Planning a trip to Gruyeres

Getting There

From either Lausanne or Zurich, most Gruyères-bound passengers transfer at the busy railway junction of Palézieux. From here, a secondary railway spur leads to Gruyères, stopping at about 20 other hamlets along the way. Trip time from Zurich to Gruyères is about 4 1/2 hours; from Palézieux to Gruyères, about 1 hour. For train information, call tel. 0900/300-300 or visit www.sbb.ch.

About seven buses a day connect Gruyères with the rail and bus junction of Bulle, a 10-minute drive northwest of Gruyères. From Bulle, you can make bus connections to Fribourg and rail connections to the rest of Switzerland. For bus schedules and information, call tel. 026/913-05-21.

If you're driving from Bern, head southwest along N12 and take the southeast turnoff to Bulle; Gruyères is signposted from there.

Visitor Information

The Office du Tourisme (tel. 0848/42-44-24; www.la-gruyere.ch) is in the village center, open Monday to Friday 9am to noon and 1:30 to 5pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. Street names aren't used -- the village is very small.