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The tourist office ( 033 748 81 81; www.gstaad.ch ; Promenade 41; 8.30am-6.30pm Mon-Fri,
9am-noon & 1.30-5pm Sat & Sun Jul-Aug & Dec-Mar, 8.30am-noon & 1.30-6.30pm Mon-Fri, 10am-noon &
1.30-5pm Sat rest of year) has stacks of info on the area.
Getting There & Away
Gstaad is on the Golden Pass route between Montreux (Sfr24, 1½ hours) and Spiez
(Sfr25, 1½ hours; change at Zweisimmen). There is an hourly service to Geneva airport
(Sfr52, three hours) via Montreux.
Regional Discounts
If you don't have a Swiss or Eurail Pass (both of which are valid on lake journeys), consider purchasing the regional
Tell-Pass ( www.tell-pass.ch ; per 7/15 days Sfr180/246) , which is valid in the Lucerne region from 1 April un-
til 31 October. Sold at the Lucerne tourist office and all boat stations, the Tell-Pass provides free travel for two or
five days, and half-price fares for the remainder.
The handy Vierwaldstättersee Guest Card , available when you stay overnight anywhere in the region, offers
benefits, including discounts on sporting facilities and 10% to 50% off certain cable cars, as well as reductions on
museum admission in Lucerne and elsewhere.