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15 September 2018 at 2:49:11 #818362

Hi everyone! It’ll be my first time travelling to Switzerland this coming first week of November, and my itinerary includes a visit to Jungfaujoch. I’ve been reading about it, but just got so overwhelmed with all the routes and options and costs that should be considered. X_X\

Here are some details of my trip:

Dates to visit Jungfraujoch: either Nov 1 or 2

I’ll be coming from: Basel.

What I want to do: 1) Visit Jungfraujoch, and 2) do the EIGERLETSCHER – ALPIGLEN Eiger Trail along the way (is it even “open” during week 1 of Nov). I also have this in mind: “The Jungfraubahn railway begins its climb at the Kleine Scheidegg, which you can reach from Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald. The best plan is to go one way and come back the other.”

I’m terribly confused as to which should be my point of origin and destination, and if I need to buy separate tickets PER route? Here’s my initial itinerary–is it correct:

Basel -> Kleine Scheidegg, buy tickets to Jungfraujoch (round trip?)

From Jungfraujoch -> Eigerletscher, then hike to Alpiglen

From Alpiglen -> do I go back to Kleine Scheidegg? Is this still covered by my round trip ticket or do I need to purchase separately?

Kleine Scheidegg -> Grindelwald?

I’m also planning to avail of the 4-day Swiss Travel Pass. I allotted 1 day for Bern, 1 day for Lucern, 1 day for Jungfrau, and 1 day for Interlaken / Zermatt

I hope this post isn’t as confusing as my thoughts are at the moment. Help, please. 🙁

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15 September 2018 at 14:06:20 #896231

Hi smallfry and welcome to MySwissAlps!

If you get the Swiss travel Pass you will travel for free as far as either Wengen or Grindelwald (depending on which route you take up) and then you get 25% off the ticket price for the rest of the trip to jungfraujoch. Details on what the Swiss Travel Pass covers found here: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity

You can search the timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable) to find the train departures from Basel (and you can buy the ticket at Basel so you don’t need to buy the ticket at Wengen or Grindelwald saving you time).

You can take the train back to Grindelwald from Alpiglen (if the trail is open and you do it).

I’d travel: Basel to Jungfraujoch via Wengen. Return to Kleine Scheidegg to do the hike if you can/want to and then from Alpiglen to Basel via Grindelwald. I have a feeling hikes at those altitudes won’t be open though in November.

Hope that clears it up for you!

[Slowpoke]

15 September 2018 at 19:03:21 #896232

And, it is an awfully long day, with sunset coming earlier, even of the trails are open.

Not sure it would fit.

Slowpoke

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17 September 2018 at 10:33:15 #896233

Lucas – thank you for your response! It’s much clearer now. I will do the route as you suggested: via Wengen going to Jungfraujoch, then I might just look for an accommodation in Grindelwald, so I can travel to Zermatt the next day.

Slowpoke – that, too. It’s a race against time, indeed. 🙁 I’ll still plan and hope to do it, then just see how it goes during the actual.

Thank you again! All the information in this site have been really helpful 🙂