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Hi! I have more or less an idea but like to seek a 2nd opinion if this is the best way. Any additional thoughts would be appreciated, thanks in advance!
As D2 D3 I will be in Zermett, I thought Peak Pass would be good to cover the local activities. I’m only moving on to other places during D4 to D7 so a 4Day consecutive Rail Pass should do the job better. Which left D1 not supported by either Pass hence I thought to get the Saver Day Pass. Btw I am unable to find Silver Round Trip for Pilatus as all seem to be only Golden Round Trip available for booking.
D1 – Day Saver Pass
- Trains from Charmonix to Zermatt, just hang around in the village
D2 – Peak Pass
- To Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge via Täsch or Randa.
D3 – Peak Pass
- To Matterhorn glacier paradise
- To Gronegrat
D4- 4day consective Swiss Travel Pass
- Zermatt to St Moritz (Glacier Express), to reserve seat separately
D5- same 4day consective Swiss Travel Pass
- St Moritz to Tirano (Bernina Express), to reserve seat separately
- Tirano to Lugano (Bernina Express), to reserve seat separately
D6- same 4day consective Swiss Travel Pass
- Lugano to Lucerne, train through the Gotthard Base Tunnel (GBT)
- Mt Pilatus,book Silver round trip separately (still having problem finding where to book Silver trip)
D7 – same 4day consective Swiss Travel Pass
- Lucerne to Brunnen, book paddle steamer service number 7 separately
- Brunnen to Zurich airport via train
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Hello Xrysx,
I see you’ve done some research regarding Swiss rail passes. It can be challenging but also worth looking into! Well done.
I believe your option makes sense, however, for detailed calculations I would ask you to use the spreadsheet provided in below link to compare your option with an 8 day Swiss Travel Pass.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpassFor detailed information, such as purchase options, validity, etc. of the mentioned passes, please use:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass
– http://www.matterhornparadise .ch/en/Experience/Top-Experiences/Peak-2-PeakAlso see:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress
– http://www.myswissalps.com/be rninaexpressBest,
StephHi Steph,
thanks for the link!
Just to confirm, if I get a 8day Travel Pass instead, I would have to buy the Matterhorn glacier paradise and Gronegrat at the place itself to get a 50% discount, right? (though if I want the Crystal ride, I should book online).
Yes you are right about Swiss Travel Pass and discount
Hello Xrysx,
Yes, that’s correct!
– http://www.myswissalps.com/go rnergrat
– http://www.myswissalps.com/kl einmatterhornBest,
Steph
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