Validity of the Jungfrau Travel Pass
A traveler named Mian is planning a trip to Switzerland this August and is interested in the Jungfrau Travel Pass. They want to know if the pass covers trips to Reichenbach Falls, Felsensteg Birg, and Piz Gloria.
- The Jungfrau Travel Pass does not cover Reichenbach Falls; you'll need separate tickets from Interlaken to visit.
- You can travel to Piz Gloria with the Jungfrau Travel Pass but will need to buy a ticket for the final part of the journey from Mürren to Schilthorn.
- If you're considering visiting many attractions, look into the Swiss Travel Pass for discounts on museums and other locations.
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Hello,
We are traveling to Switzerland this August. Planning on taking a Jungfrau pass. Does it cover a trip to Reichenbach falls and Felsensteg Birg and Piz Gloria?
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Hi Mian and welcome to MySwissAlps.com!
Jungfrau Travel Pass is valid in the Jungfrau Region (http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrauregion), and yes, Schilthorn (http://www.myswissalps.com/schilthorn/gettingthere) is included. But the Reichenbach Falls are outside of this area, you can use this pass only til Interlaken. From Interlaken, you need to get separate train tickets (http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/switzerland).
You can check the validity map of the Jungfrau Travel Pass at http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass/validity. Make sure to download the map and browse the list.
Learn more about the Jungfrau Travel Pass at http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass/. You can buy it here: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass/price
I hope this helps,
Ildiko
Thank you very much for the information. One more thing, does Jungfrau travel pass give any benefits like discounted tickets to visit attractions like St. Beatus caves in the area? Or is it strictly only for traveling?
The Jungfrau Travel Pass does not give you a discount on the St. Beatus Caves entry price. It is only valid for transportation in the Jungfrau area (Note, that busses in Interlaken are excluded). If you buy a longer (5-8 days) pass, you can reach the caves for free from Interlaken West by boat. in the timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable) look for Interlaken West – Beatushöhlen-Sundlauenen route. It is a 35 min boat trip on Lake Thun.
The Swiss Travel Pass is the pass that can grant you free or discounted entry to over 500 Swiss museums – but St Beatus Cave is not included. You can check the list here: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/details.
Ildiko
Hello,
Thank you for the response. So I can easily travel upto the top of Piz Gloria without an additional ticket as long as I have the Jungfrau pass? I am a bit confused about this as Schilthorn is not shown in the Jungfrau coverage map and neither is it mentioned anywhere that I will not have to pay extra to get to the top from Gimmelwald to Felsensteg Birg and then to Piz Gloria. And regarding the Bernese Oberland card, from what I understood even this card gives 50% reduction for a ticket to travel upto Schilthorn from Mürren. Am I correct?
Hi Mian,
Yes, you are right, Schilthorn is not written on the Jungfrau Travel Pass validity map, only the red lines indicate Schilthorn. You can see a note under the map: “25% discount Stechelberg – Mürren – Schilthorn”.
If you want to go to Schilthorn, you need to get to Mürren. To reach Mürren you have 2 options: Mürren can be reached from Lauterbrunnen via Grütschalp or via Stechelberg. If you have a valid Jungfrau Travel Pass, to get to Mürren is for free with the first option (via Grütschalp), while the other one is discounted by 25% (via Stechelberg). With the pass, the rest of the trip (Mürren – Schilthorn) is discounted by 25%. If it is not totally free, you need to buy a ticket.
I’ve attached a map for you. You can check the ways and cables cars on it.
If you have a Regional Pass Bernese Oberland, you can get to Mürren for free (both of the options are for free) and the cable car from Mürren to Schilthorn is half priced (meaning that you still need to buy a ticket for this trip) See the list: http://www.myswissalps.com/schilthorn/tickets. If you are interested in the validity map of the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland/validity.
Maybe these pages will help you understand how to use these passes: http://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland/howtouse and http://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland/howtouse.
Does this make sense for you? Please feel free to ask again if you still have some uncleared points.
Ildiko
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Hello Ildiko,
Thank you so much for all the information you have provided. They were very helpful. One final thing, does BOP give any discount to go till the top of Jungfraujoch?
Yes, the train to Eigergletscher is for free with the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland. Eigergletscher is the last stop before Jungfraujoch, see the attached map. And from Eigergletscher to Jungfraujoch, you need to pay a fixed discounted price (CHF 99 for a return ticket). You find the details of the route here: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfraujoch/gettingthere.
Ildiko
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Hi.
You may want to consider instead the TOP OF EUROPE PASS. This covers pretty much the same routes but it also included free of charge any number of visits to the Jungfraujoch.
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