Switzerland Guide
Solothurn
Arrival
Solothurn is on the main SBB train line between Biel/Bienne and the big rail junction at Olten. It's also served by regular mini-trains from Bern operated by RBS ( 
www.rbs.ch ); these don't appear on the big departures board in Bern station – aim instead for platforms U1–4. Solothurn's train station is a few minutes' walk south of the river: Rötistrasse is the highway heading north from in front of the station, but quieter Hauptbahnhofstrasse, one street to the left, will deliver you to the pedestrian-only Kreuzackerbrücke, which leads into the Old Town. River boats on the Aarefahrt route to and from Biel/Bienne (May– Oct; www.bielersee.ch ) dock at the Romandie jetty beside the railway bridge, two bridges west (upstream) of the Kreuzackerbrücke.