I am waking up in Interlaken, but I need to be in Basel for my afternoon flight back to Bristol in the UK. That's no problem as SBB provides a direct service with a Class Re 460 electric locomotive powering a set of IC2000 doubledeck coaches.

We'll get some lovely views of the Thunersee before crossing Switzerland right up to the French and German borders at Basel. This shapes up to be a very smooth and hasslefree ride in 1st Class on SBB.

Join me!

Departure: Interlaken Ost, Switzerland
Destination: Basel SBB
Distance: 160 km / 99 miles
Duration: 2 hrs 1 min
Average speed: 80 km/h 50 mph

Example cost: Adult advance single booked from the UK on TrainLine
1st Class: €69 / £59
2nd Class: €35 / £30

Date of Travel: March 2024
Operator: Swiss Federal Railways (SBBCFFFFS)
Motive power: Re460 electric locomotive and a set of IC2000 doubledeck coaches
Manufacturers: ABB Zürich and SLM Winterthur
Entered service: 19911996

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