Eurail or Swiss Travel Pass Rust-Bern-Lake Como?
Michelle and her family are planning a trip from Zurich on June 7 for two weeks, including visits to Europa-Park in Germany, and several locations in Switzerland and Italy. She wants advice on whether a Eurail Pass or Swiss Travel Pass is better for their itinerary and if their planned day trips are reasonable. The itinerary includes stops in Bern, Gruyeres, Zermatt, and Lake Como, with diverse activities in each location.
- Consider using a detailed itinerary to calculate travel costs and determine the best pass for your needs.
- The Swiss Travel Pass offers unlimited travel across the Swiss rail network and may be more beneficial for in-country travel than a Eurail Pass.
- Make sure to verify the travel times for day trips to ensure they fit into your schedule.
AI-generated summary-
Hi, My name is Michelle and my husband and two children (ages 17 and 23) will be arriving into Zurich from the US on June 7, 2022 and departing Zurich on June 21, 2022. Our plans are to visit Europa-Park in Rust, Germany; Switzerland, Milan and Lake Como, Italy. We were in Switzerland in 2019 and visited Zurich, Bern, Lucerne (Mt. Pilatus) and Lauterbrunnen. This is the itinerary I have planned for this visit and I am wondering if a Eurail Pass makes more sense than a Swiss Travel Pass. Does this look like a good itinerary and are these day trips reasonable? If anyone has other suggestions, please advise. Thank you everyone.
June 7 (2 nights in Rust, Germany) – Zurich Flughafen to Zurich HB; then Zurich HB to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
June 9 (5 nights in Bern) – Ringsheim/Europa Park to Bern
June 10 – Bern to Gruyeres and Maison Cailler
June 11 – Bern to Glacier 3000
June 12 – Bern to Bahnhof-Zweissmen and take Golden Pass to Montreux. Visit Chateau de Chillon
June 13 Bern to Zermatt
June 14 – Bern to Geneva
June 15 (3 nights in Geneva) – Geneva to Annecy, France
June 16 – Geneva to Chamonix, France
June 17 (3 nights in Carate Urio/Lake Como)- Geneva to Milan, Italy; then to Lake Como
June 20 (1 night in Zurich) – Lake Como to Zurich
-
Hi Mengel058,
In my opinion, your current itinerary is doable. Based on your plans, a Eurail Global Pass might indeed be practical: https://www.myswissalps.com/eurailglobalpass. But if you want to make sure you are getting the best value, I recommend doing up a detailed itinerary and calculate the cost using our spreadsheet on this page: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Anna
- The thread ‘Eurail or Swiss Travel Pass Rust-Bern-Lake Como?’ is closed to new replies.
