Switzerland · Mountain Exploration

Mt. Pilatus Golden Roundtrip Private Day Tour from Basel

8 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Basel. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private day tour from Basel to Mt. Pilatus
  • 02 Scenic train journey between Basel and Lucerne
  • 03 Lake Lucerne boat transfer to Alpnachstad
  • 04 Ride the world’s steepest cogwheel train
  • 05 Explore Pilatus Kulm’s viewpoints and attractions
  • 06 Descend by aerial cableway via Fräkmüntegg and Kriens
  • 07 Roundtrip transport by train, boat, railway, gondola, and bus

Discover some of Central Switzerland’s most scenic landscapes on a private day trip from Basel to Mt. Pilatus. Travel by train to Lucerne, cruise across Lake Lucerne, and ride the world-famous cogwheel railway up to Pilatus Kulm for sweeping alpine views.

At the summit, enjoy time to explore attractions such as the viewing terrace, panorama gallery, dragon gallery, scenic terraces, and multimedia presentation. Your return journey continues by aerial cableway via Fräkmüntegg and Kriens before heading back to Lucerne and Basel, creating a memorable roundtrip through lake and mountain scenery.

Discover some of Central Switzerland’s most scenic landscapes on a private day trip from Basel to Mt. Pilatus.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access Yes
Cities Basel, Lucerne, Pilatus
Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

tour start Basel to Luzern

Your tour starts with the one hour train ride from Basel to Luzern. (1 hour)

Lake Lucerne

Continue your tour with the one hour lake boat transfer from Luzern to Alpnachstad. After leaving the bay of Luzern, the boat glides along the shore of Hergiswil and Stansstad to the bay of Alpnach. On the entire boat tour you have the surrounding mountains in sight. 

Alpnachstad

Alpnachstad is the connection point between the lake boat and the steepest cogwheel train in the world. 

Within 35 minutes the cogwheel train climbs along the ridge and passing alpine meadows to Pilatus Kulm. 

Mt. Pilatus

Arrive at the mountain station Pilatus Kulm of the Pilatusbahn, where a viewing terrace, a panorama gallery and two mountain hotels are located on the scenic local mountain. 

Visit several attractions at Mt. Pilatus like the dragon gallery, the viewpoint, the scenic terraces and the multimedia presentation. 

Fräkmüntegg

The largest rope park in Central Switzerland, tree tents, the toboggan run, hiking trails and fantastic barbecue areas invite you to relax. 

Kriens

In terms of population, Kriens is the third largest municipality and the second largest city in the Swiss canton of Lucerne. It lies at the foot of Mount Pilatus and borders Lucerne to the east. 

At Kriens you leave the aerial cableway and after a 10 minutes walk to the bus stop, you board the local bus to Luzern. 

return travel from Luzern to Basel

Return travel from Luzern to Basel within one our by train. The tour ends in Basel. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Basel. 3 cities · 8 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • all taxes, fees and handling charges
  • local tourguide operated by Swiss Travel Guide for your party only
  • all transportation fees for boat, coghwheel railway, gondola and bus

What's Not Included

  • food and drinks
  • personal expenses during the tour

Know before you go

  • WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE
  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • a minimum of 2 people per booking is required
  • children must be accompagnied by an adult
  • for wheelchair assistance - please contact us before booking
  • Please note: Boat and coghwheel railway will operate Mai to October only. Off season, the tour will be performed by travelling to mount Pilatus both ways by gondola, the tour will be finalized with a 1-hour tour on the lake Lucerne by panoramic boat after the return travel from mount Pilatus.
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Infant seats unavailable
  • Wheelchair accessible

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Basel.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Basel.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 8 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Basel..

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