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21 March 2019 at 3:03:55 #820519

Hello all!

I have been really struggling with understanding which rail pass will be better suited for my trip.

I have copied and pasted a copy of my daily itinerary below. I have also attached a print screen of the rail pass spreadsheet which i have filled in.

I just wanted to see if someone could double check that I didn’t miss any rail/cable car journeys in the spreadsheet that I have stated in my itinerary.

If someone could also double check the prices I have provided in the spreadsheet, as I struggled finding some prices and therefore got prices from past years and am not sure if they are 100% accurate.

If anyone has any better recommendations about the passes please let me know. I know the Swiss Travel Pass is the recommended pass, but it seems from my calculations that it is the most expensive option for me, so I’m not sure if I did something wrong or if its just more expensive because of the activities I plan on doing.

Thank you!

26 June 2019:

Morning : Arrive in Zurich

Depart Zurich > Lucerne

Depart Lucerne > Interlaken

Interlaken to Grindelwald

Afternoon: Arrive in Grindelwald

Check in and drop luggage off at hotel

Explore Grindelwald & have lunch

Head to Pfingstegg cable car (last cable car – 7pm)

Pfingstegg toboggans

Head back to room to rest before going out to dinner/drinks in Grindelwald.

27 June 2019:

Morning: Take the first train from Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen

Walk through the valley of Lauterbrunnen and visit Trummelbach Falls and continue walking until Stechelberg station.

Catch bus back to

Take cable car from Lauterbrunnen to Wengen

Afternoon: Walk half way through Wengen Village to take Wengen–Männlichen gondola

Take the Panoramaweg hiking trail from Mannlichen to Kleine Scheidegg

Restaurant Grindelwaldblick

Take train from Kleine Scheidegg back to Grindelwald.

28 June 2019:

Morning: Purchase tickets for Jungfraujoch

Grindelwald to Kleine Schidegg cable car

From Kleine Schidegg take the Jungfrau Railway to Jungfraujoch

Either bring lunch or have lunch on top of the mountain

Get railway back to Grindelwald

Afternoon: Get the ‘First’ Gondola up the mountain and do First Cliff Walk

Then do the hike to Lake Bachalpsee (last cable car back to Grindelwald is at 5:30)

Get railway back to Grindelwald

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[rockoyster]

21 March 2019 at 5:01:12 #907122

Hello Claudette

I think you make have fallen for the trap that the SBB Timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable) shows half fare prices by default. I haven’t looked at all your figures but there is no way you can get from the airport to Grindelwald for CHF35 full fare.

Actually I’m not sure what you have done because I make full fare Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen CHF9 not CHF18.

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21 March 2019 at 5:35:14 #907123

Hello Rockoyster,

Thank you for your response.

I got all of the prices off of different websites so maybe that’s why it’s a bit all over the place. I have now updated the spreadsheet (see below).

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[rockoyster]

21 March 2019 at 6:20:41 #907124

Your Swiss Half-fare Card total doesn’t include the initial CHF120 for the card. Should be CHF354.25. A Swiss Travel Pass for 4 days is CHF281. Maybe you mean a 3-day pass for CHF232?

From Lauterbrunnen a very nice circuit to do is to Grütschalp (cable car), Mürren (train), Gimmelwald (cable car), Stechelberg (cable car), Lauterbrunnen (bus). From Mürren you can easily visit Schiltorn and Allmendhubel if you have time. In between Stechelberg and Lauterbrunnen the bus stops at the Trummelbach Falls. Well worth a look. All these places are searcheable on the MySwissAlps website.

If you went to Schilthorn instead of Jungfraujoch the Swiss Travel Pass wins hands down.

I don’t know where you are going after you finish and Grindelwald. Back to Zurich? I’d have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and plus point to point tickets to Luzern or Bern at either end.

Or http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrautravelpass with Saver Day Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass and bit.ly/2rkekat) to cover each end of trip.

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21 March 2019 at 13:33:34 #907125

Hi Claudetteee,

In addition to the excellent advice from Rockoyster, you can also visit these pages for more information:

Rail Passes:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
• http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard

Destinations:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich
• http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
• http://www.myswissalps.com/gr indelwald
• http://www.myswissalps.com/la uterbrunnen
• http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen
• http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch

Hope this helps and have a wonderful trip!

Maria.