Do you need tickets for Rhine Falls?

Access to the Rhine Falls site is subject to a entrance fee. Admission to the castle with Historama, Panoramaweg and access to the viewing platforms costs CHF 5.00 per person. Tickets for visitors in wheelchairs, with prams and groups of 15 or more are available exclusively at the Schloss Laufen Visitor Centre.



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We suggest the south side of the river, where you walk on stairs very close to the falls.

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It's equally wonderful to take in the falls with snow surrounding them in the winter as it is to visit in the summer. I've been there in April, June and July and have enjoyed myself every time. I'd still suggest Summer as the best time, preferably May to July to get the best views.

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The most beautiful section of the Rhine Valley is the Upper-Middle Rhine Valley, between Koblenz and Bingen. This section of the Rhine valley is often called the Rhine Gorge or the Romantic Rhine Valley, and is known as one of Europe's most picturesque landscapes, and it's not hard to see why!

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Hi The easiest way to reach the Rhine Falls is taking a train to either the station called 'Neuhausen Rheinfall' or 'Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall' on the other side of the river. Both stations are located right next to the falls.

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#3 STAUBBACHFALL The 297-metre-high waterfall is the landmark of Lauterbrunnen - and the highest free-falling waterfall in Switzerland. Because of the frequent thermals, the water is sprayed in all directions, which gave the waterfall its name. During the high season it is illuminated.

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Zurich Card is for local transport. For Rhinefalls and Zug you will need to buy a railway ticket. The all zones ZVV 9 0'clock Day Pass would be valid for travel to Schaffhausen and the Rhine Falls.

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The 15 largest waterfalls in Europe
  • 1- Vinnufossen (Norway) ...
  • 2- Röthbach waterfall (Germany) ...
  • 3- Grande de Gavarnie waterfall (France) ...
  • 4- Skógafoss (Iceland) ...
  • 5- Marmore Waterfalls (Italy) ...
  • 6- Nervión waterfall (Spain) ...
  • 8- Eas a' Chual Aluinn (United Kingdom, Scotland) ...
  • 9- Rhine Falls (Switzerland)


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The Victoria Falls is considered to be the largest waterfall in the world. They are not the widest waterfall or the highest waterfall but with all dimensions taken into account, including almost the largest flow rate, they are considered to be the biggest curtain of falling water in the world.

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Europe's hot, dry summer means that the water level on the Rhine, Western Europe's most important waterway, is at a record low, making it too shallow for many ships to pass — a problem for a country that depends on the river for 80% of its water freight.

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While the Danube is a little more scenic than the Rhine, particularly along Austria's Wachau Valley, both rivers have relatively flat bike paths that stretch for miles. Wine lovers will also enjoy both itineraries.

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