There are 4 ways to get from Crans-Montana to Kriens by train, car, or bus
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Train via Bern
best- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Luzerntrain Ir15 / ...
4h 1mCHF 88–246Drive 185 km
cheapest- Drive from Crans-Montana to Krienscar 185 km
2h 57mCHF 30–43Line 421 bus, train, line 21 bus
- Take the bus from Crans-Montana, Ycoor to Sierre/Siders,Place de la garebus 421 / ...
- Take the train from Sierre/Siders to Visptrain R91
- Take the train from Visp to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Spiez to Interlaken Osttrain Ice
- Take the train from Interlaken Ost to Luzerntrain Lix
- Take the bus from Luzern, Bundesplatz to Kriens, Zunacherbus 21
6h 24mCHF 57–160Train
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain R43 / ...
- Take the train from Göschenen to Luzerntrain Ir26 / ...
7h 14mCHF 89–175
Crans-Montana to Kriens by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Crans-Montana to Kriens is to drive which costs SFr 29 - SFr 45 and takes 2h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Crans-Montana to Kriens is to drive which takes 2h 57m and costs SFr 29 - SFr 45.
No, there is no direct train from Crans-Montana to Kriens. However, there are services departing from Crans-Montana gare and arriving at Luzern via Sierre/Siders, Visp and Bern. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 1m.
The distance between Crans-Montana and Kriens is 240 km. The road distance is 185 km.
The best way to get from Crans-Montana to Kriens without a car is to train via Bern which takes 4h 1m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 4h 1m to get from Crans-Montana to Kriens, including transfers.
Crans-Montana to Kriens train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Visp station.
Crans-Montana to Kriens train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
Yes, the driving distance between Crans-Montana to Kriens is 185 km. It takes approximately 2h 57m to drive from Crans-Montana to Kriens.
There are 672+ hotels available in Kriens.
What companies run services between Crans-Montana, Switzerland and Kriens, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Crans-Montana gare to Kriens, Schachenstrasse via Sierre/Siders, Visp, Bern, Luzern, and Luzern, Bahnhof in around 4h 1m.
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sierre/Siders to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Spiez to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–18
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegionalAlps
Train from Sierre/Siders to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- RegionalAlps
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 11–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 20–23
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Spiez to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +41 58 327 32 71
- Website
- BLS AG
Train from Spiez to Interlaken Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- BLS AG
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Zentralbahn
Train from Interlaken Ost to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Zentralbahn
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Göschenen to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 848 221 012
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sierre-Montana-Crans
Bus from Crans-Montana, Ycoor to Sierre/Siders,Place de la gare
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Sierre-Montana-Crans
- Phone
- +41 41 369 65 65
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
Bus from Luzern, Bundesplatz to Kriens, Zunacher
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Luzern Ag
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