Alps 2026
May 24, 2026 - June 2, 2026
- Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Depart Omaha 6:19am, AA 1042, Seat 21D.
- Land in Charlotte 10:00am. (Airport Map, Admirals Club B and D)
- Depart Charlotte 4:25pm, AA 784, Seat 30D.
- Day 1: Munich
- Land in Munich at 7:10am.
- Take S1 or S8 line from Airport to Munich HBF.
- Check into Courtyard Munich City Center for 5 nights.
- Day 2: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- RE 4691 (direction Mittenwald) departs 7:04am, arrives 8:24am.
- Hike Mount Wank.
- Take train RE 4690 departing Garmisch-Partenkirchen at 6:35pm, transfer at München-Pasing at 7:41pm, and take RB 57077 at 7:49pm, arriving Munich HBF at 7:56pm.
- Day 3: Zürich
- Take ECE 196 departing 8:48am, arriving Zürich Hbf 12:28pm. Seat reserved, Coach 1, Seat 83, Middle.
- Visit Waid Overlook, Lindenhof, and Grossmünster.
- Take EC 197 departing 5:32pm, arriving München Hbf 9:16pm. Seat reserved, Coach 1, Seat 86, Middle.
- Day 4: Lindau/Bregenz
- Take ECE 196 departing München Hbf at 8:48am, arriving Lindau-Reutin at 10:50am. Seat reserved, Coach 2, Seat 92, Window.
- Walk to Lindau Harbor and back. Walk along Lake Constance to Bregenz. (3 hours)
- Eat at Wirsthaus Am See in Bregenz. Reservation for 2:30pm (until 5pm).
- Take ECE 195 departing Bregenz at 5:02pm, arriving München Hbf at 7:16pm. Seat reserved, Coach 1, Seat 72, Window.
- Day 5: Salzburg/Innsbruck
- Take EXP 961 departing München Hbf at 7:48am, arriving Salzburg Hbf at 9:11am. Seat reserved, Coach 16, Seat 624A, Window.
- Visit Hohensalzburg Fortress. Ticket purchased. Visit Mirabell Gardens.
- Take RJX 860 departing Salzburg Hbf at 12:56pm, arriving Innsbruck Hbf at 2:44pm. Seat reserved, Coach 36, Seat 55, Window.
- Hike to Hungerburg and back.
- Dinner at Fischerhäusl.
- Take EC 80 departing Innsbruck Hbf at 8:42pm, arriving München Hbf at 10:28pm. Seat reserved, Coach 263, Seat 55, Window, Compartment.
- Day 6: Bolzano
- Take RJ 83 departing München Hbf at 9:33am, arriving Bolzano at 1:27pm. Seat reserved, Coach 262, Seat 51, Window.
- Check into Parkhotel Laurin for 2 nights.
- Day 7: Ortesei
- Take Bus 350 from Bozen to Ortisei (St. Ulrich, Antoniusplatz). Departs at 7:28am, 7:58am, 8:28am, 9:28am, 9:58am. One hour ride.
- Walk to Seceda cable car. Take cable car to Seceda Ridgeline. Ticket reserved for 11am.
- Hike from Seceda Ridgeline to Balcone Panoramico.
- Bus from St. Ulrich, Antoniusplatz departing at 3:24pm, 4:01pm, 4:24pm, 5:01pm, 6:01pm, 7:01pm (last bus).
- Day 8: Milan
- Take train FR 9721 departing Bolzano Bozen at 8:45am, arriving Milano Centrale at 11:45am. Seat Reservation: Coach 3, Seat 3D.
- Check into Holiday Inn Milan - Garibaldi for 2 nights.
- Ticket for Duomo Di Milano at 4pm.
- Day 9: Lake Como
- Take train SUB 25230 departing Milano P.Garibaldi at 9:09am, arriving Como S.Giovanni at 10:10am.
- Take bus C10 toward Menaggio. Get off at Colonno. Walk from Colonno to Lenno.
- Ticket for Villa Del Balbianello for 2:15pm.
- Take train SUB 25073 departing Como S.Giovanni at 7:20pm, arriving Milano P.Garibaldi at 8:21pm.
- Tuesday, June 2, 2026
- Depart MXP 2:20pm, AA 299, Seat 23D.
- Land in Philadelphia 5:30pm.
- Depart Philadelphia 6:16pm, AA 4801, Seat 16C.
- Land in Omaha 8:38pm.