Saver Day Pass or Supersaver ticket with Half Fare
A traveler is trying to decide between a Saver Day Pass and a Super Saver Ticket for a day trip to Bern while holding a Half Fare Card. They want clarity on which option will offer the best savings and flexibility for their travel plans.
- Choose the Saver Day Pass for more flexibility during your trips, as it allows changes in your itinerary without losing value.
- A Super Saver Ticket is cheaper but has strict conditions; if you miss your train, you'll need to buy a new ticket.
- Always check train routes; the scenic path via Langnau is recommended for its views.
- The Swiss Half Fare Card provides discounts on regular tickets too, making it a valuable option for various transport modes.
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Can someone clarify the differences in the Pass vs Ticket just want to make sure I understand correctly.
Saver Day Pass – all transportation for that day is free with the exception of mountains trips i.e Rigi in Luzern or Gornergrat in Zermatt, which you get a 50% discount on those tickets because you have the Half Fare Card.
SuperSave Ticket w/Half Fare card – Does NOT give you any discount on other forms of transportation like a bus or cable ride etc. It is simply a just a discount on the price of the train ticket.
The reason I ask is because I’m trying to decide do I get a Saver Day Pass or buy the Super Saver Ticket I found for a day trip to Bern. I have a Half Fare Card.
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Your understanding of the Saver Day Pass with Swiss Half-fare Card is correct. A Supersaver Ticket is a reduced fare for a specific journey A to B at a particular departure time. It differs from a regular ticket in that a regular ticket is valid on the route any time on the given day. With a Supersaver Ticket if you miss the train or change your plans you will need to buy a new ticket.
Okay so if we buy the Super Saver ticket and say we are on time but the train is late or there is some disruption in service on that day.
- What happens to our Super Saver Ticket we bought for that day? Do we then have to buy new tickets i.e we lose our $ and then have to pay full price to get on the next available train
- What would you suggest Saver Day Pass or Super Saver ticket. Right now the saving is 25 CHF /per person and that for a 2 night stay Luzern to Zermatt.
- Buying a Saver Day pass seems to make no sense for our Luzern to Zermatt trip because we will only get discount for that day and not the next day and we plan on staying 3 days. So I think we should buy a regular ticket in this case. Thoughts?
- For day trip to Bern I think then I should get a Saver Day Pass
Hi Kelly,
In such a case the ticket is still valid. You only lose it if you don’t make it to the train.
If your plans for the day are fixed (departure time, route), then I suggest the cheapest option. More details about the options are here:
- Saver Day Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass
- Supersaver ticket: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/switzerland
- Swiss Half Fare Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard (gets you a discount on both prior options, and on regular tickets as well)
Hi Arno,
Sorry just need to reconfirm… if I understood correctly
- The Super Saver Tickets will still be valid if the fault is on SSB not us. We can just jump on the next available train on that day.
- Because we have already purchased the Half Fare Card whether we buy Saver Day Pass or Super Saver Ticket or a Regular ticket we will still get discount on all modes of transportations except as I said before certain mountain excursions.
Thank you!
Hi Kelly,
- Correct! SBB by the way, not SSB 🙂 SBB runs many but not all trains, there are other operators as well: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/practical/railcomp anies. But the same rule applies. If the train is late there is no problem. If you miss it, there is.
- Correct as well. All routes that get you a discount can be found here: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard.
Thanks Arno for the clarification. I’m dyslexic so you can see how easily it is for me to transpose letters/numbers for that fact. So, correct I meant to write SBB 🙂
Day trip to Bern regular ticket had these routes not sure which to pick or it doesn’t matter?
- Via ZOFINGEN ODER OLTEN (chf 19.50)
- Via Langnau (chf 17.50)
Please advise. Thanks
Hi Kelly,
The route via Langnau is more scenic but a little bit slower. So it’s time vs scenery and a tiny price difference I guess 🙂
What’s the chances of getting a super saver ticket on the day before we go to Bern from Luzern day trip? Because when i went to buy the tickets the option to do a supersaver was available, leaving at 10am.
That should work, but no guarantee. Prices vary and go up over time, and tickets for specific trains can sell out. That only applies to Supersaver tickets. Regular tickets, even if discounted the Swiss Half Fare Card, will not sell out.
Saver Day pass gives you more flexibility. For example you might decide to spend an extra hour in Bern because you realise there is something else you want to see. Supersavers don’t give you that option.
Bern – Luzern
When I was growing up (in the 1970s), the only way to go from Bern – Luzern was via Langnau!
The trains via Zofingen are a recent innovation designed to get regular commuters between the two cities quickly, the route takes advantage of the Olten – Bern high speed line built a few years ago (and partly in a ‘ecological’ tunnel – so no views
I recommend going via Langnau. This is the traditional old fashioned route through the beautiful Emmental (of cheese fame) valley (Emme = the name of the river; tal = valley)
If you travel the line at team time you will see dozens of farm cats going off hunting in the green fields.
1960Man – great handle
Thanks for your reply.
Okay so we leave in a few days. feel like we won’t make full use of the Saver Day Pass at 50/per person. There are a few things to see in Bern but I think we could cover all by foot and therefore we won’t need to take any type of transportation while we are there. So, maybe we just buy the tickets Luzern to Bern via Langnau to get some views. Thoughts?
Also, any good places for lunch or dinner? We like authentic Italian food mostly but are open to suggestions? I would really like to avoid tourist traps and get a more local feel.
Thanks
If the Saver Day Pass is CHF 50 now for that day then it won’t be worth it. With a Swiss Half Fare Card you’d only pay CHF 35 per person for regular tickets Lucerne to Bern via Langnau and back.
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