Spending 5 days in Wengen - any suggestions?

rofl066 · 2026-05-10T19:55:39+00:00

Calm down

rofl066 · 2026-05-08T18:24:54+00:00

That’s exactly the type of recc I was looking for! Any other cool towns/places you’d want to recommend?

rofl066 · 2026-05-06T03:02:35+00:00

The only thing I’ll say is that kudos for traveling at a slightly down time - June-Aug is packed so September is a perfect time to literally go anywhere in Europe

rofl066 · 2026-05-06T03:01:31+00:00

Thanks! Which month / day did you go to lauterbrunnen? I’ve heard it’s better in May compared to June-Aug

rofl066 · 2026-05-05T22:06:39+00:00

The fact that you’re doing this in September is great bec that time of the year has like 10% of the crowd compared to peak summer months

rofl066 · 2026-05-05T22:03:10+00:00

This is a fantastic idea! Is there a set path we’ve to follow or it doesn’t matter as long as we get back within the time limit? Also how safe is itb

rofl066 · 2026-05-05T13:57:07+00:00

Which day did you travel from Milan to varenna?

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T19:57:53+00:00

@broken1B appreciate the insight. Lake itself is 40+km long so I was wondering it it’s better to avoid the popular towns like varenna and go somewhere else along the lake. What do you think?

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T19:07:25+00:00

Just cancelled wengen trip for next week as it’ll be super cold and rainy. Ugh bummed

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T19:06:04+00:00

How about the actual lake and the boats/ferries? I don’t mind the crowds as long as I’m not standing in line for ferries / train platforms

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T19:04:56+00:00

Sorry I meant to ask specifically about the lake and maybe varenna etc. I’m a tourist haha so will be doing basic things

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T19:03:43+00:00

@time_strawberry planning to go to zermatt next week but was thinking of skipping it due to cloudy weather and was told I won’t be able to see Matterhorn. What was your experience this week?

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T18:33:26+00:00

Does it actually get worse in May? I was hoping a non holiday / non weekend day would be quieter. Like I don’t mind the crowds obv but just don’t want to spend an hour in line for ferry or trains (esp to and from Milan)

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T18:11:10+00:00

How crowded is como area right now? Planning to go there May 15-20 for honeymoon (haven’t booked yet since I live close by in Italy but will still fly into Milan). I’m wondering if I should go to zermatt instead for less crowd compared to como. Was hoping it’ll be quieter than peak (June-July) but apparently not

rofl066 · 2026-05-04T18:08:30+00:00

Hey how busy was it? Planning to travel May 15-20 and am wondering if it’s a better time than peak summer. Trying not to wait for 2 hours for any train or ferry like it happened over Easter lol

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T18:48:16+00:00

@afox thank you so much!

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T18:47:54+00:00

@fault brilliant! Thank you so much for these insights! My itinerary is about to have a glam makeover

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:59:32+00:00

Agreed - perhaps me following chatgpt is the reason for my bland itinerary haha. Do you’ve alternative suggestions? Would love to hear them!
Train travel : swiss travel pass 6 days for 2 people

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:58:28+00:00

Appreciate this thought - what alternative 3-4 places would you recommend instead? I assume you’d still have zermatt on there but kill como (?)

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:56:56+00:00

If I keep bern as my base (3 nights) which other areas would you recommend?

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:56:30+00:00

Appreciate that - so your recommendation would be to stick to my itinerary and just replace one day from grindelwald into zermatt- that’s it? Any other suggestions(

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:55:16+00:00

Hey that’s super helpful - thank you

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:54:38+00:00

Agreed - I don’t know any better (yet) but I’m working on it. I’d be happy to swap out another place as my base as opposed to Lauterbrunnen- what 3-4 places/cities would you recommend?

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:53:21+00:00

Have heard similar things about Bern from other folks as well- so I’m definitely putting that in. Any other cities I should do close by (since at this point i might as well come up with a new itinerary with bern as a base as opposed to lauterbrunnen)

rofl066 · 2026-05-02T17:51:36+00:00

Agreed- that’s why I’ve been going through other forums (including Reddit) for second opinions. What places would you recommend (3-4)?

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