[Joannali001]

16 September 2022 at 0:09:50 #828353

Hi All,

I’m a little bit confused about point to point tickets. On our last day we’ll be traveling from Mürren to Munich, however we’d like to stop in Interlaken or Lauterbrunnen for a bit to walk and sight-see. The tickets from Deutsche Bahn have a specific time attached to all the tickets, and based on what I read here: http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/switzerland it seems like this would be possible to take a different Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken train than the one indicated on the ticket we buy? I realize this wouldn’t apply later on in the trip but at the beginning where the train ticket prices are set, perhaps there’s some flexibility?

Thanks 🙂

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[Anna]

16 September 2022 at 14:02:23 #946963

Hi Joannali001,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

Your understanding is correct. Regular Swiss train tickets are flexible and in most cases, allow you to get on and off at any intermediate stations along the route during the validity period: https://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/switzerland.

For your trip from Mürren to Munich, I recommend buying a Saver Day Pass which will be valid on any route in Switzerland up to the border. This will gives you the flexibility to hop on and hop off as you wish. The Saver Day Pass is cheaper if you buy early but the availability is limited. http://www.myswissalps.com/saverdaypass/price

From the Swiss border (St Magrethen) to Munich, you can buy a separate ticket to cover the German part of your journey. You can find ticket information here: http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/germany.

Hope this gives you some clarification. Let us know if you need more info.

Regards,

Anna

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16 September 2022 at 16:23:39 #946964

As far as I know as long as you are on the specified train on the German section, you will be OK. I don’t think the Swiss will bother which train you are on in Switzerland (though I can’t guarantee that is the case)

[Joannali001]

16 September 2022 at 17:01:56 #946965

Thank you all for replying! Just to clear things up a bit the route is:

Mürren to Grütschalp

Grütschalp to Lauterbrunnen

Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken

Interlaken to Bern

Bern to Zurich

Zurich to Munich

So all the trips prior to Zürich -> Munich, I “should” be ok to take an earlier or later train than my ticket from DB is specified for?

@Anna when you mean validity period it’s for a whole calendar day right? (I also did look into the Saver Day Pass but based on our estimated trips I wouldn’t break even since the plan is to do a lot of hiking which would consist of trips not covered by the pass and it’s so much cheaper for me to buy tickets from DB, and I have a railcard with DB)

[Anna]

16 September 2022 at 18:07:45 #946966

Hi Joannali001,

I think in Germany a flexible-fare ticket allows you travel on any connection and hop on and off as you wish. There are similar options for cross-border tickets. http://www.bahn.com/en/offers/flexible-fare

Regards,

Anna

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19 September 2022 at 11:20:58 #946967

If your ticket states Saver or Super Saver ticket, you are tied to the trains mentioned on the ticket, also in Switzerland. You must travel on the given trains, if you don’t, your ticket is not valid and you risk to be asked to buy a new ticket including a hefty surcharge.

Flex tickets are valid on all Swiss trains.

Seat reservations from Zurich on international trains are not possible with a (saver) day pass.