🇨🇭 Brunnen

Major

Switzerland

Brunnen is a scenic lakeside station in the canton of Schwyz, set on the southern shore of Lake Lucerne at the point where the Urnersee arm of the lake opens towards the Gotthard corridor. The station serves travellers heading to the small resort town of Brunnen and the in der Nähe Rütli meadow — the symbolic birthplace of the Swiss Confederation — which is barrierefrei by boat from the adjacent landing stage. S-Bahn and RegioSchnellzugdienste connect Brunnen with Lucerne and Flüelen, was es a convenient starting point for Lake Lucerne cruises and hikes on the Weg der Schweiz national walking trail.

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Land	🇨🇭 Switzerland
Typ	Major
Koordinaten	46,999165, 8,610065
Zeitzone	Europe/Zurich
Verbindungen	777
UIC-Code	8505007

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Brunnen station is a short fünf GehMinuten from the shores of Lake Lucerne, with the boat landing stage and promenade leicht barrierefrei on foot. The village centre and its Restaurants are equally close by.

Brunnen is a small SBB station and does not have dedicated Gepäckaufbewahrung facilities. Travellers planning to explore the area for the Tag are advised to leave bags at their accommodation or use the lockers at Schwyz or Brunnen-Ingenbohl where available.

SBB Regionaldienste on the Gotthard line stop at Brunnen, verbindend the village to Lucerne in the north and Bellinzona in the south via the Gotthard Base Tunnel or the historisch panorama route. The journey to Lucerne takes ungefähr 30 Minuten.

Steamship Navigation on Lake Lucerne (SGV) operates Fahrpland paddlesteamer and motorboat services from Brunnen to Lucerne, Flüelen, and other lake communities. Boat travel across the Urnersee is a besonders scenic way to reach Rütli meadow, the legendary birthplace of the Swiss Confederation.

Brunnen is a popular base for paragliding over Lake Lucerne and for hiking trails on the surrounding hills, including the route to the Stoos ridge. The in der Nähe Axenstrasse road along the lake and the Swiss Path walking route are also favourite excursions for visitors to the area.

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SBB

National · Switzerland

DB

National · Germany

OBB

National · Austria

SNCF

National · France

Trenitalia

National · Italy

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