Sisikon suits visitors who want a very small village on Lake Uri, with Brunnen four minutes away by train. Zurich Airport is around 55 minutes by road, and with under 400 residents the village itself is very quiet.
Sisikon is a municipality of about 380 people on the Urnersee, the first part of Lake Lucerne, at roughly 450 m. It lies about halfway along the Axenstrasse, the 11.4 km stretch of road built along the cliffs between Brunnen and Flüelen, and the Gotthard railway stops here too. Tell's Chapel, at Sisikon, is one of the sights on the Swiss Path. The homes stand together in one spot, many sleeping eight or more, and gardens and air conditioning are the norm. Boats call too, since the station connects with ferries on the lake.
About four minutes by train, with a lakeside promenade, historic paddle steamers and the Föhnhafen boat station.
The meadow known as the birthplace of Switzerland, one landing stage from Brunnen by boat.
A sun terrace on the Fronalpstock, reached by the steepest funicular in the world.
Zurich Airport is around 55 minutes by road. By train it takes about two hours, changing at Zug onto the hourly S2 to Sisikon, whose station also connects with lake ferries. Brunnen is four minutes down the line, so a car is optional.
Yes. Sisikon sits on the Urnersee, the first part of Lake Lucerne, with the cliffside Axenstrasse running through. The railway station connects with ferries run by the Lake Lucerne Navigation Company.
Around 55 minutes by road. By train the trip takes about two hours, with one change at Zug and then the S2 line, which runs hourly.
Sisikon is a village of about 380 people. Brunnen is the resort, with a lakeside promenade, historic paddle steamers and the steep funicular to Stoos nearby. They are four minutes apart by train.
Tell's Chapel, at Sisikon, is on the Swiss Path, a 35 km route of Swiss history around Lake Uri that you can walk one stage at a time. Brunnen's promenade and the Rütli meadow are a short train or boat ride away.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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