Interlaken to Bern to Zurich to Budapest

October 13, 2008 · Posted in Eurail 

I have many mind-associations with autumn weather: going back to school, taking winter coats out of the closet, eating caramel apples. Now I have a new one: the emptying of trains.

Backpackers have faded with the summer sun. This is a great reason to travel off-season, when trains are less-crowded. It’s especially a boon on night trains, when it wouldn’t be uncommon to get your own sleeping cabin because of the sparsity of long-distance travelers. I had my own sleeping cabin on the night train from Zurich to Budapest.

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Make note that Interlaken has 2 main train stations: West and Ost. I at first thought “West” was the translation of “Ost,” but “Ost” actually translates as “East.” But just like the Witches in Oz, they are very different.

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3 comments to “Interlaken to Bern to Zurich to Budapest”

  1. Alexandre says:

    Para saber mais informações sobre a Suíça e curiosidades deste país não deixe de conferir a página internet do http://www.swissinfo.ch/por/index.html Além disso temos um Blog de atualidades do país dos Alpes.
    Estamos fazendo várias matérias deste tipo tambem no nosso Blog “Coisas da Suíça” informar a todos os falantes da língua Portuguesa sobre os acontecimentos na Suíça. Temas atuais e bem humorados do cotidiano Suíço, curiosidades sobre este país e muito mais.
    Confiram!
    http://coisasdasuica.swissinfo.ch
    Alexandre Maestrini
    Colaborador Swissinfo

  2. Betty says:

    Pls advise how and whether it is convenient to to travel from Zurich to Budapets in April.

  3. Benjamin says:

    Hello Betty. Yes, there are day trains that make this trip, and also a night train each night. So you could go to sleep in Zurich, and wake up in Budapest. Check Deutsche Bahn’s English timetable page for train times. Have fun, Benjamin.

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