Fly to Zurich from London Heathrow, London City, Birmingham and Manchester with Swiss (0845 601 0956) or from Luton with easyJet. Trains for Zürich main station leave the airport every five to 10 minutes, trains to Lucerne and onward connections, via the wonderfully scenic line, to Meiringen take just over two hours.
For the all-rail alternative using Eurostar (08705 186186) from London St Pancras to Paris Gare du Nord, Basel can be reached by direct train from Gare de l'Est, a 10-minute walk from the Gare du Nord. From Basel there are direct trains to Interlaken Ost for an onward connection to Meiringen, which can be reached in 10 hours from St Pancras.
For further travel information, including prices and online purchasing, visit swisstravelsystem.co.uk or contact the Switzerland Travel Centre (020 7420 4900). For timetable information, visit rail.ch.
