Help to choose between Swiss pass or half farecard

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    15 May 2015 at 8:28:41 #807224

    I am traveling(in total 4 adults) to Switzerland. my itinerary is as below

    20 june: Reaching to Basel airport at 9:30am. And start going to Rhine falls.In evening back to Zurich and stay overnight.

    21 June: Going to Lucerne reaching by 10 am and in the afternoon Interlaken lake.

    22 June: Day trip to Mount Titlis

    23 June: Day trip to jungfraujoch.

    24 June: starting in the morning by train via chur and will reach Milan by 5:00PM

    I have train at milan at 7:00 pm to go to venice.

    Can you please suggest which travel card i should go for or should i go for normal ticket?

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    Arno
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    15 May 2015 at 10:04:49 #843094

    Hi dinesh,

    Welcome to MySwissAlps! Buying tickets on the go will definitely be the most expensive option. I’d recommend a Swiss Half Fare Card. Do you can do the math to verify, if you wish.

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    15 May 2015 at 10:32:22 #843095

    Thank You Arno for such a quick reply.

    I will do the math and check.

    Few doubts i have is as below

    1. Staring from Basel at 10 AM to Rhine falls, boating there and coming back to Zürich by end of day is possible?

    3. Is it doable one day trip (via train) from Lucerne to Jungfraujoch?

    4. On last day we are going to start from Lucerne to Milan.

    which rote is possible if we start around 6am and has to reach milan latest by 6:pm

    a. via chur, St mortiz, Tirano, Milan

    b. via Chur, St Mortiz, Lugano, Milan

    c, via interlaken, Brig, Lugano, Milan

    From http://www.sbb.ch It appears possible but looking for better and comfortable one.

    Please suggest for this.

    Arno
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    16 May 2015 at 10:45:26 #843096

    Hi dinesh,

    1. Yes, that’s possible. Please see here for details.

    3. It’s doable but it’s a very long trip. You’ll be spending 8.5 hours on trains to get there and back. Please see the timetable for details, and the Jungfraujoch page.

    4. I’m not sure what route B would look like in detail. A more obvious route would be Chur – Thusis – Bellinzona – Milan, but perhaps I am missing the point. In any case, route A is very nice. It’s the Bernina Express route. I’d recommend that if you don’t mind spending a long day of traveling.

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    16 May 2015 at 11:30:04 #843097

    Hello Arno

    Thank you for the help its has really help full in deciding route. I will be taking Bernia Express route till tirano and from there trenford to milan..

    Arno
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    16 May 2015 at 11:35:23 #843098

    Hi dinesh,

    Glad to hear it was useful. Note that you have two options from Tirano: by train to Milan like you suggested, or continue the Bernina Express route by the scenic bus route, like explained on the page I referred to. In any case, have fun!

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