Lucerne - Mt Pilatus Or Mt Rigi?

[KittyGlitter]

Hello..I'm going to Lucerne in April for 3 nights. I only have time to visit one mountain so I am wondering which is the better one to visit? Mt Pilatus or Rigi.
Thanks

[jno]

this might help

https://www.tripadvisor.co.za/ShowTopic-g188064-i573-k6519043-Mt_Rigi_or_Mt_Pilatus-Lucerne.html

[bhg481]

Not a lot to choose between them. Pilatus is a little higher and boasts the steepest rack railway in the world, with horizontal cogs (most have a single cog which sits vertically in the rack). We spent about 4 hours doing Pilatus and about half that for Rigi. Views from both are similar in style but of different parts of the lake - either is a waste of time if visibilty is poor.
Perhaps an advantage of Rigi is that you can do a circular trip - up on one train and down a different one.
We were amused on the way down the Rigi to see the ticket collector walking down the outside of the train on the running board to check tickets - no health and safety for him.
It's worth walking the city walls in Lucerne and the Transport Museum is very good if you get a wet day.

[jno]

And a cruise on the lake.