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The John F. Kennedy International School is located in Saanen, one of the most beautiful mountain villages in the Bernese Oberland, a region nestled in the Swiss Alps. It is three kilometers from the world-renown winter and summer resort of Gstaad.
By car, it is approximately 1 3/4 hours from Geneva, 1 1/2 hours from Bern and 2 1/2 hours from Zurich. By train, there are good connections from Geneva to Saanen via Montreux or from Zurich via Bern, Spiez and Zweisimmen.
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By Train:
From the Geneva region (West Switzerland) SBB Geneva-Lausanne-Montreux: change, MOB: Montreux-Château d’Oex-Saanen
From the Zürich & Bern region (West- and North Swizterland): SBB Zürich-Bern, Bern-Spiez (direct connection ICE train from Germany): change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen: change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Gstaad-Saanen
From the central area: SBB Luzern-Interlaken: change, SBB to Spiez: change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen: change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Gstaad-Saanen
From the Wallis region (Italy): SBB Domodossola-Brig: you may have to change, BLS to Spiez: change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen: change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Gstaad-Saanen
By Car:
From the Geneva & Lausanne region (West Switzerland) A9 motorway toward Lausanne-Vevey/Montreux-Fribourg: exit onto A12 motorway toward Fribourg-Bern: exit Bulle: main road to Château d’Oex-Saanen
From the Zürich & Bern region (West- and North Switzerland): Take the A1 motorway toward Bern/Aarau/Magenwil (95km) merge onto A6 motorway - exit Interlaken/Thun (39km) Take A6 exit Wimmis toward Zweisimmen: main road (Simmental) to Boltigen-Zweisimmen-Saanen
From the central area: Luzern-Brünigpass-Brienzwiler: The A8 motorway to Interlaken: main road to Spiez: the A6 motorway to Wimmis: main road (Simmental) to Boltigen-Zweisimmen-Saanen
From the Wallis region: A9 motorway Sierre-lausanne: exit Aigle: main road Col du Pillon-Gsteig-Gstaad-Saanen
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