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hi
i did Switzerland, swiss alps last year and i too stayed in Interlaken for 3 days…
your day of interlaken-grindelwald–jungraujoch is good.. but get there early..
there is a early discount pass, you get the first train out.. i believe its 7:30am… and you have until 12 noon to leave…. its about $50 cheaper..
i spent about hour and half. more time is spent getting to Jungfraujoch.. as you have to transfer multiple trains…
you can do everything you want all in one day. may be tight and after long day… can be tiring.. kids will have so much energy.. but you also want to have a leisure day to soak in the beauty…
or another day, i would do Schillthorn, lauterbrunnen and falls. (i did that on day 2.. along with town of Lauternbrunnen… lots of shops, restaurants, sights; along with town of Grindelwald, first cliff walk )
i stayed in Lauternbrunnen as my hub to the swiss alps.. 3 nights… it was easy to get to junggraujoch and Schilthorn, and easy to grindelwald, murren, and gimmelwald.
enjoy
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Hi…
Which pass did you buy? how were your tickets cheaper??
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hi
im from New York ( so my prices may be in US dollars and time will be in 12 hour interval.. haha)
i got myself the Half Fare Swiss pass…
i started in Zurich, then to LUcerne, INterlaken, Lauterbrunnen, then to Bern.
within lauterbrunnen, i went grindelwald, murren, gimmelwald, schilthorn.
all were discounted half the cost of the full fare..up to Kleine Scheidegg
the Jungfrajoch i believe is 50% off of full fare. i think my fare was 90 CHF.. full price i think was 180 CHF
there is a good morning ticket for Jungfraujoch, which requires you to take the first train out.. i think its 7:30 or 8am.. and you must leave at 1:15pm… which is more than enough time to enjoy the beauty.
i believe i took the 7:30am and got to Top of Europe at 10:30ish. i started out at Interlaken.
Discount tickets to Jungfraujoch
http://www.european-traveler.com/switzerla nd/save-on-swiss-train-tickets-to-the-jungfraujoch-top-of-europe/
enjoy
you should calculate how many train rides you will take and see if its worth getting the Half Fare Swiss pass compared to the Regular Swiss..
i probably save more with Half Fare than with regular swiss pas.
the half fare cost 120CHF and every train ride is 50% off.
enjoy the Swiss…
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Just for inspiration, here’s another one day travel plan: myswissalps.com/oneday jungfrauregion.
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Thank you for the suggestions!
@bouboucadeau from your reply I gather that there is a maximum amount of time one can spend at the top if a Good Morning ticket is used. Is that right?
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that is correct.. good morning ticket is valid for the first train out, i believe its 7:30am or 8:15am…
and you have to take the last train out which i think its 1:15pm…you have leave earlier but the last train you must take is that… not sure what would happened… maybe a fine or something or the price difference…
but it should be plenty of time to enjoy the jungfraujoch..
i got there around 10am and i took the 12:40ish train out….
as midday comes closer.. ALOT of people would be there… so its better to enjoy the beauty with few people in the early morning.. you might see a late sunrise…..
beauty is waiting for you.. enjoy
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Hi salildesai and bouboucadeau!
Just a note: the Good Morning Ticket is meant for travelers who don’t own a rail pass. Regular discounted tickets bought with a rail pass, such as the Swiss Half Fare Card, are cheaper than the Good Morning Ticket. Both discounts can’t be combined.
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Ok, understood.
Thank you all again for the help!