FIREFLYR 0 #1 June 9, 2005 Yo, I'm going bonkers trying to find my way to the Swiss Valley. I fly back to Stanstead(London) from Norway on the 21st of June. I would like to check out Lauterbrunnen. Anyone going? any Ideas how to get there? Fly to Italy,France, or Germany and take a train? I checked Easyjet and ryanair for cheap flights to Italy but I can't find a site for trains to Lauterbrunnen. I'm not getting along with this computer very well -J Anyone else going that way?or to the terminal Italian wall?"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bluepixel 0 #2 June 9, 2005 If you mean Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland, get an easyjet flight to basel. You can find train tables here: www.sbb.ch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Base733 0 #3 June 9, 2005 Jamie- There will be a several of us from the states in the valley that week and then headed over to Italy around 6/24. Baxter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eb66to77 0 #4 June 9, 2005 Hey man, a lot of people fly into Zurich, Switzerland and then take a train down to Lauterbrunnen. If you find a way into Germany you can take a train down. Go to this site http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en to go anywhere from Germany. Use this dictionary www.dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ to translate some stuff to figure out the site. Good luck man. Edit: It's about 100.00 Euro for a 22 year old to go from Frankfurt to Lauterbrunnen and return the next day. http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en?ld=212.56&seqnr=1&ident=69.03022214.1118315703&OK#focus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #5 June 9, 2005 fly to Geneva, BAsel or Zurich, then take a train to LB via Interlaken on www.sbb.chscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #6 June 9, 2005 Quotefly to Geneva, BAsel or Zurich, then take a train to LB via Interlaken on www.sbb.ch Is there any way to view this site in english? Can I just find a flight to switzerland and figure out the trains when I get there? ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klapaucius 0 #7 June 9, 2005 QuoteQuotefly to Geneva, BAsel or Zurich, then take a train to LB via Interlaken on www.sbb.ch Is there any way to view this site in english? Can I just find a flight to switzerland and figure out the trains when I get there? ~J Von means From Nach means To Datum means Date Zeit means Time BTW: every hour on the hour all day long Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaapSuter 0 #8 June 9, 2005 And gugigatseli means kitchen-cupboard! I love that word. Love Switzerland too. Still my favourite country in Europe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mikki_ZH 0 #9 June 9, 2005 Almost: Chuchichäschtli, and your throat has to hurt...Michi (#1068) hsbc/gba/sba www.swissbaseassociation.ch www.michibase.ch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SabreDave 0 #10 June 9, 2005 J If you have a cell phone that works internationally bring it!! You need a phone in the valley to call Air Glacier before every jump. They don't want to deal with FRS radios so someone in the group needs a phone. AS for gettiing there, no clue as we drove from Norway last year to the Valley. Great place! DaveSabreDave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #11 June 9, 2005 Dude. Train from Zurich to LB is super easy to catch. There's a metro station in the airport that will take you to the main train station, and pretty much all the ticket agents in Zurich speak English. Swiss trains are efficient, polite and multilingual. Kind of like everything else in Switzerland. I am 100% sure that if you land there, you'll be able to get to the valley before the end of the day.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #12 June 9, 2005 In the US (probably elsewhere too) you can order a Swiss phone on the internet, have it delivered to your house, use it in Switzerland, and put it back in the envelope to return when you get home. Very handy. I had a very hard time getting a cell phone in Switzerland. Hot tip for Americans: T-Mobile phones work all over the world, most of Europe calls cost a buck a minute or so, but you get to keep your US phone number.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwper 7 #13 June 9, 2005 Quotepretty much all the ticket agents in Zurich speak English. It's not Zurich, but I tried to get a ticket from Luzern to Munich last summer. Blank stare. I tried a couple more times. Nothing. "Oh, can I get a ticket to Munchen?" Sudden recognition. I never had a problem using English in Europe, which is almost embarassing, really. In Amsterdam we ran into a beggar who, after a first try in Dutch, asked us in perfect English (with no accent) if we could give him a bit of money, all the time appologizing for his English. That's humbling. However, it seems that it might be worth your while to make sure you know what your destination is called locally. Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #14 June 9, 2005 Thanks for the advice Tom,with the bus and ferry scedules my 4 jumping days in norway is now more like 2 ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 1 #15 June 10, 2005 To be slightly more specific: a Tri-Band GSM phone will work pretty much anywhere in the world, though I believe not in Japan. Not all GSM phones are tri-band, so check before you march off depending on that phone. Most recent Nokia and SonyEricsson GSM phones are tri-band. edit: More technical details: GSM in the USA is on 850MHz & 1900MHz. GSM in the rest of the world is on 900MHz & 1800MHz. A tri-band phone designed primarily for the USA will work on 850, 1800, & 1900MHZ, while one aimed at the rest of the world will function on 900, 1800, & 1900MHz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #16 June 10, 2005 What I meant was the the service you get through T-Mobile functions seamlessly overseas. This is not true of all tri-band phones from U.S. providers.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #17 June 10, 2005 QuoteWhat I meant was the the service you get through T-Mobile functions seamlessly overseas. This is not true of all tri-band phones from U.S. providers. also called ROAMING we should open a cell phone forum scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pendragon 1 #18 June 13, 2005 Quotealso called ROAMING You forget that Tom lives in a backward country when it comes to mobile telephony... they still think you need to pull the aerial out to use the handset -- BASE #1182 Muff #3573 PFI #52; UK WSI #13 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RayLosli 11 #19 June 14, 2005 If you do not want to get a cell phone. don't sweat it. A Swiss. Phone Card for International Calls @ the airport for about, 10 $ USD. There International. calling card could be the cheapest I have ever ran into traveling I only used about half the minutes up and gave the card to some other jumper when I left. The town is so small, it's only a few minute walk. I called home about every day from Card Phone by the Train station and the Post Office in Lauterbrunnen. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fab777 0 #20 June 14, 2005 For those who don't know, jumper sare requested to call the helibase before each jump to inquire about incoming/taking off helicopters. So you need at least one cell phone per crew. The phone No is written on a board ar each exit. Fabien BASE#944 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwper 7 #21 June 14, 2005 Also, it's worth stopping by Air Glaciers when you get into town anyway. When we were there last summer, we were able to get heli rescue insurance from them for about 30 Swiss francs, I think. Michael Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eb66to77 0 #22 June 14, 2005 QuoteAlso, it's worth stopping by Air Glaciers when you get into town anyway. When we were there last summer, we were able to get heli rescue insurance from them for about 30 Swiss francs, I think. Michael Definitely get the insurance. Got it, used it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
