[crave]

3 May 2023 at 18:21:24 #829758

Hello. Need help with which pass makes the most sense and if we need a half fare card of just the Swiss travel pass.

-Innsbruck to Luzern.

-Luzern to Bern and back to Luzern.

-Luzern to Wengen then in the Jungfrau region (Lauterbrunnen valley, Grindelwald, Murren, Wengen )for a week doing all the activities/cable cars, cogwheel trains etc. and also Gehlmerbahn.

-Grindelwald to Zurich.

Which pass is the best choice to get? I keep looking at the Bernese Oberland pass. We also will be paying for the First Adventure 4 activities package.

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3 May 2023 at 22:54:31 #954060

Berner Oberland pass and point to point tickets will be the cheapest option

[Yolanda]

4 May 2023 at 5:16:12 #954061

Hello crave,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

Thanks for your sharing your plans.

Yes, at a glance, the Berner Oberland Pass would be the sensible option with additional point to point tickets for the journeys outside of the coverage network. If you would like to be sure, many members like to use the “how to choose a rail pass” link. That way you can be sure, you have the best pass for your trip. See below links.

• https://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass
• https://www.myswissalps.com/regionalpassberneseoberland

That’s great you are going to do the Adventure Package, if you need more ideas for the region, take a look in the below.

• https://www.myswissalps.com/berneseoberland

(I am not sure when you will be visiting but the Gelmerbahn is not scheduled to open till early June).

Also, as you are arriving from Austria by train, you should find this link helpful: https://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/austria.

Kind regards,

Yolanda

[crave]

4 May 2023 at 13:20:49 #954062

Yes thank you. We will get the Bernese Oberland pass and one way super saver tickets since our plans are set. We travel in August so the Gelmerbahn is open. Does it make sense to pay and also buy the half fare card since we have one day in Zurich and 2 days in Luzern ? We are planning on going to Mt. Pilatus and hiking Stoos as well.

[crave]

4 May 2023 at 14:31:51 #954063

Thank you. Looking at Zurich city card and Luzern city card also or just get a half fare card?

[crave]

4 May 2023 at 14:54:27 #954064

I just looked at how pricey Stoos is as well for the train package so maybe getting the half fare card is worth it?

[Yolanda]

4 May 2023 at 15:07:57 #954065

Hi crave,

Perhaps have a think about the daily activities you may carry out too and if transport would be required. It maybe a good idea to carry out a few calculations and see if it’s worth purchasing the Swiss Half Fare Card. The cost is CHF12o per adult. You can read all about the Swiss Half Fare Card here:

• https://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard

Some of our members like to also use our “how to choose a rail pass” link, that way they can be sure of the best pass for their trip. Here it is:

• https://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/chooserailpass

You can read about the Zurich card here: https://www.myswissalps.com/zurich/travel and the Lucerne card here: https://www.myswissalps.com/lucerne/travel

Kind regards,

Yolanda

[crave]

4 May 2023 at 15:52:38 #954066

Thank you very much for all your help 🙂