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Snowbound by Train and Bus: Ski Resorts Connected to Melchsee-Frutt via Switzerland’s Transit Network

These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Melchsee-Frutt by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.

The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation), to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.

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Melchsee-Frutt

You are already there! Start directly from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation).

Melchsee-Frutt is a ski area on a high plateau above 2000 metres in Central Switzerland, reached by gondola from Stöckalp. It offers around 36 kilometres of pistes in all difficulty levels, 16 lifts, a fun park, a toboggan run as well as cross-country ski trails and winter hiking paths.

dist30 km
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lift13
  • Lockers: Yes
  • Easy slopes: 18 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 8 km
  • Advanced slopes: 6 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 69 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$


How to get to Melchsee-Frutt

Start directly from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation)
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Ski Lift Langis

Minimum travel time: 1h 28m to Langis

The Langis ski lift is located at the start of the Glaubenberg region in Obwalden and is aimed at families and beginners. The lift stands right next to the car park and the Blockhittä, so the piste is easy to master even for very young children and can be watched from the sun terrace.

dist0.6 km
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lift1
  • Easy slopes: 0.6 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1

    • Entrance fee: 24 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

How to get to Ski Lift Langis

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Langis: 1h 28m
2525 (20m)
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343 (31m)
344 (31m)
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Klewenalp - Stockhütte

Minimum travel time: 1h 37m to Beckenried (Klewenalpbahn)

The Klewenalp-Stockhütte winter sports area is located in the mountain world of the Lucerne–Lake Lucerne region at 1,600 metres above sea level. It offers prepared slopes with different levels of difficulty, 16 lifts and two Magic Carpets, as well as a view over Lake Lucerne.

dist18 km
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lift15
  • Easy slopes: 14 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 5 km

    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 61 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Klewenalp - Stockhütte

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Beckenried (Klewenalpbahn): 1h 37m
2525 (20m)
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343 (24m)
312 (20m)
311 (19m)
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Mörlialp

Minimum travel time: 2h 6m to Mörlialp

Mörlialp is a family-friendly ski area in Giswil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. The area offers around 12 kilometres of marked pistes of all difficulty levels, a children's area with practice lifts, and activities such as night skiing, night sledging, snow biking and snowshoe trails.

dist4 km
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lift4
  • Easy slopes: 1 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 2.4 km
  • Advanced slopes: 1.4 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 45 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Mörlialp

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Mörlialp: 2h 6m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (31m)
Walk from to
LIX (11m)
Walk from to
362 (30m)
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Dallenwil - Wirzweli

Minimum travel time: 2h 9m to Wirzweli

The Dallenwil - Wirzweli ski area is a small, family-friendly ski area with the Eggwald ski lift, a T-bar/platter lift surrounded by blue pistes. The slope with its moderate gradient is used especially in the lower part as a practice area for beginners. Right next to it is a free children's drag lift, a rope lift without a bar, for the first attempts on skis.

dist1.2 km
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lift2
  • Easy slopes: 1.2 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0

    • Entrance fee: 20 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Children ski lessons

How to get to Dallenwil - Wirzweli

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Wirzweli: 2h 9m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (24m)
312 (20m)
Walk from to
S4 (4m)
Walk from to
PB (8m)
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Meiringen-Hasliberg

Minimum travel time: 2h 10m to Hasliberg Twing (Gondelbahn)

The Meiringen-Hasliberg ski area in the Haslital offers around 60 kilometres of pistes for every level. Beginners practise in the large Skihäsliland training area in Bidmi, while the Hasliberg race centre provides optimal training conditions. The Balis Park complements the offer for snowboarders and freestylers, and floodlit pistes invite night skiing in the evening.

dist50 km
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lift16
  • Lockers: Yes
  • Easy slopes: 18 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 28 km
  • Advanced slopes: 5 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 65 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

How to get to Meiringen-Hasliberg

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Hasliberg Twing (Gondelbahn): 2h 10m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (31m)
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LIX (39m)
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158 (11m)
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Engelberg-Titlis

Minimum travel time: 2h 12m to Engelberg (Talst. Kabinenb.)

Engelberg-Titlis is a ski area in Central Switzerland that stretches from the Titlis summit station at over 3,000 metres down to Engelberg at 1,000 metres. More than two dozen blue, red and black runs for all abilities, including the legendary Marco Odermatt Rotegg descent and the Truebsee valley run, plus Switzerland's longest winter season characterise the area.

dist40 km
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lift21
  • Easy slopes: 16 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 20 km
  • Advanced slopes: 3.8 km

    • Number of snowparks: 2
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 44 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Engelberg-Titlis

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Engelberg (Talst. Kabinenb.): 2h 12m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (24m)
312 (20m)
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IRLEX (27m)
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303 (3m)
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Schüpfheim

Minimum travel time: 2h 17m to Schüpfheim, Moosmättili

Schüpfheim lies in the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere in the canton of Lucerne and is a regional centre with a wide range of sports, cultural and leisure activities. In snowy winters, a ski lift and a cross-country ski trail close to the village provide winter sports. The municipality also offers hiking and biking tours, an outdoor swimming pool, a roller sports park, a vita course as well as barbecue and playground areas.

dist0.7 km
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lift1
  • Easy slopes: 0.4 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 0.3 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area

How to get to Schüpfheim

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Schüpfheim, Moosmättili: 2h 17m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (31m)
Walk from to
S5 (27m)
RE7 (31m)
Walk from to
233 (3m)
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Bannalp

Minimum travel time: 2h 34m to Fell

Bannalp is a family-friendly ski area in Oberrickenbach, Switzerland. Two ski lifts at Chrüzhütte and Urnerstaffel serve the pistes at almost 2,000 m above sea level, and the Chrüzhütte mountain station is also the starting point for ski, snowboard and snowshoe tours.

dist2.4 km
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lift3
  • Easy slopes: 2.2 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 0.2 km

    • Entrance fee: 34 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

How to get to Bannalp

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Fell: 2h 34m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (24m)
312 (20m)
Walk from to
S4 (9m)
Walk from to
331 (14m)
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Sörenberg

Minimum travel time: 2h 35m to Sörenberg, Rischli

Sörenberg is a winter sports area in the heart of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve in the canton of Lucerne. The ski resort offers many easy blue slopes and parking right by the pistes, making it especially popular with families, while experienced skiers can test their skills on one of the six steepest runs in Europe. The area is served by, among others, the Rossweid gondola, the Brienzer Rothorn cable car and the Eisee chairlift.

dist35 km
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lift16
  • Easy slopes: 18 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 12 km
  • Advanced slopes: 5 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 64 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Sörenberg

Fastest connection from Melchsee-Frutt (Bergstation) to Sörenberg, Rischli: 2h 35m
2525 (20m)
Walk from to
343 (31m)
Walk from to
S5 (27m)
RE7 (31m)
Walk from to
241 (21m)
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  • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

  • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

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