Switzerland

Brienz Rothorn Railway

The last mountain line in Switzerland still running daily steam, the Brienz Rothorn Bahn shoves polished-brass locomotives up 1,678 vertical metres of cogwheel track from the shore of Lake Brienz.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportGeneva (GVA)

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About this place

The smell of coal smoke and hot oil is half the ticket price; the summit view over the impossibly turquoise lake to the Bernese giants is the other half. It operates June to October only. Sit on the right going up, and book the first departure of the day.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -5°C in January to 14°C in July. Driest January to April; wettest in June, with rain on about 22 days.

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August14° · rain 17 daysCool and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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