Best rail pass to cover Geneva-Stechelberg-Zermatt
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Hi – I will travel from Geneva airport to the Bernese Oberland and visit Zermatt before leaving for Italy. The focus will be on gondola/train rides to see the mountains (but no extensive hiking) and visit Bern or perhaps Lucerne if feasible. This is what I’ve planned (any suggestions most welcome!) & questions follow:
5/28: 8:30am Geneva airport – Lausanne – [Bern]- Stechelberg (overnight Stechelberg )
5/29: Grindelwald/First/Pfingstegg – Wengen/Mannlichen – Murren/Gimmelwald (overnight Stechelberg )
5/30: Wilderswil/Schynige Platte – Niederhorn – Stockhorn (overnight Wilderswil )
5/31: Niesen – Kandersteg/Oechinsee/Sunnbuel – Zermatt
[or 5/31 Niesen – Lucerne, (overnight Lucerne ); 6/1 Brienz Rothorn, Kandersteg – Zermatt]
Q1. It looks like it’s best to buy the Bernese Oberland pass for at least 3 days (5/29-31) . Is it worth getting a saver day pass for my 1st day of travel on 28 May or to buy full fare tickets, or perhaps extend the BO pass to 4 days (noting that it doesn’t cover GEN – Montreux & only 50% for Montreux -Saanen) ? [I tried searching the train fares on various sites but the cost ranges frm CHF 30 to CHF70 so I’m a bit confused…]
Q2. The gondola/train rides (e.g. Wilderswil/Schynige Platte on 5/30, Brienz Rothorn on 6/1) are just scheduled to open when I plan to go. Is it quite possible that the start date may be delayed due to weather?
Q3. Is late May a good time to consider visiting Schilthorn / Jungfraujoch (to see Aletsch Glacier)? Would some of the places I visit be quite similar/duplicative?
This will be my first time in Switzerland and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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