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If you have six days try not to organise an endurance test.
Best pick a base and go from there. Consider a regional pass depending on what you want to do.
What about one of the lesser known places especially if it is a railway junction where you can radiate from?
Perhaps you should be clearer on exactly what you want to do in the six days and seek further information from this site. All the resources you need should be here or on links therefrom.
Almost every Swiss rail line or transport route in scenic in one form or another so you don’t need to restrict yourself to the well known tourist services.
There can be more of an atmosphere on regular regional services.
It all depends on what you really want to achieve in your six days.
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Hi Sindhusirsi and welcome to MySwissAlps!
I think you’ll have more luck with replies in another forum so I will move you. 🙂
I would look at a town in the Jungfrau region (https://www.myswissalp s.com/jungfrauregion) like Lauterbrunnen, which has good rail connections and is situated in a lovely setting. Interlaken is a bigger town that could suit you as well but not as picturesque.
Another popular option is Lucerne: https://www.myswissalp s.com/lucerne
All links above have details on what to do and where to stay for you to read through.
Be prepared to have trouble trying to book so last minute in August though – it is peak tourist season and very busy!
We don’t create itineraries here, but as Gunzel notes, you should be able to find everything you need by searching the website – however please do ask more questions here as needed!
It would be best to look at a rail pass for your trip to save money. Read through this page to help with the selection process: https://www.myswissalp s.com/train/ticketspas ses/practical/choosera ilpass
and use the Swiss railways timetable here to plan your trips around the country by train, bus, boat or cable car. https://www.myswissalp s.com/timetable
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Thanks for the suggestion. I have managed to book an accommodation in the village of Salavaux Post.
Considering we will be travelling from Paris by train, please can you suggest whether buying a swiss travel pass will cover my train journey from Paris to Salavaux Post or do I need to buy individual tickets? Also, which travel pass is more suitable given the itinerary below. Please note, we will have a car from day 4 onwards.Therefore, is it still necessary to have a train pass or should we continue to buy tickets as we go. I would like to keep the expenses to a minimum, so kindly suggest a more frugal option.
As mentioned in my earlier post, I would like to undertake scenic train journeys whilst here, so I am considering the following itinerary. Any suggestions and recommendations will be greatly appreciated
Number of passengers – 4 (3 adults, 1 child)
Day 1 – Journey from Paris to Salavaux Post
Day 2 – Day trip to Berne
Day 3 – Glacier express
Day 4 – Interlaken area
Day 5 – Zermatt area
Day 6 – Depart to Rome by flight
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Hi Sindhusirsi,
You’ll need to buy a ticket from France the Swiss border (Basel or Geneva). http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/france
I would suggest buying a Swiss Half Fare Card for the first few days and then for mountain trips after you have a car. http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard
Have you looked into how to complete the Glacier Express on day 3? Are you in Salavaux all nights in Switzerland? http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable //http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress
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Thanks Lucas. Yes, we are in the same place for all nights.
Would you suggest any changes to the itinerary above? I have seen your link to the various scenic train rides. However, I’m a bit unclear whether they can each be done in one day or would need longer. Can you please advice.
Thanks!
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The only train that could work as a day trip would be the Golden Pass route.
You could make a round-trip by going straight to Montreux (or as straight/direct as possible) and then following the Golden Pass all the way back to Lucerne and then home. It will be a long day.
http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass
So day 3 could be the Golden Pass and Day 4 I’d go further into the Jungfrau region to explore (not just Interlaken). http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion
Read about my recent day trip to the Jungfrau region here: http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/jungfrau-region-as-a-day-trip-from-zurich