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Duration: Fixable
Do this because
Spend as long as you like on Lucerne's local mountain Pilatus
View the beautiful view of the surrounding Swiss Alps and Lake Lucerne
Enjoy a mountain experience at 2132 meters above sea level
What to expect
Start your trip at Alpnachstad or Kriens valley station and enjoy the 30 minutes ride with the world's steepest cogwheel railway (from Alpnachstad) or with the panorama-gondola and aerial Cableway "Dragon Ride" (from Kriens). At the top of Lucerne's landmark mountain, you can enjoy the great panoramic view over the Swiss mountains, Lake Lucerne and the city of Lucerne - either from the spacious panorama terrace outside or the cosy panorama gallery inside. After a few minutes, you can also reach one of the three peaks at Pilatus Kulm (Esel, Oberhaupt or Tomlishorn) and enjoy your walk in the Swiss mountains or on the Dragon Path. Pilatus is also called Dragon mountain because of the legends about a dragon living there - learn about these myths in the Dragon World at Pilatus Kulm.At Alpnachstad and at Pilatus Kulm you can try some specialties in one of the restaurants. Even Queen Victoria stayed at the Pilatus mountain, and one of the restaurants at Pilatus Kulm is named after her. When you decide to take the cable car to/from Kriens you can enjoy various leisure activities (at additional costs) like the biggest rope park of Central Switzerland (suitable for visitors from 4 years old), the Dragon Glider or the longest Summer toboggan run in Switzerland at the station Fräkmüntegg.At Fräkmüntegg you will change to the aerial cableway "Dragon Ride" and reach the summit Pilatus Kulm at 2132 meters above sea level in 5 minutes.
What's included
Return ticket Pilatus with the rack railroad
Gondola ride
Cable car ticket
What's not included
Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up/drop-off
Parking
What to remember
You can choose your start and end point (Kriens and/or Alpnachstad)
Check the timetable carefully
Infants age 0-5: free of charge
Suitable for wheelchair users (reservation for the cogwheel train mandatory)
This is an unguided individual tour
Operates in almost all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Arrival by public transport recommended
Dogs are allowed
Provider
PILATUS-BAHNEN AG
Booking Fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation Fee
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 1 day before the experience begins
Where
Pilatus Railway, Brünigstrasse, Alpnach, Switzerland
Meeting point:
Valley station Pilatusbahn Alpnachstad, Brünigstrasse 2, Alpnach (cogwheel railway) or Schlossweg 1, Kriens (cable car)