[Anonymous]

14 August 2022 at 5:55:46 #828068

Hi,

We will be travelling to Switzerland during the last 2 weeks of September and would appreciate any feedback to our queries below. Thanks in advance.

(1) We have already purchased the Swiss Travel Pass & is considering whether to purchase the most basic 3-day Top of Europe Pass at CHF249 for our travel up to Jungfraujoch. We are planning to travel to Grindelwald First and Jungfraujoch for 2 days.

• Can you advise if the purchase of 3-day Top of Europe Pass is recommended?
• Does the Swiss Travel Pass offer any discount for the purchase of 3-day Top of Europe Pass?
• Does the Top of Europe Pass offer any additional discounts to what Swiss Travel Pass can offer at Grindelwald First?

(2) If we do not purchase the 3-day Top of Europe Pass, we will be purchasing Jungfraujoch tickets for the particular dates that we are planning to visit. We are confused by the different information from the internet.

• How do we purchase the to & fro (return) ticket to Jungfraujoch? Does this cover from Grindelwald all the way to Jungfraujoch? Are these 2 websites the right place to book – (a) Jungfrau.ch & (b) Swisstours ?
• Is there a fixed price for the Jungfraujoch tickets & any further discount for our Swiss Travel Pass? We tried to purchase tickets from Jungfrau.ch website by choosing from Grindelwald station vs. going to Swiss tours website for the purchase & noted different prices.
• Does this ticket cover all the activities & entrance to Jungfraujoch? Are there any other activities which is not covered by this ticket?
• Does the ticket only cover for the particular date that we have selected or across a range of dates?

(3) How do we reserve the activities on Grindelwald First? We are planning to purchase the Grindelwald First Adventure Package. Does this mean that by purchasing this First Adventure Package, we are already confirming our slots on the activities & will just need to appear on that day with our package pass?

(4) We are planning to visit Grindelwald First & Jungfraujoch on Saturday & Sunday. Will there be a higher crowd expected on September weekends?

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[Arno]

Reply 1 of 5 • 14 August 2022 at 7:06:12 #945586

Hi funtraveller, thanks for joining MySwissAlps!

Let’s look into your questions:

1) Additional Top of Europe Pass:

• With your Swiss Travel Pass, you can get a return ticket Interlaken-Jungfraujoch for CHF 159,80. This includes the free segment up to Wengen/Grindelwald and the 25% discounted segment Wengen/Grindelwald-Jungfraujoch. Please see https://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch/tickets and https://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/validity.
• For Grindelwald-First, The Swiss Travel Pass gets you a discounted return ticket for CHF 32: https://www.myswissalps.com/grindelwaldfirst/tickets.
• So this total of CHG 159,80 + CHF 32 = CHF 191,80 wouldn’t justify the purchase of an additional 3-day Top of Europe Pass at CHF 249. The Top of Europe Pass offers a free ride to Jungfraujoch and to First, but if these are the only trips you plan to make it won’t be more economical than just using your Swiss Travel Pass discount.
• No, Swiss Travel Pass holders don’t get a discount on a Top of Europe Pass.

2) Getting your discounted Jungfraujoch ticket:

• The purchase options we recommend are listed here: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch/tickets. You can get tickets including the Swiss Travel Pass discount from https://www.swissrailways.com or https://www.getyourguide.com. In both cases it’s a return ticket valid for all routes to and from Jungfraujoch: https://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch/gettingthere. It’s valid for the date you specify while purchasing.
• The tickets cover the journey and admission to all major activities, except for the Snow Fun Park: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch.

3) Getting your Grindelwald-First ticket:

• The tickets listed at http://www.myswissalps.com/grindelwaldfirst/tickets are only valid for the return gondola ride between Grindelwald and First.
• If you want to book an adventure package, you can do so at the Jungfrau railways website. As far as I can tell there’s no specific timeslot for the activities, other than the date for which you book. But you can best contact the Jungfrau railways if you’re unsure about this.

4) Yes, September weekends with good weather can be busier than weekdays. But I don’t expect them to be as crowded as July and August.

I hope this helps you out. Let us know if you have more questions!

[User]

Reply 2 of 5 • 14 August 2022 at 7:38:56 #945587

Hi Arno,

Thanks & deeply appreciate the very detailed feedback. This is very helpful!

On your response to 2nd point, you mentioned that the Jungfraujoch ticket will only be valid for the date which we specify while purchasing.

Is there any way we can purchase 1-day tickets that can be valid across a range of dates as we might be going on a different date if the weather is not great on the initial date specified?

Thanks 🙂

[Arno]

Reply 3 of 5 • 14 August 2022 at 9:05:03 #945588

Hi funtraveller,

Happy to help! Unfortunately such tickets are date-specific. What you can do is wait until short-term weather forecasts (https://www.myswissalps.com/weather/forecast) look good. Then buy your tickets online one day in advance, or at the spot right before boarding on the day of traveling.

[User]

Reply 4 of 5 • 14 August 2022 at 9:08:39 #945589

Hi Arno,

Thanks for your responses so far. One last question, is there any possibility that the Jungfraujoch tickets might run out if we buy on the spot or one day in advance?

[Arno]

Reply 5 of 5 • 14 August 2022 at 9:22:48 #945590

Hi again!

Yes, theoretically tickets can sell out (see “Booking in advance” at http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch/tickets). I don’t expect this to happen in September weekends though, especially not if you arrange for your tickets one or two days in advance.

If you want, you can book priority boarding too. This means you’ll get guaranteed acces to the cable car/trains for a specific time slot. I don’t think this will be necessary for September, but if you want to be absolutely sure of easy boarding, you could consider this.