Which pass for 3 days in the Lauterbrunnen valley?
A family of four, flying in and out of Zurich, is planning a 3-day trip to the Lauterbrunnen valley. They are looking for the best travel pass to use while exploring the lifts, gondolas, and trains in the area. They want help deciding between the Swiss Travel Pass, Bernese Oberland Pass, and Jungfrau Travel Pass.
- Consider the Bernese Oberland Pass if you plan to visit broader areas including Bern and Kandersteg.
- The Jungfrau Travel Pass is ideal for focused travel in the Lauterbrunnen and Jungfrau region, allowing hassle-free access to covered gondolas and trains.
- Even with a travel pass, you might still need to pick up a free ticket for certain mountain transport to access electronic gates.
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My family of 4- (Mom and 3 kids- 19,21,22) flying in and out of Zurich, plans to spend 3 days in the Lauterbrunnen valley, riding all the lifts/gondolas/trains on both sides. We do not plan on going anywhere else in Switzerland. Will take train from Zurich to Interlaken.
Which pass is best? Swiss travel pass, Bernese Oberland pass or Jungfrau travel pass?
Thank you
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Bernese oberland regional pass should be a good option
Hi Oregonrunner,
Welcome to MySwissAlps.
The Jungfrau Travel Pass (JTP) might be suitable for you if your plans are fixed and focused in and around Lauterbrunnen and the Jungfrau region only. Have a look at the JTP validity map and compare the listed destinations with your itinerary.
If your itinerary also includes day trips to places such as Kandersteg and Bern, then you might want to get the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland (RPBO) instead, which covers a much larger network including transportation within the Jungfrau region. Download the RPBO validity map and compare it with the JTP validity map to get some insights about which railpass to get.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Anna
Thank you for the help.
I have another question, is there a pass that is just more convenient and that saves time and hassle, like one that lets you skip the line or it will save you time because you can just walk on to the gondolas or trains without having to get a ticket ?
Hi OregonRunner,
If you have the Jungfrau Travel Pass or the Regional Pass Berner Oberland, you don’t need to get tickets for each trip. For public transport such as trains, bus and boats, you simply choose a connection and get on board. Similarly, for mountain excursions (gondolas, cable cars etc) which are covered by the pass, you don’t need tickets either. The only time you need to arrange for a ticket is when the travel is discounted. For example trips to Jungfraujoch and Schilthorn. The areas where free travel and discounted travel are allowed are highlighted in the validity maps of each pass.
regards,
Anna
Hi OregunRunner!
In addition to Anna’s information: even with a pass that grants free traveling, you sometimes still need a free ticket for mountain transport. These tickets are required to open electronic access gates. In that case you show your pass at the ticket counter and you’ll get a free ticket. But this means you can’t always skip the line with a rail pass, even if it fully covers a particular mountain ride. Here are more details for the passes suggested by Anna: http://www.myswissalps.com/jungfrautravelpass/howtouse, http://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland/howtouse.
If you want to calculate which pass suits your plans best, this page may be of help: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass.
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