Aigle-Brig Chapter 18 Southeast Vaud and the Valais Aigle, Aigle-Leysin, Aigle-Les Diablerets, Aigle-Champery, Geneva-Aigle-Martigny-Brig, Bex-Bevieux-Villars, Villars-Col-de-Bretaye, Sion-St Maurice-St Gingolph, Martigny-Vallorcine-Chamonix-St Gervais, Martigny-Orsieres/Le Chable, The Great St Bernard, Geneva-Martigny-Brig, Brig-Domodossola, Brig-Zermatt, Zermatt-Gornergrat, Brig-Andermatt, Realp-Gletsch-Oberwald, Andermatt-Goschenen, Oberwald-Meiringen, Oberwald-Airolo, Airolo-Andermatt, Andermatt-Furka-Oberwald Chapter 19 Ticino Airolo-Lugano, Lugano, Lake Lugano, Around Lugano, Lugano-Ponte Tresa, Lugano-St Moritz, Luino-Cadenazzo-Bellinzona, Bellinzona-Locarno, Locarno, Lake Maggiore, Around Locarno, Locarno-Domodossola, Lugano-Chiasso-Milan, Lugano-Stabio-Malpensa, Capolago-Generoso Chapter 20 Graubünden Andermatt-Chur, Disentis-Biasca, Chur-Bellinzona, Chur-Arosa, Chur-St Moritz, St Moritz-Scuol-Tarasp, The Swiss National Park, St Moritz/Samedan-Tirano, Filisur-Davos-Chur, Chur-Ziegelbrucke-Zurich Appendices Appendix 1 Language Appendix 2 Useful Addresses Appendix 3 Railway and Postbus Routes by Timetable Number Appendix 4 Further Information Index.