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Hi all, has anybody driven from Flaine or any nearbyish resort to Engelberg Switzerland I have to drive there in 2 weeks & was looking for the best route rather than just relying on the satnav & then hearing I should have gone that way
If anyone has a recommendation I would appreciate it, cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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i've done Geneva to Andermatt and I just had to suck it up and go via Berne. It's a long way round but it is motorway most of the way. The other "obvious" route requires taking a train through a tunnel to Andermatt
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Flaine- Chamonix - Martigny - Brig - car Train
Not necessarily much faster, but more fun.
Requires open Col des Montets and motor rail...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mutley, Long old drive but essentially Geneva-Lausanne-Bern then you have a choice the boring (but faster) route up via Olten then down to Lucern and Stans or the pretty route via Interlaken and Stans, mileage wise there's very little in it, but the Interlaken route will take somewhat longer as there is less motorway driving.
I'm not convinced that the tunnel route would be any better yo'd still have to go from Andermatt back up to Lucern and then down again
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Mutley, Long old drive but essentially Geneva-Lausanne-Bern then you have a choice the boring (but faster) route up via Olten then down to Lucern and Stans or the pretty route via Interlaken and Stans, mileage wise there's very little in it, but the Interlaken route will take somewhat longer as there is less motorway driving.
I'm not convinced that the tunnel route would be any better yo'd still have to go from Andermatt back up to Lucern and then down again |
Why? Train goes from Brig or Furka, can't recall to just about Andermatt.
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under a new name, Like I said you still have to drive from Andermatt to Engelberg, that means going all the way along lake Lucern until you get to Stans and then coming back down the next valley to Engelberg, which is a good hour and a bit's journey on it's own
Even assuming the Col is open it's about 3 hours to Brig from Flaine and then you have the fun and expense of getting on and off the train, all in it makes it as long as going the scenic rote via Interlaken, if not longer, if the col isn't open it's another 40 mins going via Geneva
Mutley, don't forget to get a Swiss Motorway Vignette
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Mutley, You are almost crossing Switzerland land of narrow dead end valleys and deep lakes, there are only a limited number of ways to go, if you just want to go there and back as easy as possible take the motorways to Lucern/Stans It should take about 4 Hours (each way) depending on weather, if you'd prefer a more scenic route an extra 40 mins (roughly) will go Via Interlaken where you get some great views of the lakes and mountains, I'd not bother going via the tunnel, it will not reduce your driving time but will add to your journey time, the only difference being that you get a short rest from the driving whilst the car is on the train.
In bad weather or night I'd definitely use the motorway route, I think in good weather (because I know the area you'd be passing through) and daylight I'd probably take a round trip and at least take the scenic route in one direction
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but guess not, hey ho son needs collecting 
