There are 4 ways to get from Horw to Pilatus by bus, cable car, taxi, foot, or train
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Line 16 bus, line 2516 gondola
best- Take the bus from Horw, Zentrum to Kriens, Busschleifebus 16 / ...
- Take the cable car from Kriens to Fräkmünteggcablecar 2516
55 minTaxi
cheapest- Take the taxi from Horw to Pilatustaxi 21.7 km
35 minCHF 100–130Walk
- Take the foot from Horw to Pilatuswalk 7.4 km
1h 28mTrain, line 83 train
- Take the train from Horw to Alpnachstadtrain S5
- Take the train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulmtrain 83
1h 19m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Horw to Pilatus is to taxi which costs SFr 100 - SFr 130 and takes 35 min.
The fastest way to get from Horw to Pilatus is to taxi which takes 35 min and costs SFr 100 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct train from Horw to Pilatus. However, there are services departing from Horw and arriving at Pilatus Kulm via Alpnachstad PB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 19m.
The distance between Horw and Pilatus is 11 km.
The best way to get from Horw to Pilatus without a car is to line 16 bus and line 2516 gondola which takes 55 min and costs .
It takes approximately 55 min to get from Horw to Pilatus, including transfers.
Horw to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, depart from Horw station.
Horw to Pilatus train services, operated by Zentralbahn, arrive at Alpnachstad station.
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What companies run services between Horw, Switzerland and Pilatus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Horw to Pilatus Kulm via Alpnachstad and Alpnachstad PB in around 1h 19m.
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- info@pilatus.ch
- Website
- sbb.ch
Cable car from Kriens to Fräkmüntegg
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Horw to Alpnachstad
- Ave. Duration
- 10 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 329 11 11
- info@pilatus.ch
- Website
- pilatus.ch
Train from Alpnachstad PB to Pilatus Kulm
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pilatus.ch
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- vbl.ch
Bus from Horw, Zentrum to Kriens, Busschleife
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- vbl.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
Taxi Wyss
- Phone
- +41 77 409 33 11
- Website
- taxi-wyss.ch
Taxi Luzern
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- taxiluzern.ch
Taxi Ernst Hess AG
- Phone
- +41 41 310 10 10
- Website
- hesstaxi.ch
Hey Taxi
- Phone
- +41 41 360 60 60
- Website
- heytaxis.ch
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