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Hi there !
I am travelling to Switzerland on September 12-22(9 days ) arriving in Zurich . What would be the best option to do after my arrival in Zurich ?
Option A take train directly to Zermatt and spend three days there ?then back to Interlaken for three -4 days ? to hike Klein Scheidegg , First ,Lautenbrunnen , Grindelwald ,Murren and Wengen. Should I base in Interlacken or Wengen?
Option B From Zurich to Interlaken for three to four days ? to hike then to Zermatt for three days ?
1. Will 3 days enough for these places ? I have a total of 9 solid days . Will I also be able to do the bernina express to logano for a day ?
2. will 8 days Swiss pass cover my trains to these places from and to Zurich to catch my flight back?
I would appreciate any suggestion in the forum .
Thank you.
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I can partially reply your questions. Yes 8 days Swiss Travel Pass will cover your train travels. You need to buy Mountain train / cable car tickets. You will get discount from 25%-50% with Swiss Pass
I briefly wrote experience on my travel blog http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/trip-report-switzerland-may-2017 and see if it is helpful to you
Hi Alvinandaya7,
Welcome to MySwissAlps! Option A and B are similar apart from the order. Perhaps your arrival time may favor one over the other. Train schedules can be found here: http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable.
1. You can easily spend a week in Zermatt and three in Interlaken, and still not see everything in the area. Having said that, 9 days is a good amount to split between both destinations and have a great time. The Bernina Express is in a different part of the country.
- http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
- http://www.myswissalps.com/ze rmatt
- http://www.myswissalps.com/be rninaexpress
2. Yes, and discount for cable cars as Shroffchetan says. Please find details here: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity.
Thank you so much !
Thank you so much ! Doing mostly hiking and reeking within the 9 days but would love to experience the glacier express I mean . Can you do a return or a day glacier express train ?
You’re welcome! That’s not easy without spending at least one night in St. Moritz or perhaps Chur. Please see http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress. If you do, I guess it’s best at the end of your trip, after Zermatt.
Hi there,
I saw this post earlier and thought that I would get some advice. We are planning to travel in Sept also (19-27), arriving in Zurich from Singapore and leaving from Paris. We are a family of 3 (with a 13 months old baby) and planning to spend 6 solid days in Switz before going to Paris for the rests of the trip.
We have a rough plan to visit Zermatt and Interlaken before taking train to Paris from Geneva. We are also thinking to rent a car to go around. Can I have some opinion/advice on this itinerary? Any tips are also welcome as this is our first Europe trip and with a baby as well.
Thank you!
Hi Mncnath,
Welcome to MySwissAlps! You can best post your questions in a new thread for more and better responses. A few tips to get started:
- A car won’t make a trip to Interlaken and Zermatt easier. Zermatt and the area can’t be accessed by car. Interlaken can be reached by car but quite some of the surrounding areas are car free too. Please find details through http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken and http://www.myswissalps.com/ze rmatt.
- For the transfer to Paris, please see http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/france.
I want to keep my other options open and want my 9 day trip to be flexible . Do I have to reserve hostels before hand or I can just walk in on that day?
Hi Arno,
Thanks for the tips! I will create a new post and start from there. 🙂
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