Lucerne sits where the Reuss leaves Lake Lucerne, with the covered wooden Chapel Bridge as its landmark. It is the usual base for the Rigi and Pilatus mountain railways, and a common first stop for UK visitors arriving via Zurich.
At a glance
- Altitude
- 436 m
- Nearest airport
- Zurich (1h by train)
- Best for
- City breaks, Lake trips, Mountain railways
- Canton
- Lucerne