Choosing a Swiss rail pass for 4 days itinerary
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Thank you for posting and sharing your wonderful site. I’m very excited for our upcoming trip to Switzerland.
I would love your advice on train travel and our itinerary. We are travelling to Switzerland in a few weeks (Dec 26-29) and I’m not sure if I need to book tickets ahead since its the holiday season. We are a family of 4 (2 adults 2 girls 14 & 15).
Itinerary
Dec 26th – Colmar to Interlaken….I’m assuming its cheapest to take a train from Colmar to Basel and then utilize a half price card for the remainder of the journey. The idea would be to go to Interlaken/Lauterbrunnen/Schilthorn/Grindelwald/Interlaken or similar. I would love the girls to get a taste for the swiss mountains and possibly go sledding. Right now we are booked to stay in Interlaken 1 night and Lucerene for all the night (I will cancel Lucerene for 1 night if we stay in Interlaken)
Dec 27 Lucerene/Mt. Titlis/Chapel Bridge/Lion Monument
Dec 28 Train to Chur or walk around Zurich
Dec 29 Zurich to Salzburg via Innsbruck
Questions:
Should I add or remove anything from our itinerary?
Does it make more sense to stay in Interlaken or Lucerene on the 26th/27th and Zurich the other nights?
Is the half price card best for our travel and would I be able to use that on the Zurich to Salzburg train ride?
If the girls travel free with a Half price card – do I need to reserve a ticket for them or they just get on the train? If no ticket is required, how do we know what seats are not already purchased/reserved seats?
Do I need to have the seats reserved during the holiday season?
Any advice is appreciated. I have looked over all the information ad its so overwhelming.
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