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Stans
Municipality in Nidwalden, Switzerland

Stans

Stans is the capital of the canton of Nidwalden (Nidwald) in Switzerland.

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Get in

Getting to Stans

Stans lies on the Lucerne-Engelberg line and is also part of the commuter train network around Lucerne. The following connections are available: One hourly IR connection from Lucerne (15 min) and in the other direction Engelberg (30 min). Two hourly S4 connections from Lucerne (20 min). This train also stops in Hergiswil and Stansstad.

See

Worth seeing

The old town core of Stans has a couple of historic buildings, but there are more things to see in the surrounding area:

  1. 01
    Glasi Hergiswil
  2. 02
    Fürigen Fortress

    Kehrsitenstrasse, 6362 Stansstad, museum@nw.ch.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Stanserhorn

    To get to the Stanserhorn you have to take the funicular halfway up and then change to a cable car.

  2. 02
    Felsenweg

    This rocky path leads around the Bürgenstock along the precipitous rock wall.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Der Italiener im Tell

    Engelbergstrasse 3, info@tellstans.ch.

How locals move

Getting around Stans the local way

  • Get inIn Beckenried, east of Stans, there's a ferry across the lake to Gersau, saving around of driving.

From Wikivoyage: Stans, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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