Wengen, the other car-free village in the area, would be an alternative. Below are average maximum temperatures at popular destinations in Switzerland in August. nice link Andrew. Mar ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-31510711', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Zurich, Head directly to Appenzell . Stay there for 2 nights (Cover Zurich and Luzern areas), - Head to Zuich airport directly from luzern. Columbia Pardon My Trench Rain Jacket. more. You can read more about the weather in Switzerland here. ta.queueForLoad : function(f, g){document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', f);})(function(){ta.trackEventOnPage('postLinkInline', 'impression', 'postLinks-31511310', '');}, 'log_autolink_impression');Appenzell your hotel will give you the Appenzell Card which will provide free mountain and local transport as well as other benefits. Jun we have a time of a week and will be flying from Chicago. Browse the sunrise & sunset times for Switzerland in August 2021. If it were me, I would have only two destinations in seven nights -- it takes too much time to switch bases with the chores of packing up and checking out, then checking in and unpacking again. The places we have chosen so far are 2 nights in Zurich, 2 nights Appenzell, 3 nights along Lake Geneva in Vevey. Swiss National Day is an annual holiday that falls on August 1 and has been celebrated since 1891. I love your choice of destinations. - Could someone weigh in on if our new dates would pose any problems - is it still crowded last week of August? As for prices on hotels etc., most probably don't lower their rates until mid-September (or later depending on the area) but every hotel is a little different. I am glad that we have chosen right places for august. If you could add on another two or three nights, then a good itinerary would be: three or four nights in the Alps, Golden Pass train to Montreux/Vevey and stay for two or three nights, then two or three nights in Luzern or Zürich. Our initial idea was to visit switzerland in the late august (aug 19 - 27) to avoid heavy tourist crowd in the month of july and early august. In particular a new tunnel will come into action late this year and the section between St Gallen and Teufen will be closed while the new line is integrated with the original. There are normally 7 hours of bright sunshine each day in Bern, Switzerland in August - that's 47% of daylight hours. I think there are some budget hotels in Mürren though. Is there a reason why you don't plan to do that? Is that true? in reply to, Mar 10, 2018 - 3:21 PM
Apr Buses will provide a connection. Follow 'Zeitplan' (or 'Schedule' if you have a translate facility).
Try taking a look at. Yes, the Swisspass will cover your travel between the towns and cities, but it only gives you a discount on the cable cars above Mürren/Wengen. in reply to, All threads in 'Switzerland miscellaneous', About the weather & climate in Switzerland, www.modernisierung-ab.ch/de-de/zeitplan.aspx. I think there are some towns just outside of Luzern, but then you'd probably have to take a bus into Luzern, then catch a train to get to the airport, and that might add as much as 30 or 45 minutes to your trip on departure day. So pleased to see you are visiting Appenzell. The climate in Switzerland in august ranges from good to tolerable depending on the region and city.