I am planning to go from Interlaken to Milan on Aug 6th in the evening. I understand that there is construction going on so will have to take the bus for part of the journey (from Domodossola). Where do I reserve a seat for the bus? Are there other shorter routes to Milan from Switzerland?
Interlaken to Milan - bus reservation?
The bus can be booked at a ticket office in Switzerland or Italy.
There are other routes, but they aren't shorter.
thanks for your quick reply. We have 1st class eurail passes. Would they cover the bus? I would like to reserve seats in advance for the bus for peace of mind. Which site is best to reserve the seats?
Yes your pass is valid. 1st/2nd class doesn't matter.
As rvdborgt said the bus cannot be booked online. Book at any counter in Switzerland (3 CHF passholder fare).
Or you buy a 13€ ticket online in advance... but availability won't be an issue on an evening so personally I'd rather wait.
Hi, is a 13 min exchange at Spiez enough time? So sounds like if I reserve seats in advance for the bus portion of my route it will be 13euro vs 3CHF if i book once in switzerland? Are there any othe routes you would suggested from Interlake to Milan? We would like minimal changes.
13 min is enough. Yes 13€ for an online ticket.
You could take the long way round via Lucerne and Lugano. 3 trains and fully reservation-free. 1h longer than usual due to the Gotthard Base Tunnel closure. For example:
- IR Interlaken Ost - Lucerne 16:15 - 18:04
- IC21 Lucerne - Lugano 18:18 - 20:48
- RE Lugano - Milano Centrale 21:02 - 22:17
So this is the journey I am planning to take on Aug 6th (see below). Are these trains usually on time? Given it is late at night, I am worried that if we miss any connection due to delays, we may not make it to Milan that night. Would the longer route through Lucerne and Lugano be a safer bet?
Also looks like seat reservations can only be done at the station for the 2nd and 3rd leg. Any risk that the trains might get full?
6:30pm-6:52pm Interlaken to Spiez
7:05pm-8:12pm Spiez to Domodossola
8:30pm-9:50pm Domodossola to Milan (bus)
Hi, below is the schedule I am seeing for Interlaken to Milan on Aug 6th. I was wondering if these trains are usally on time? I am worried about the connections and getting stuck somewhere since our route is in the evening? Also, looks like I can’t reserve any seats in advance anymore for the bus- hopefully that won’t be an issue?
These trains are on time yes and the bus will wait for the EC no matter what.
No reservations until Domodossola.
Then as I said either use https://www.trenitalia.com/ for a 13€ ticket or get a passholder reservation (3 CHF) at a Swiss station.
The evening departure (2 coaches) is unlikely to sell out. When I was in Domo earlier in June they were barely half full.
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