Based in Wengen, which pass/attractions to choose?
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We will be staying in Wengen from 31st July – 6th August flying to/from Geneva.We will be 2 adults, 2 youths – 19 & 17 and 1 child – 14. We will purchase either the Swiss Card or the half fare pass and are trying to decide whether to go for the Jungfrau 6 day pass or the Bernese Oberland 6 day pass. We presume that the Swiss Pass will not be worth it even taking into account the reduction for the 19&17 yr olds – we will get the family card anyway for the 14 year old.
What constitutes a direct/quickest route for the Swiss card, can we break our journey? On the way to Wengen we may need/want to stop en route in one of the towns as the timing of our flight coincides with a (presumably lunchtime) break in the trains. Our return flight is late in the evening so we will probably spend time in Geneva on that day – can we leave our bags in luggage storage or is it just lockers? We could go via Neuchatel, Spiez, or Thun as well as Bern and Interlaken. We will probably combine seeing Interlaken with another visit, so probably won’t stop there. Is Bern worth travelling to on a separate day? Do you have any suggestions or should we just stop briefly in Geneva to pick up some lunch?
We do not have a set itinerary yet but will be looking to visit some/all of the following places (weather permitting) : Jungfrau, including snow park. Kleine Scheidegg, Schilthorn, Harder Kulm, Mannlichen, One or both of the lakes, possibly including a visit to Brienz and/or Thun. Possibly Bern, Murren, Grindelwald, Schynige Platte, the dairy at Allmend etc. We’re hoping to include some walking but preferably not too much downhill walking to avoid straining knees! Which of these place would be sensible to combine to make the most efficient use of our time?
We envisage that we will probably main use trains, cable cars etc, is there anywhere that a bus is better or the only alternative and are buses covered on both the JF pass and the Bernese Oberland pass? Is there anything else that only one of the passes covers or is better for? There is no need to buy tickets with either pass is there, that seems to be a huge advantage!
Are there any attractions/areas/shops that will close/be limited on either Swiss National day or on the Sunday?
So many questions, so much confusion – so much excitement!!
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