Jungfrau Travel Pass and ski lifts in December
Jan is planning an 8-day ski trip in Grindelwald during late December, focusing on the Jungfrau area. They want to know if the Jungfrau Travel Pass covers all ski areas and if they need to buy separate ski lift tickets. They're also visiting towns and using a Half Fare Card for trips to Zurich, Basel, Bern, and Fribourg.
- The Jungfrau Travel Pass is not available in winter; consider the Jungfrau Hiking and Sledging Pass instead for better access to the area.
- Using the Swiss Half Fare Card will give you a 25% discount on travel in the region.
- For skiing, the Jungfrau Sports Pass is recommended as it provides access to all ski lifts in the area.
- If you're skiing on non-consecutive days, look into daily lift passes or the 7-Day Jungfrau Sports Pass for convenience.
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Hi,
We will be spending 8 days based in Grindewald late December and will be doing some skiiing. Our time will be spent entirely in the Jaungfrau area. Question is, if we buy the Jungfrau Travel Pass will this cover access to all the ski areas and only ski lift tickets will be required? Plan to visit various towns in the area too as part of general sightseeting.
We wil also have a Half Fare Card to travel to Zurich twice/Basel/Bern/Fribourg separate to our stay in Grindelwald plus use to visit Schilthorn (we are not going up the top of the Jungrau as have been previously)
Advice appreciated thanks Jan
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Hi Jan, welcome to MySwissAlps!
Unfortunately the Jungfrau Travel Pass is not available in winter. You can only use it from mid-April to mid-October: https://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass.
The Jungfrau Hiking and Sledging Pass could be a good alternative: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauhikingsledgingpass. It includes bus, train, and mountain transportation in the Jungfrau region plus several ski lifts: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauhikingsledgingpass/validity. Your Swiss Half Fare Card will entitle you to a 25% discount. Please see the pages below for prices and purchase options:
- https://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard/price
- http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass/price
- https://www.myswissalps.com/schilthorn/tickets
Does that help you out?
In the ski season ski passes take over from ‘tourist’ passes – JUngfrau area ski resort info is here:
cdn.jungfrau.ch/Prospekte_und_Broschueren/Price_list_Jungfrau_Ski_Region.pdf
Thanks for the updates, these are most helpful. The 22/23 Hiking and Sledging season pass is CHF 272 for 7 days and is the Jungfrau Corona Winter Pass that was advertised for the 21/22 season the same thing?
Lastly, as we will be skiing on unknown days being weather dependent, hopefully not less than 4 and would need to buy daily lift passes on these occasions, the 7 Day Jungfrau Sports Pass CHF428 (senior CHF385) maybe considered a better option as non consecutive Ski Passes are CHF69 (senior CHF62 – we are a mixed age family). We need to weigh this up ourselves, however what other advantage is there over the Hiking and Sledging pass.
I note there is an advance purchase discount for the Sports Passavailable from 01 October-15 December, any idea what the saving percentage might be.
Hi Harringtonj3,
Welcome to MySwissAlps.
If you plan to ski, getting the Jungfrau Sport Passes is more practical than getting the the Jungfrau Hiking and Sledging Pass (JHSP). The Sport Pass gives you access to all the ski lifts in the validity area. The JHSP is mainly for non-skiers/snowboarders.
The advance purchase option is only available if you are buying the Sport Pass for one season. The standard price is CHF1000 but if you purchase before Dec 15, it’s CHF777.
Regards,
Anna
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