Our tour provided tickets good for all rides 24 hrs for less than 10 Swiss francs. Riding the tram…read moreespecially good during bad weather is the way to get around. Use Google maps to figure out which trams to take to next destination. Swiss use honor system and only spot check riders for tickets.

I have no honor…read more I've always assumed ma and pa did an excellent job of beating values into me, creating the upstanding individual I was certain I am, but it only took two days with the Swiss for me to see through that fairy tale. It started as soon as I arrived: walking out of the airport to catch a tram, I blamed my lazy nature and language barrier, as well as the prompt arrival of the train car, but deep down I knew it wasn't so. Then I tried to pass it off as spite, blaming wasted effort and money for my future transgressions, though again I knew I was only fooling myself. Finally, it came to a head as I boarded the Pfannenstiel for a peacefully scenic cruise around lake Zurich; these shmoes don't check for tickets, and I am the bigger schmuck for buying not one, but two! I can't say it will always be so, but I have never seen a ticket taker during my 48 hours in this land of milk and honey. Philadelphia, Pa, of the USA, has a public transportation system that has taught me for decades that you don't pay unless forced, so I immedietley implemented that practice here in Zurich with no regrets. Actually, I have one regret- the first time I tried to take the polybahn (lift-car/escalator), we bought tickets valid for 10 minutes only from the machine by the door, only to find that it had stopped running for the day about 7 minutes prior. Enter aforementioned spite. Be advised, every bus, tram, boat, and lift that we took seemed to roll on the honor system, and we didn't make the same "polybahn" mistake twice. You would rather know about service? Well, those trams abound, going everywhere, and they run prompt and often. Did I mention the buses and such are "free"?

This train originates at Bahnhof Stettbach, and heads either towards the City or towards the…read moreFlughafen (Airport). If you're trying to get to the commercial airline flights - get off at the first airport stop... otherwise you're heading towards the freight carriers! The Flughafen is great - lots of bars to grab a beer at 8am - and duty-free shopping!!! They also have showers, yoga classes, and museums inside this airport. Anyways - Tramlinie 12 is the cheapest and one of the quickest ways to the city when you land!!

Very convenient when the station on top of hill is next to our hotel. All we had to do was walk…read morethru hotel to station. Our river cruise put all of us who came early in the Grand Dolder. Our tour guide took us to this funicular which ends down the hill in downtown Zurich. Take the nr. 3 tram from the Dolderbahn to get into heart of city.

Swiss transportation at it's best. It's one of the highlights of living in Switzerland. I don't…read moreeven remember what it is like to drive a car. From the Zurich HB you can take Tram 3 to the Romerhof stop, cross the street and you are the entrance to the Dolderbahn. If you need to buy tickets, don't be confused by the little shop selling gums and candies, just head inside to where you get onto the funicular and purchase the tickets from the automated ticket machine. The Dolderbahn runs about every ten minutes, and there are several stops along the way to the final stop at the top. At the top you will find a Curling events centre and a large outdoor ice skating rink, just follow the brown signs to get to your final destination. I can't wait to head back to the outdoor ice skating rink as it even has a large lighted Christmas tree smack dab in the middle. It is like a Hallmark Christmas movie come to life!

We really enjoyed our train ride aboard the TGV Lyria. We took the route from Zurich to Paris, and…read morehad a very quiet and comfortable ride. The whole trip took about 5 hours (with a few stops here and there to pick up/drop off more passengers). The train leaves the station at a rather slow pace, but once you get into the open road, it really picks up speed. There is a monitor in the train car that tells you how fast you are going. I think the fastest we got up to was 316 km per hour (almost 200 mph!) On board, there is a café car with sandwiches, beer, soda, coffee, and some other snacks and drinks. There is also a rack above the seats for smaller carry- on bags and items, and a large rack area in the middle/front door-areas of each car where you can put your larger luggage. I think we may have had a newer model train, because the seats and the interior were both very clean and colorful/modern. The seats (at least the two that we were at) had power sockets, cup holders, reading lights, tray tables that fold down, and one ingenious part of the seat design - the seats have a small notch on the back of them to restrict how far back you can lean into the person behind you! It still offers quite a bit of pitch, but does put a limit on how much you can disturb the tray table of the passengers behind your seat. I thought that was great! On our trip back to Zurich from Paris, we had a group of school students join us in our quiet car (about 40 young students coming back from a summer trip with all of their band instruments) so it was a little less relaxing, but that is nobody's fault. Just bring headphones and take a nap or enjoy the view as it passes by!

The "Train à Grand Vitesse" was a revolution in train travel for Europe when it was introduced…read morenearly fifty years ago. Lyria TGV is the French-Swiss train line. It became even better, when SNCF's double-decker Lyria TGV was rolled out and the prices made it even more affordable for rail travel. For us retirees and for about $150*, we could go First Class from Switzerland to Paris in three and a half hours. Nice. I have attached the TGV service map to give you some idea of where to can travel throughout France and Europe. The German system ICE (Inter-City Express) also travels into and out of France and has a similar network. See service maps attached. Most European train stations are located in the center of the city. So no schlepping from a large airport several miles away to the city center. Btw, almost all European airports have a train into that very same central station. So you'll be traveling by rail no matter how you get there. LOL Oh yes, there are always several food options and Magazine/Newspaper stands, which also have carry-on food items available for your trip. It's absolutely a better, more relax way to travel. * Booked online several months ahead and prevailing currency conversion.

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