Mount Rigi: Unforgettable Swiss Alps Panorama Day Trip

Bring your hiking shoes and walk along the beautiful Alpine trails. We walked along a beautiful trail and had magnificent views all to ourselves. If you are not a walker or hiker you can still enjoy the ride to the top, but it still does involve a significant uphill walk to the transport area.

Not enough trains. A lot of money to stand. They are on a one hour timetable which completely cannot cope with the number of people. The day pass isn't worth the money because after one trip you'll just want to get to the nearest bus stop and cut your losses. Standard tat in the shop, most expensive drinks and food I've seen at the top of a mountain. Maybe thats why they hardly run any trains.

The whole journey was great with scenery. We took 3 types of transport. The staff only checked our tickets before taking the cogwheel train up and at the Cable car station going down. No ticket checked when taking the Boat. They cant scan the QR code and have to check the details manually. Since it was Autumn (Oct), the temperature was quite cold, sitting at the boat deck was very cold and windy. You need 1st class tix to go upstairs and the restaurant downstairs was packed, some ppl with 4 pax just ordered 1 drink and occupied the table. To be honest, not sure if the locals will buy the boat tix (since no one checked) or is it because it was a public holiday (St. Leodegar's Day). The trip going up and returning have very nice scenery and as a tourist we did not planned any hiking so there isn't much to do. We only spent less than 2hrs at Mt Rigi so the whole trip was just half a day. Our Journey: 1. Lucerne → Vitznau (Boat) Depart from Lucerne Lake Pier (Bahnhofquai), right next to Lucerne train station. Duration: ~1h. 2. Vitznau → Rigi Kulm (Cogwheel Train Up) At Vitznau, connect directly to the **Rigi Bahn cogwheel train. Duration: ~35–40 min. Return 3. Rigi Kulm → Rigi Kaltbad (Cogwheel Train Down) Take the cogwheel train down from Rigi Kulm → Rigi Kaltbad. Duration: ~15 min. 4. Rigi Kaltbad → Weggis (Cable Car Down) Took the aerial cable car from Rigi Kaltbad → Weggis. Duration: ~10 min. The cable car schedule every 1 hr and to go to the station, you need to take the lift or stairs down from the Mineral Baths Rigi Kaltbad. 5. Weggis → Lucerne (Boat Back) Need to walk about 10 to 15 mins from Weggis cable car station to Weggis pier (there are signs along the way). Took the boat back to Lucerne. Duration: ~45 min.

I was traveling solo and got a late start to my day and I was torn on how to make the best use of what was left of the day and this was a great decision! The cogwheel rail is the oldest in the world which is pretty cool in itself. The ride up is picturesque and smooth. Once you get to the top you can walk around, lay in the sun on one of the lounge chairs, and overall take in the stunning view. I didn't eat at the cafe but it did seem like it had some great options.

Easy to navigate from Vitznau( took boat from Luzern) cog wheel up saw beautiful scenery! Beautiful a top Mt Rigi with cow bells singing! Easy to walk down to other stops along the train! Enjoyed! Must do !

This is a brilliant day out and the views are exceptional. We took the train to the summit from Vitznau and then walked the extended route to Rigi Kaltbad before getting the train back. All of the different walking routes are well signposted with estimated times for each route. There are numerous places to take awesome photos and the walk was not too challenging. I would highly recommend.

The time between the arriving and returning trains at the top can be quite long We walked back down to First

We took the boat to Visnau from Lucerne that takes just under an hour. It was packed but we managed to get a seat. We were almost first off the boat to make sure we got a seat on the mountain railway but we needn't have worried as there was plenty of room. The ascent was spectacular - sit on the left for the best views. We had a wander around the summit and a coffee. It was quite a clear day so the views of lake lucerne were great although there was cloud in the distance. We decided to walk down to Rigi Staffel which was very worthwhile for the views and wildflowers but my wife didn't want to walk further as she had a sore foot so we thought we would wait for a train down to Kaltbad. What we didn't realise was that the trains down the mountain are only one an hour so we had to wait 45 minutes although we did have our packed lunch whilst we waited. When the train came it was fairly busy and took just a few minutes to get to Kaltbad. We then moved quickly to get to the cable car for the journey to Weggis. According to the timetable there is only 2 trips an hour and there were a lot of passengers in the queue. Luckily they seemed to have put on another trip as they were very busy. The cable car was uncomfortably full but we did get one of the few seats. We made our boat connection with a few minutes to spare and again the boat was packed but we were lucky to get a seat inside. All in all we had a very enjoyable trip and the views were amazing but you need to plan your day carefully and be aware of how busy the transport is.

Lovely day. Not clear blue skies but just light clouds. Purchasing ticket day of visit was easy and recommended because of weather fluctuations. Boat trip, walk and picnic lunch on top and rides up and down were great. We chose to take the cog train both ways. Recommended.

It's amazing. I'm amazed by the construction of this hillside. Reasonable price for this trip. Spend a good time with my family