Swiss Pass or Single Ticket?
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Hi there,
This is my first time traveling to Switzerland and I am very excited planning on my budgeted holiday. However I am have some questions in terms of how could I fully utilize my Swiss Youth Pass. (I think I am eligible for this as the time I am only turning 26 in April but I am traveling in March) 😉
Below are my planned journey
12/3/2012 – Stay one day in Zurich
13/3/2012 – Travel to Lucern in the evening (around 6pm)
14/3/2012 – Sight seeing at Lucern during the day and in the evening around 6pm will take train travel to Interlaken
15/3/2012 – In the morning we will be taking the train to Jungfraujoch (day trip) and return to Interlaken with the last train of the day.
16/3/2012 – Spend the morning in Interlaken and late afternoon around 3-4pm we are thinking to take Train to Chur
17/3/2012 – From Chur in the morning we will take the Bernina Express to Tirano, and from there we will buy another train ticket to Venice.I know this sound rather exhausting but had no choice as my friend traveling with me could only get these few days off work and these are the few places we both would like to go (We have reluctantly taken off Bern as there is really no additional slot for this beautiful City). Anyway, my question is…
1) Youth pass that cost 200CHF only valid for 4 days, whilst I am going to be in Switzerland for 6 days before leaving for Venice. I don’t know which day should I start using it to make it cheaper for my journey. If I start from the 14th/3/2012 then I will need to pay for my ticket Zurich Airport to City centre + Train ticket to Lucern on the 13th evening. But if I start using my pass on the day I reach Zurich 12/3/2012 then the pass only valid until 15/3/2012 which means I need to pay my ticket from Interlaken-Chur. Also assuming that with the Swiss Youth Pass it is free for Bernina Express so meaning on the 17/3/2012 as my pass no longer valid I need to purchase a separate ticket for Bernina Express?
2) From my itinerary do you think it’s best for me to just buy a single train ticket everywhere I go or should I just stick to the pass, enjoy the benefit it offers i.e. 25%discount to Jungfraujoch and free Bernina Express scenic train; but pay the extra for my transport from Zurich Airport to City + Train ticket from Zurich to Lucern?
3)If I am going to buy the Swiss Youth Pass is it better for me to buy online and get it sent to where I live? (I currently live in United Kingdom).
4) How do I reserve seats for Bernina Express? http://www.rhb.ch/Ticket-Shop.1125.0.html?&L=4.
The above website that I tried to reserve seats doesn’t have any option for me to choose I have the pass and thus it always charges me the full fare rather than just the 9CHF reservation cost.5) I know regardless I will have to pay for my train ticket from Tirano to Venice but is there any discount offered if I hold the Swiss Youth Pass?
Thank you very much for your reply. As I have really tried reading various websites to obtain as much information as possible but if you could answer my queries I will highly appreciate it!
Angelina
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