[Anonymous]

22 February 2022 at 20:07:31 #826548

Hi. My family and I will be in Switzerland this summer. It will be my wife and I, plus our two sons, ages 16 and 13. We fly in and out of Zurich. Our itinerary is as follows: 2 nights in Lucerne, 5 nights in Wengen, 5 nights in Murren, and 2 nights in Zurich. My first thought was to get the Jungfrau Pass for our time in Wengen and Murren, and then just purchase point to point tickets for Lucerne and Zurich. However, I see that the max amount of days with the Jungfrau Pass is 8. Are there any options for longer than 8 days?

The other option would be to purchase the Swiss Travel Pass for 15 days. However, it seems like we’d still be paying 25% or 50% of a lot of our travel while in Wengen and Murren. Is that right? I know that there is also the Berner Oberland Regional Pass, but I haven’t done much research on that.

Thanks for any thoughts or suggestions!

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[Anna]

Reply 1 of 6 • 22 February 2022 at 21:30:27 #938918

Hi robgrish,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

Unfortunately, the Jungfrau Travel Pass has no option for more than 8 consecutive days. However a possible solution may be to combine an 8-day pass with a 3 or 4-day pass. I personally think this would make more sense than getting the 15-day Swiss Travel Pass if your plans are mainly exploring the Jungfrau region.

Let us know if you need more input.

Regards,

Anna

[User]

Reply 2 of 6 • 22 February 2022 at 22:55:16 #938919

Thanks for the quick response Anna. Any thoughts on whether or not it would make sense to purchase the Half Fare card in order to save on the four days outside on Jungfrau and to receive the discounted rate on the Jungfrau Pass?

[User]

Reply 3 of 6 • 23 February 2022 at 10:39:34 #938920

Hi robgrish,

yes, it sounds reasonable. But to make sure you should make some calculations to compare your options. We have a spreadsheet that will help you to do the math, you’ll find it here: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass.

Let us know if you need help with the spreadsheet.

Ildiko

More about the Swiss Half Fare Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard

[Shroffchetan]

Reply 4 of 6 • 23 February 2022 at 12:31:02 #938921

One more option can be 8 days Jungfrau Travel Pass and 8 days Swiss Travel Pass Flex. Swiss Travel Pass Flex will be slightly expensive but it will serve your purpose

Whether half fare or other rail pass make sense can be checked by using the below calculator

http://www.myswissalps.com/docs/default-source/raildoc/myswissalps-railpass-calculations.zip

Please note that Swiss Rail website gives half fare by default.

Also make daywise tentative itinerary with attractions to visit and transport to use. Swiss Travel Pass also includes museum pass and some attractions are included

Hope this helps you to make quick decisions

[User]

Reply 5 of 6 • 23 February 2022 at 12:53:30 #938922

Yes, Shroffchetan’s right regarding the timetable (shows half price by default).

If you have never used the SBB timetable before, make sure to read the guide at http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable.

Ildiko

[Annika]

Reply 6 of 6 • 23 February 2022 at 15:34:49 #938923

Hi robgrish,

If you want to know more about the Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland, you can find all information at http://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland. It provides great coverage in a pretty large area. But most trips from Lucerne are not included (except for the discounted trip to Titlis) and it won’t be of any use in Zurich.

A nation-wide pass such as the Swiss Travel Pass (Flex) or Swiss Half Fare Card seems to make more sense in your case. With these passes, your 13 year old can travel along for free on all routes. Just request the free Swiss Family Card while purchasing: http://www.myswissalps.com/swissfamilycard.

As mentioned by Ildikó and Schroffchetan, you can only tell what’s cheapest if you make detailed calculations.