[Anonymous]

29 January 2020 at 20:49:42 #825040

Hello Everyone!

My family and I are planning a trip for early June. We are planning on staying in Brienz for about 6 days and are planning to visit Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen, Lugano, and Lucerne. We will be arriving in Zurich. We are trying to decide if it’s less expensive to rent a car or take the train? It’ll be my husband and I, my 6 year old, and 1 year old. Thank you all so much in advance! I really appreciate it!

Cristina

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Reply 1 of 3 • 29 January 2020 at 21:15:10 #929006

Hi Cristina and welcome to MySwissAlps,

I think this will be useful for you: http://www.myswissalps.com/forum/topic/compare-train-and-car-costs-of-a-switzerland-trip.

You’ll find a useful guide with a calculation spreadsheet, which helps you to choose between the car or trains at http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass. Your 1 year old will travel for free and for your 6 years old (is he/she already 6 at the time of your holiday?) can get a Swiss Family Card (http://www.myswissalps.com/swissfamilycard) if you get a pass from the Swiss Travel System (http://www.myswissalps.com/swissrailpasses). Children under 6 years travel for free.

I recommend the train instead of the car as the Swiss train system is amazing. Easy to use, comfortable, safe and also eco-friendly. Driving in the mountains can be tricky if you are not used to it (http://www.myswissalps.com/car/drivinginthemountains)

Please read this too: http://www.myswissalps.com/carversustrain.

For information on the places you are planning to visit go to:

• Zurich: http://www.myswissalps.com/zurich
• Lake Lucerne area: http://www.myswissalps.com/lakelucerne
• Jungfrau region: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauregion
• Lugano: http://www.myswissalps.com/lugano

Also see:

• Co2 compensation: http://www.myswissalps.com/co2compensation

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Reply 2 of 3 • 31 January 2020 at 17:44:10 #929007

Thank you so much for the quick response. Would you recommend getting the Jungafrau rail pass? i see there are several different ones. My daughter will be 6 at the time of travel. I appreciate you!

[Anna]

Reply 3 of 3 • 31 January 2020 at 18:55:13 #929008

Hi crisyfara,

The Jungfrau Travel Pass works best if you plan to stay and explore the Jungfrau region for most of your trip. Details here: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass

If your itinerary includes travelling to other regions and towns in Switzerland, you might want to consider getting the Swiss Travel Pass or the Swiss Half Fare Card. For your child, you can request for a Swiss Family Card that will allow her free travel on the public transportation network. Details of each the railpass are provided in the links:

• Swiss Travel Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass
• Swiss Half Fare Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard
• Swiss Family Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/swissfamilycard

To help you decide which railpass works best, I strongly recommend you to download the spreadsheet and do the math as explained here: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass

Regards,

Anna