3 days in Zurich in November 2019

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    11 October 2019 at 2:39:56 #824150

    Hi guys, i want to seek advice. I’ve been planning my short trip to Switzerland. My temporary itinerary as follows :

    On 26th Nov – I will depart from Milan and arrive in Zurich at 10.50 am. On this day i will check in to my accomodation in spreitenbach first then visit Grindelwald & Lauterbrunnen. Also if possible, Jungfraujoch as well.

    On 27th Nov – I will go to Lucerne & explore Mt. Titlis (may be i will take mt. Titlis tour if i don’t buy the swiss half fare card & don’t go to Jungfraujoch) – what do u guys think ?

    On 28th Nov – I will explore the city and leave Zurich in the afternoon using aeroplane.

    Is it possible with the above timetables as the trip to Jungraujoch from Zurich will take 4 hours ? Also should i buy the swiss half fare card for my short visit ?

    Thank you.

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    Anna
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    11 October 2019 at 3:41:51 #923481

    Hi LukitoHu,

    Welcome to MySwissAlps!

    As you will be arriving in the late morning of the 26th, I think it would make more sense to visit Lucerne and Mount Titlis on the first day of your arrival, and go to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen the next day. If you take the earliest train out on the 27th, you will have more than enough time to go up the Jungfraujoch and visit Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen.

    Here are a few links you might find useful:

    Jungfraujoch –http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch/tickets
    Mt Titlis – http://www.myswissalps.com/ti tlis/tickets
    Grindelwald – http://www.myswissalps.com/gr indelwald
    Lauterbrunnen – http://www.myswissalps.com/la uterbrunnen
    Lucerne . http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
    Zurich – http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich

    Getting the Swiss Half Fare Card is a good idea. But you might also want to consider getting the 3-day Swiss Travel Pass.

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

    Please use this guide to see which railpass is a better fit. It includes an excel sheet that you can download and use to calculate the cost of your journeys based on your itinerary.
    http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass

    You mentioned you are considering taking a guided tour to Lucerne and Mount Titlis. Like this this tour perhaps? Feel free to browse more similar tours on these pages:
    http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich/activities
    http://www.myswissalps.com/ti tlis/packages

    Enjoy your trip!

    Anna

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    11 October 2019 at 6:04:42 #923482

    Hi Anna,

    So, here is my more less detailed ittinerary and cost as follows

    Day 1

    Zurich to lucerne = chf 28.60

    Lucerne to engelberg = chf 19

    Engelberg to titlis = chf 66

    Titlis to engelberg = chf 12

    engelberg to zurich = chf 38

    Total = chf 163.6 (all covered by swiss pass)

    Day 2

    Zurich to grindelwald = chf 81.20 (covered by swiss pass)

    Grindelwald to jungfraujoch via kleine scheidegg chf = 82 (25% discount)

    Jungfraujoch to lautebrunnen via kleine scheidegg chf = 81.80 (25% discount)

    Lauterbrunnen to zurich chf = 77.6 (covered by swiss pass)

    Total = chf 322.6

    Day 3

    Zurich to airport = chf 6.6 (covered by swiss pass)

    Am i right for the route that covered by the swiss pass ? As per your suggestion i will consider buying the swiss 3 day pass. Kindly give your opinion regarding the routes.

    One more thing, is the snow activities on top of Titlis included also in the ticket ?

    Anna
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    6274 posts
    11 October 2019 at 8:24:25 #923483

    Hi again,

    Good to know you’re planning to get the Swiss Travel Pass. Just to be clear, the Swiss Travel Pass includes unlimited access on Swiss public transports and discounts on most cable cars and mountain railways. Regarding you trip to Mt Titlis, with the Swiss Travel Pass you get 50% off the cable car tickets for your journey from Titlis base station in Engelberg all the way to the summit.

    http://www.myswissalps.com/ti tlis/tickets

    Some of the acitivities you can do at the top of Titlis:

    Visit the Glacier Cave – free admission
    Titlis Cliff Walk – free admission (but may be closed in bad weather)
    Chairlift Ice Flyer – CHF12

    Regarding your trip to Jungfraujoch: You get 25% discounts on tickets from Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch via Kleine Scheidegg, and 25% discounts on tickets from Jungfaujoch to Wengen via Kleine Scheidegg.The rest of the journey down (Wengen to Lauterbrunnen) and onwards is covered by the Swiss Travel Pass.
    http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch/tickets

    For more information about the Swiss Travel Pass, see here:
    http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/price

    Be sure to check this page to see the validity of the Swiss Travel Pass
    http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity

    Anna

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