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Lucerne to Arth-Goldau with the Swiss Travel Pass: route, stops & what it costs
A paddle-steamer to the foot of the Rigi, then Europe's oldest cog railway to the summit — both fully in the pass, no discount asterisk.
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Pass vs. single tickets
🎫 Swiss Travel Pass
CHF 429
8 days · trains, boats, buses & museums
🚄 Single tickets
CHF 470
Lake steamer + Rigi cogwheel + Arth-Rigi line, full fare
Route timeline
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Lucerne
Stay 1 nightHighlights- Lion Monument — A dying lion carved into the cliff for the Swiss Guard. Free to visit
- Chapel Bridge & Old Town — The covered timber bridge over the Reuss. Free to visit
- 🚆 Lake Lucerne steamer · 1h 00m2
Vitznau
Stay half dayHighlights- Vitznau Lakefront — The steamer pier where the cog railway begins. Free to visit
- Rigi Cog Railway Base — Europe’s oldest mountain railway climbs the rack straight up from the boat pier. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Vitznau Lakeside Promenade — A quiet quay under the wooded cliffs of the Rigi’s lake flank. Free to visit
- Rigi Kaltbad Trail — A marked path up through beech woods toward the mineral-spring terrace. Free to visit
- 🚆 Rigi Bahn cogwheel · 30m3
Rigi Kulm
Stay 1 dayHighlights- Rigi Kulm Summit — The Queen of the Mountains at 1,798 m, fully covered by the pass. Free to visit
- Rigi Kaltbad Baths — A mineral spa terrace facing the lake. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Rigi Ridge Panorama Trail — A crest walk between the two cog lines with lakes on either side. Free to visit
- Känzeli Viewpoint — A railed lookout terrace straight down onto Lake Lucerne. Free to visit
- 🚆 Arth–Rigi Bahn · 45m4
Arth-Goldau
Stay half dayHighlights- Tierpark Goldau — A wildlife park in the rockslide boulders below the Rigi. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Rockslide Nature Trail — A path through the giant boulders left by the 1806 Goldau landslide. Free to visit
- Arth–Rigi Bahn Base — The cogwheel line up the eastern flank of the Queen of the Mountains. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Lake Lauerz Shore — A reedy lake with a tiny island chapel a short walk from the station. Free to visit
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Swiss Travel Pass worth it from Lucerne to Arth-Goldau?
- 🎫 Swiss Travel Pass costs CHF 429, versus 🚄 Single tickets at CHF 470. You save about CHF 41 with the pass.
- How many stops are on the Lucerne–Arth-Goldau route?
- 4 stops: Lucerne, Vitznau, Rigi Kulm, Arth-Goldau.