Lötschberger Express - 1st class
There is also a significantly faster way into the Valais from the Central Plateau:
the one through the Lötschberg base tunnel. But, you are on your holidays! So take the time to
become acquainted with the more picturesque route! In Spiez, climb aboard the silver-green Lötschberger,
the air-conditioned BLS RegioExpress train. This train isn't in quite such a hurry, since it also wishes to
show you a thing or two en route.
At Frutigen in the Kander valley, it leaves the entrance to the 34.6km-long base tunnel behind and passes
along extended loops and through several smaller tunnels on its way along the ruggedly romantic route to
Kandersteg, which lies 460mm higher in elevation. The valley becomes narrower, the mountains with their
craggy cliffs higher. Kandersteg is the ideal place at which to alight and visit Oeschinen Lake.
The train leaves the choice to you. 14.6kms later, you are in Goppenstein, the gateway to the Lötschen valley.
From here on you are spoilt for choice if you want to get out and explore on foot a characteristic part of the
Valais with its sun-burnt timber houses, its fragrant forests and pastures. The train continues along the southern ramp
of the almost 100-year-old Lötschberg mountain rail line where the entire width of the Rhone valley can be seen.
The climate here until well into the autumn is practically as Mediterranean as it is in France's Provence,
the destination of the Rhone, the river down below in the valley to the capital of the upper Valais, Brig.
Combine the Lötschberger with the Glacier Express to make an amazing day!
Included:
- Travel on the the Lötschberger Express from Brig to Spiez (or the reverse)
- 1st class seat reservation
- This service departs Brig hourly at 36 minutes past the hour and from Spiez at 12 minutes past each hour (we will contact you for your chosen date and time)
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Ticket is valid for any SINGLE day until
31. October 2012
- These are 1st class prices. If travelling with a 2nd class Swiss Pass, Flexi-Pass or Swiss Card,
click here for 1st class prices
Lötschberger Express prices:
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38.50*
$
5.50*
$
*Price per Ticket (Prices are subject to change).
Shipping requires a minimum of
4 working days from the date of order.
