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Hi Walkfan and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
Don’t drive. Swiss public transport is the best. See http://www.myswissalps.com/ca rversustrain
Use the Swiss Train Timetable (http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable). If you haven’t used it before it will pay to read the instructions on that page before delving into the timetable.
Given your desire to see as much scenery as possible I would go Basel to Zermatt via Kandersteg, Zermatt to Andermatt to Lucerne, Lucerne to Jungfrau Region and then back to Germany.
Stopover in Zermatt, Lucerne and Wengen if you can afford 3 nights.
Between Zermatt and Andermatt you can take Glacier Express train or regular trains on same route.
From Andermatt you could train to Flüelen and then catch a boat to Lucerne. It is a fantastic trip with wonderful scenery and par to the Gotthard Panorama Express route.
A 3-day Swiss Travel Pass would probably work well for you.
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Thanks so much for that. We will be staying inLörrach, so guess some of the longer trips might be too far in a day. Do you know what the Swiss coupon pass costs? I can’t seem to find a price. Certainly the Swiss travel pass sounds like a good idea.
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Hi Walkfan,
You can find more details on our Swiss Coupon Page.
There is a link there to buy it as well.
Cheers
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Hi Walkfan,
I misunderstood, I thought you meant you wanted to do a 3-day trip in Switzerland.
A trip on the Golden Pass Line (http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass) to Montreux might be worth a look. From Basel you would join it at Spiez and continue via Zweisimmen. Return via Lausanne.
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That sounds good. Thanks. Do you know if it’s covered by the Swiss travel pass?
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Affirmative. You can check what is covered by the STP using the map located here http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity.
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Thanks again. You’ve been very helpful.