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Hello, we are traveling from Paris to Switzerland on June 3, 2019. We read that the most scenic train route to Switzerland is through Geneva. We thought about staying one night there, but have a 14-year-old traveling with my husband and I, and a friend told us to maybe just stop there and have lunch instead and walk around and then travel on to Zermatt.
Questions: Can we stop in Geneva briefly, Montreux to see the castle, and still get to Zermatt (or even close to Zermatt for one night) that same day? We can also stay one night elsewhere before Zermatt, but I thought if we spent Monday, June 3 & Tuesday, June 4 in Zermatt, there might be a chance we could get to the Jungfrau region for two nights as well before heading back to Paris on Friday, June 7. I have more questions, but this is a good start: is it possible to easily travel from Zermatt to somewhere in the Jungfrau region (we really just want to see the area and maybe do the Shlithorn gondola!).
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Hi Annlev40 and welcome to MySwissAlps!
If you want to perhaps poke around either Geneva or Montreux on your way to Zermatt then your best option in regards to train tickets is to buy from Paris to Geneva only. Then in Geneva buy a ticket to Zermatt (via Montreux) as these tickets are valid all day and you can hop off where you please before continuing on later.
You can use the SBB timetable to find train departure and duration around Switzerland here: http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
You can buy tickets to Geneva here: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/france/pric e
As for buying a ticket to Zermatt from Geneva, before you decide to do this I would look into a rail pass for Switzerland. Depending on your final itinerary over your 4 days, it will probably save you money.
Have a read here for more information: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass
Thank you! Yet another question: if we depart Zermatt on Thursday, would there be enough time to stay somewhere in the Jungfrau region (recommendations welcome! Towns or hotels!), view the Jungfrau (even if only from a distance), spend one night (Thursday depart Friday), and take a train from that Jungfrau-area town back to Paris?
Otherwise, we simply thought about traveling to Bern from Zermatt, spending one night there (Thursday) and leaving Friday back to Paris from Bern.
Your advice is very valuable! Thank you!
Yes, you could train to the Jungfrau region on Thursday and then continue on to Paris the next day.
I’d recommend Grindelwald or Wengen for towns that (weather dependent) offer good views to the Jungfraujoch.
We have hotel suggestions on every town page as well for you to look through:
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