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From Lucerne: Mt. Pilatus Gondola, Cable Car, and Boat Trip

4.7  / 5705 reviews
Activity provider:PILATUS-BAHNEN AG
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From Lucerne: Mt. Pilatus Gondola, Cable Car, and Boat Trip

Activity provider:PILATUS-BAHNEN AG
4.7  / 5705 reviews

From US$ 121.98 per person

Visit Lake Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus on a half-day trip which takes you on multiple modes of transportation. Take in the views from a boat, cogwheel railway, aerial cableway, and gondola.

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Duration 4.5 hours
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Experience

Highlights
  • Take in the views from 2,132 meters above sea level
  • See Mount Pilatus towering over Lake Lucerne and the Swiss Alps
  • Hold on tight on your way up the world's steepest cogwheel railway
  • Experience Lucerne from atop the mountains and on the lake
  • Feel like you're in a helicopter in the cockpit-like Dragon Ride
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See the Lake Lucerne area from the clear, blue waters of the lake and from the famous mountains above. Cruise the lake, ride along the world’s oldest cogwheel railway, an aerial cableway, and a gondola at your own pace. 

Start your roundtrip excursion on the number 1 bus in Lucerne in the direction of Kriens/Obernau. Get off at the Kriens, Zentrum Pilatus stop and reach the gondola station in Kriens after a short walk. Enjoy a 15-minute ride to the Krienseregg station.

Get back on the gondola and hop off at Fräkmüntegg. Board the aerial cableway, the Dragon Ride, and reach the top of Pilatus Kulmafter after an exhilarating 5-minute ride. With its spacious interior, cockpit-like design, and large windows the Dragon Ride feels just like a helicopter.

From the top you can enjoy the panoramic views of Lake Lucerne and the Swiss Alps. Take your time and decide if you want to stay inside the panoramic gallery, relax on the terrace, climb one of the peaks, or enjoy a local specialty in one of the nearby restaurants.

The world's steepest cogwheel railway, built in 1889, will bring you from Pilatus Kulm past jagged rock faces, sparkling mountain streams, and lush fields of alpine flowers down to Alpnachstad. From there, take a breathtaking one-hour boat trip on Lake Lucerne and arrive where you started.

Includes
  • Public bus between Kriens and Lucerne
  • Panoramic gondola ride between Kriens and Fräkmüntegg
  • Aerial cableway between Fräkmüntegg and Pilatus Kulm
  • Cogwheel railway between Pilatus Kulm and Alpnachstad
  • Second-class lake cruise from Alpnachstad to Lucerne on Lake Lucerne
  • Guide
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Food

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Start your trip at the Lucerne Train Station. Show your ticket on bus number 1 from Lucerne to the stop Kriens, Zentrum/Pilatus. Please check the timetable before your visit.

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Know before you go

  • Please check the timetable carefully, especially for the boat connections (there are 2 - 5 boat departures per day)
  • The trip can be taken in both directions for a roundtrip journey
  • This is an unguided activity
  • This trip operates in almost all weather conditions, but please dress appropriately
  • Children under the age of 6 participate for free

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Overall rating

4.7 /5

based on 705 reviews

Review summary

  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Value for money
    4.6/5
  • Service
    4.6/5
  • Organization
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Absolutely brilliant experience. The views from the top were incredible - the weather was perfect. There are some comments on here about lack of signage, information and it's very confusing - IT REALLY ISN'T!! Take the number 1 bus to Kriens from the bus station and get off at Pilatus Klum. (Bus is included in your voucher) Cross the road and there are ample signs to the cable car - a 10 minute walk. Scan your voucher at the cable car station (this means you can skip the queue) and you are on your way!!! I would advise anyone to make an earlyish start - we boarded the bus about 9:15am and we're on the top of Pilatus by 10:15am. By midday it was very busy up there. We did reserve a seat on the train coming back for an extra 5CF which we did through Mount Pilatus website just to be sure of getting a seat as by mid/late afternoon there was quite a queue to get down. Boat journey was brilliant too. I would DEFINITELY recommend booking with this company - it was a fantastic experience.

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September 21, 2023

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Tracey – United KingdomVerified booking

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It was a terrific experience, having never seen or been on a mountain close up before let alone being able to simply zoom to the top was something that is in my memory bank forever. The decent was another bonus and the boat trip home was the icing on the top.

September 21, 2023

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Philip – AustraliaVerified booking

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it was fantastic!! We needed a bit more info on exactly the name to look for when to exit the bus, that we needed to look for the arrow and the 10 min walk. Our Viking person had to give us this extra bit of information for us to feel confident in the process. She had us take the bus. to the Gondola, then train, then boat.

September 17, 2023

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Kathryn Suzanne – United StatesVerified booking

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