Gstaad is on the local train line connecting Interlaken with Montreux and several smaller towns in central-southwest Switzerland. About a dozen trains come into Gstaad every day from both of those cities, each of which is a railway junction with good connections to the rest of Switzerland. Travel time from Montreux can be as little as an hour and 20 minutes; from Interlaken, about 30 minutes, sometimes with a change of train at the hamlet of Zweisimmen. Call tel. 0900/300-300 or visit www.sbb.ch for rail schedules and information.

If you're driving from Spiez, head southwest on Route 11; from Bulle, head south and then east on Route 11.

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