Location: Rigi-Kulm (Arth Goldau)
The Rigi is a beautiful mountain in the heart of Switzerland, only 70km south of Zurich, with our conference hotel - Rigi-Kulm - on the top. The hotel is located on an altitude of 1797 Meter high above the lake of Lucerne and is easily accessible by cogwheel trains from Arth-Goldau. Walking shoes are recommended when leaving the hotel area.
By plane:
Next airports are Zurich (ZRH) and Basel (BSL/MLH). Zurich airport has a railroad station (www.SBB.ch) beyond terminal B, Basel Europort is connected by bus to Basel SBB.
By train:
Excellent train connections are servicing Arth-Goldau SBB/RB approximately every 30 to 60 minutes with direct connections to Zurich (3/4h), Basel (2h) - Lucerne (1/2h), St. Gallen (2h, with interconnections to Munich) and Milano (3.44h). Transfer time in Arth-Goldau: 4 minutes (SBB and RB stations are side-by-side).
From Italy: low-cost tickets at trenitalia.it from Milano to Arth-Goldau (2-3 months advance booking recommended).
By car:
Highway A4, exit 38 (Goldau). Valet parking at the train station Goldau A4 (second train stop, 100 meter uptown from the highway exit 38 (direction south/Italy).
Timetable Cogwheel Train:
| Zugnummer /Train number | 157 | 163 | 269 |
| Arth-Goldau RB | 14:55 | 15:55 | 16:55 |
| Parkplatz A4 | 10:57 | 11:57 | 12:57 |
| Rigi Kulm | 11:34 | 12:34 | 13:34 |
https://www.rigi.ch/en/inform/timetables
Make sure to get the last train at 4:55pm!
Cogwheel-train tickets from Arth-Goldau to Rigi-Kulm (one round trip, please keep the ticket!) are included for participants.
YOUR FREE TICKET IS AVAILABLE AT THE COGWHEEL STATION IN ARTH GOLDAU RB (no tickets on the parking place Goldau A4!).
