[DebC]

18 September 2019 at 4:41:39 #823900

Hi All

Just wanting some clarification as to what might be the best pass when we travel to this beautiful country in August. Upon arrival at Zurich we will train it to Lucerne for 2 nights, going on a lake Cruise and seeing Mt Pilatus. From there we will train it Wengen for 4 nights. After that we will train to Vareena. My Questions are:-

Would the Bernese Pass be better value than the Jungfrau, as it looks to cover a larger area? But does this mean we then buy a special ticket to go to the top of Jungfrau?

Would the Swiss half fare pass be enough to cover the few days in Lucerne or should we upgrade for the train trip to Varenna or will this come under a different train Pass.

Thanks in anticipation of your responses.

Debbie

Effortlessly learn from the questions and answers in the forum. Receive a daily e-mail with new discussions. Sign up

[Removed user]

18 September 2019 at 14:02:58 #922343

Hi Debbie,

you’ll find a very useful guide with a calculation spreadsheet, which helps you to choose a rail pass in 5 steps at http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass. The downloadable spreadsheet also includes links to the “Where it’s valid” page for all available passes, be sure to study it carefully. You can compare the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland (http://www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and/) and the Jungfrau Travel Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrautravelpass) and also have a look at Swiss Travel Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass).

Yes, with the Regional Pass Bernese Oberland you need to pay for Jungfraujoch, it is a fixed price, in 2019 it is 99 CHF (return): http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch/tickets

As you are traveling to Italy after that read these too: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/italy. If you are traveling more in Italy, the Eurail Global Pass would be useful for you: http://www.myswissalps.com/eu railglobalpass.

To compare the passes, use the spreadsheet and do the math. Let me know if you need further information.

Learn more about the regions you are planning to visit:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion/activitie s
• http://www.myswissalps.com/la kelucerne/activities