Berner Oberland Pass + Saver Day Pass for 3 nights in Wengen?
Cora is planning a 3-night trip to Wengen with her husband and friends in late August. They want advice on whether to buy the Oberland Pass for 3 days or a Saver Day Pass for her husband for 2 days, depending on their itinerary that includes several excursions to popular spots like Harder Kulm and Grindelwald.
- The Saver Day Pass won’t cover mountain transport; it only includes trains and buses to villages and lake boats.
- The Oberland Pass is a good option for covering multiple excursions and reducing ticket worries.
- Purchasing a Swiss Half Fare Card can make your travel more economical when combined with the Oberland Pass.
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hello again,
what is best? I’m thinking of buying Oberland pass for 3 days and buy saver day pass for my husband ( 2 days saver day pass )
my itenerary: based in wengen ( arenas resort ) for 3 nights
22.08 Harder Kulm , lake Brienz, Lauterbrunnen ( with husband and 2 other couple )
23.08 Grindelwald first, first walk, balchapsee hike ( with husband and 2 other couple except hike )
24.08 shilthorn, Gimmelwald , Männlichen, hike to klein Scheidegg ( solo )
Best,
Cora
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Hi Cora,
The Saver Day Pass covers transport to inhabited places, but most mountain transport is excluded.
In the Jungfrau Region, of the places you mention you will visit, the Saver Day Pass won’t cover these, or give any discount at all:
- funicular to Harder Kulm
- gondola to Grindelwald First
- cable car from Mürren to the Schilthorn
- cable car Wengen to Männlichen
- gondola Grindelwald to Männlichen
So if your husband won’t be accompanying you to any of these places, then the Saver Day Pass looks like a good choice for him.
Trains, buses and cable cars to the villages of Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Mürren, Gimmelwald and Stechelberg are included though, as are the lake boats on the Brienzersee (Lake Brienz) and the Thunersee (Lake Thun).
More information on the Saver Day Pass is here:
https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/saver-day-pass/
Hope this helps!
Alpenrose
Thank you Alpenrose for the infos. Base on your response, buying Oberland pass make sense. I already bought Swiss half fare and this combo is perfect. I don’t have to worry about buying multiple train tickets.
Joining the myswissalps.com is the best. I’ve been reading and learning a lot from your advice and also from other members experiences. Highly recommended.Best,
Cora
Hi Cora & all,
I am in Wengen from 6th July to 9th July, possibly in Interlaken/ Lucerne on 10th july and flying out on 11th July from Zurich in afternoon. I am travelling with my 14yr old daughter. I am thinking the bernese ober pass for $310 (280 +30 junior) would cover most of the days in Wengen & around excursions. If I end up staying in Interlaken on 10th then I don’t have to worry about any excursions travel tix in lucerne. Would this be a correct statement?
I would have to pay extra from Interlaken to Zurich as that would not be covered by Bernese ober pass. That would be approx 85$ a full price it seems. So just with Ober pass the total would be $592 = 310+85+ 198 (99*2 for Juanfraujoch visit).
If I buy the halffare card my price + bern ober card my cost would be $579 = 120+217 (discounted bern ober)+ 44 +198.
Does the above numbers make sense. I end up saving approx 80 -85 on each of the options when compared to Swiss travel.
Any reason I would need the Swiss Travel Pass if I do skip Lucerne?
Thanks
Manjari
Hi Manjari,
Your first paragraph is correct. All information in regard to the Berner Oberland Pass, how to use, a coverage map, discounts and there are some online purchase suggestions too can be found in the below link:
With the Berner Oberland Pass, you would only need a ticket from Zurich – Bern, or Zurich – Lucerne (depending which route you choose) thereon the pass would kick in and take you to Interlaken.
If you went ahead with the purchase of a Swiss Half Fare Card, that’s right your Berner Oberland Pass for you, would be discounted by 30%. In addition, having the Swiss Half Fare Card, you could then apply for the Swiss Family Card, which would allow your daughter to travel for free whilst with you. She would not need the child’s version of the Berner Oberland Pass.
More details below:
- Swiss Half Fare Card: https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/swiss-half-fare-card/
- Swiss Family Card: https://www.myswissalps.com/travel/tickets/discount/
I’d choose the Swiss Travel Pass, if you intended to travel further afar but as most of your travel is in the Bernese Oberland, it could be enough with the Berner Oberland Pass and Swiss Half Fare Card. If you wanted to be extra sure, we do have a downloadable spreadsheet that you can use, to carry out your maths. Thereon, based on your daily plans, the best rail pass is displayed. Take a look at the link below:
I hope this helps.
Kind regards,
Yolanda
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