Arrived at Spiez by the Golden Pass Line from Montreux in about 3 hours with 1 transfer at Zweisimmen. As it was on a Saturday, the train was full with plenty of passengers standing. Luckily we were on board 15 min before departure and had secured seats.

After departing from Montreux @395m, the train had to ascend and descend multiple times – reaching the highest point @1274m before descending into the Bernese Alps.

Views along the train ride

Spiez is a small town on the southern lake rim of Thunersee.  We stopped at this station briefly in June 2018 while transferring trains to Zermatt and Luzern. This time we based here for 4 nights to visit the Bernese Alps.

We checked into an apartment annexed to a hotel. The concierge was nice to offer a free pick-up service from the Spiez station.  Again, we were allowed to checkin early and were given two transport cards in the Thunersee area. The apartment was spacious with views of Mt Niesen. 

After lunch we strolled downhill to Schloss Spiez and along the lake rim.

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