Hi friends, welcome back to my Switzerland series! On our first full day in Switzerland, I looked out the window and there wasn’t a cloud in the sky! Jon and I planned a day trip to the top of Mount Titlis so this was a welcome sight to see. We grabbed some coffee from the hotel breakfast and boarded the 8:10 train for a forty-five minute ride from Lucerne to Engelberg. The train was extremely crowded so I highly recommend getting to the station a little early so you can find adjacent seats. This train runs back and forth to Engleberg every hour and we used our half fare pass to get 50% off the tickets. The mountain and countryside views along the way were gorgeous and added to the excitement of our excursion.
We bought our tickets for the Titlis Xpress cable car at a kiosk (half off with our pass 96CHF -> 48CFH each) and ascended to the top of the mountain taking in the picturesque views. There’s a midway station you can stop at called Trubsee (next post), but we stayed on until the final stop at Stand station. From there we got on the Titlis Rotair, the first ever revolving cable car. It was like the hunger games trying to get a good spot against the windows, but you can see a good view even from the center of the cable car. Also, make sure you keep your ticket safe because you need to scan it multiple times on the journey up and down.
After exiting the cable car, we made a beeline for the top of the mountain at about 3,000m. There was still snow outside on the top so I’d recommend wearing hiking boots and layers, even in late August. It was a little slippery so it made for some good people watching with the occasional snowball fight.
The views from the top were incredible and we couldn’t have asked for a more picture perfect day! I couldn’t stop taking pictures so it was difficult to narrow down pictures for this post, a great problem to have 🙂
This mountain top also has Europe’s tallest suspension bridge, Titlis Cliff Walk, at 3,041m above sea level. It opened in 2013 and measures 100m long and suspends 500m above the rocky mountain below. It swayed back and forth a bit, but felt secure. The bridge is only one meter wide which did cause some bottlenecks with people taking pictures, including us. We enjoyed the views while waiting for the bridge to clear and then made our move.
Mount Titlis offers more adventure with an ice cave accessible from inside the summit station. The cave sits at 20m below the surface of the glacier and spans 150m long. It was freezing inside so we walked through very quickly but it was still pretty cool (pun slightly intended).
If you need a break from adventure, head back inside the summit station for a chocolate shop, restaurant, café, and plenty of comfy places to sit and enjoy the views. We indulged in some Lindt truffles while taking in all the stunning scenery. Once we had our fill of Mount Titlis, we headed back down to the middle station to walk to Trübsee. Stay tuned for our stunning stroll around Trübsee.
