Experience the Lukmanier and Gotthard Alpine passes
Day cruise with the Treno Gottardo, the Rhaetian Railway and the PostBus over the Lukmanier Pass
Experience the historic passes from different perspectives on a day trip. Experience the spectacular Gotthard panoramic route with the Treno Gottardo. The Postbus takes you from Biasca in Ticino over the Lukmanier Pass to Disentis in the canton of Graubünden without changing trains. We have put together two route suggestions for you: You decide whether you also want to discover the Rhine Gorge with the Rhaetian Railway or the Oberalp Pass with the Matterhorn-Gotthard Railway on your day cruise.
Included in the experience:
Return journey from anywhere in Switzerland via Disentis and Biasca over the Lukmanier Pass
1 coffee, tea or hot chocolate in the SOB train bistro
Packed lunch with a «Goldi» sandwich and soft drink from the Goldmann bakery in Disentis
Nut cake to take home from the Goldmann bakery in Disentis
Admission to the Disentis Monastery Museum
2nd class, Half-Fare travelcard
Lukmanier or Gotthard?
Which is the more important pass between north and south? This question has come up time and again throughout history: because the Lukmanier is less than 2,000 metres above sea level, it is considerably lower than the other Alpine passes and was historically very important as a mule track. The Lukmanier Pass also played an important role in the choice of route for a railway across the Alps. Some planners believed that it could be built without an expensive tunnel. However, in 1869, the politically influenced decision was made in favour of the Gotthard Railway.