Rail pass advice for March

baqdaw

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Feb 15, 2012 - 3:18 AM

Hi
My wife and I will arrive geneva airport 21 March and by train going to Zermatt for 2 nights before going to Lucerne for 2 nights(will travel up Mt Pilatus whilst there). After that we will travel to Austria stopping at St Anton then Salzburg and then Vienna before catcjing train to Prague on 30 March.
Can you provide advice on best pass to purchase

Thanks Barry & Julie from Australia

Annika

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Feb 17, 2012 - 2:17 PM

Hi Barry and Julie, and welcome to our forum! I think a 3 day Swiss Saver Flexi Pass suits your plans. You can use the 3 free travel days for your transfers from Geneva to Zermatt, Zermatt to Lucerne and Lucerne to the Swiss-Austrian border. On the remaining days in Switzerland, you'll profit from a 50% discount. This pass is economical especially if you plan to make short local trips during your stays in Zermatt and Lucerne.

An alternative, which could be a good option if you plan to travel quite intensively in Austria too, is the Eurail Austria-Switzerland Pass. However, this doesn't cover as much for Switzerland as Swiss rail passes do.

Please note that you can only know for sure which pass is most economical once you've made pretty detailed calculations based on your plans. Does that get you started for now? Best regards,

Be sure to check this:
All Swiss rail passes How to choose a pass?

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