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Hi. I’ve read a lot of informations in here but nothing seems to make my vision clearer. So here’s my situation and I hope you can help me out.
1. Im planning of going for an Europe trip from London to Rome in 18days starting early Dec. Travelling from Munich to Switzerland for a 3 nights stop and continue the journey to Rome after that.I really want to experince the best of Switzerland especially the Swiss Alps and mountains. The plan is to stay in Bern. Is that the most strategic location? Is there any other best option?
2. I’m a backpackers and in a really tight budget but willing to spent a bit if its for the sake of experience. Is there any mode of transportation that suit me the best? Zermat is too far but I read Jungfraujoch is too expensive. I really want to experience the panoramic view from the train. I’ve seen that on TV haha.. Where should I head to? Do care to share your itinerary for my 4D3N stay. Much appreciated.
3. Do I really need the Swiss Pass? Since I know the price might be too expensive for me but if its worth more then buying single ticket then the pass it is. Do enlighten me.
Your help will really mean so much to me. Of all the countries I’ll be visiting, Swit is the one Im looking forward the most.Thank you.
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I suggest the Bernese Oberland, staying in Interlaken where you can find inexpensive hostels and be near cheap funiculars to see the views without spending a fortune. Also, my wife and I are traveling to Switzerland in October where we will stay in Interlaken for 5 days, my third visit, and travel by cogwheel train to Kleine Scheidegg which is the beautiful Jungfrau trip before you enter the tunnel to the top. It costs about 90 Swiss francs which is less than half the cost of the Jungfrau trip. Travel by cable car to Murren and see the beautiful Lauterbrunnen Valley and the Eiger, Monk, and Jungfrau for around 30 francs round trip. Also, travel by train to Thun on Lake Thun and explore the castle and old town which I visit on each trip for their character and history. This is the German part of Switzerland which is my favorite, with friendly people and great valley hiking options. Please feel free to contact me for more information about my favorite foreign country of the 27 that I have visited.
Hi Lee22,
Welcome to the forum.
I agree with Gstritaro5.
If you are staying only a few days in Switzerland, and you want to experience the best of the Swiss Alps, Bernese Oberland, particularly the Jungfrau region, is a good choice.
http://www.myswissalps.com/be rneseoberland
http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregionMany backpackers’ prefer to stay in Interlaken when they are visiting this region.
http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken/hotelsIn December, most of the mountain railways or cable cars would be closed for maintenance but regular train service operate as usual to the lovely villages of Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Grindelwald and Murren. It’s possible to enjoy some of the best views of Switzerland on these train journeys.
http://www.myswissalps.com/la uterbrunnen
http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen
http://www.myswissalps.com/mu rren
http://www.myswissalps.com/gr indelwaldIf you plan to explore only one region, it’s best to get the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland but unfortunately this is not available outside of summer.
http://www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and
In this case, we recommend the 4-day Swiss Travel Pass because this gives you unlimited travel to anywhere in Switzerland, in case you fancy some train-hopping to see the different corners of Switzerland.
http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
Yes, Switzerland is small enough to travel from Zurich to Lugano or Basel to Geneva in one day. And you can choose to get off – get back on the train as much as you like without having to worry about buying different tickets. This will also cover your journey in and out of Switzerland up to the nearest border town.
If you want to find out which pass is better for you, you can get more information from this:
http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpassHope this helps!
Anna
Your trip sounds more like a multi-country trip on a ‘budget’ which is what InterRail is intended for. Interrail is valid on Swiss Federal Railways and other key private railway companies in the Swiss Alps area (including Rhaetian Railway and Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn).
I’m not sure the Berner Oberland is the best place to aim for. The engadin and canton Graubünden in south east Switzerland is ‘high Alps’ territory and you could take the Bernina Railway to Tirano then go to Milano and on to Roma.
Also I don’t think Zermatt is necessarily too far off you route, given that Zermatt is close to the main line railway Geneva – Milano (there used to be through trains to Roma but you have to change in Milano these days).
Hi Lee22! As 1960 mentioned: for a train trip including multiple countries, a pass covering Europe (http://www.myswissalps.com/mu lticountrypasses) might indeed be better than a rail pass for Switzerland only. Interrail can be used by European residents, Eurail is intended for non-European residents:
Whether a multi-country pass is best, should be calculated as explained on the link provided by Anna. Interrail and Eurail passes usually don’t provide discounts quite as good as the Swiss rail passes, so the devil may be in the details.
I thank you all for the information. It really makes my planning a lot more easier now that i have guidelines from you all. I’m still planning my trip to best cater my needs. Again I thank you all. Looking forward for my trip to the amazing Swiss Alps.
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