Rigi Kulm or Stoos and Fronalpstock?
Today, they're close. Pick on price and access.
| Rigi Kulm | Stoos and Fronalpstock | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | Go (Low confidence) 100 | Go (Medium confidence) 100 |
| Height | 1,797 m | 1,922 m |
| Ticket | Return CHF 84 | – |
| Swiss Travel Pass | Included | The Stoosbahn funicular to Stoos village is included, the chairlift to Fronalpstock is not |
| Season | All year (check maintenance breaks) | All year (check maintenance breaks) |
| By train from Zug | 1 h 04 | 1 h 45 |
| By train from Lucerne | 1 h 16 | 1 h 57 |
| By train from Zürich | 1 h 29 | 2 h 10 |
Train times run door to the top on a Saturday morning.
Rigi Kulm
1,797 m
Go (Low confidence)
Above the fog: sunny summit 13:00–16:00 while Lucerne stays grey.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Go (Low confidence) 100
- Tmrw Go (High confidence) 99
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 0
- Thu Wait (Medium confidence) 51
- Fri Wait (Low confidence) 43
- Getting up
- Cogwheel railways from Vitznau or Arth-Goldau to Rigi Kulm, or cable car from Weggis to Rigi Kaltbad and on by cogwheel railway
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- Included
- Nearest town
- Lucerne
Why go
- Included in the Swiss Travel Pass
- Easy round trip by boat and cogwheel railway
- Classic sea-of-fog viewpoint in autumn and winter
Worth knowing
- Lower than glacier summits, no snow in summer
- Summit area busy on clear weekends
Stoos and Fronalpstock
1,922 m
Go (Medium confidence)
Sunny 10:00–13:00.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Go (Medium confidence) 100
- Tmrw Go (High confidence) 94
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 0
- Thu Skip (Medium confidence) 28
- Fri Go (Low confidence) 70
- Getting up
- Stoosbahn funicular from Schwyz-Schlattli or cable car from Morschach to Stoos, then two chairlifts to Fronalpstock
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- The Stoosbahn funicular to Stoos village is included, the chairlift to Fronalpstock is not
- Nearest town
- Brunnen
Why go
- Steepest funicular in the world
- View over Lake Lucerne and up to ten lakes
- Fewer tourists than Pilatus or Rigi
Worth knowing
- Chairlift to Fronalpstock is exposed in bad weather
- Breaks between seasons
Updated 19 Oct, 17:22. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.