Rail Passes in the Berner Oberland

Hi raymc,

I think you want to look into the Swiss Half Fare Card and the Jungfrau Railways Pass. The Swiss Half Fare Card can either be purchased in advance or locally (not at all regional stations, probably only in Interlaken). The Jungfrau Railways Pass can only be purchased locally.

Hi raymc. The synoptic maps belonging to both passes will help you find out which routes are covered. The Swiss Half Fare Card offers a 50% discount on the leg Stechelberg-Mürren. This can be reviewed by clicking the link 'Overview of the network on which the Swiss Half Fare Card is valid' at our Swiss Half Fare Card page.

The route Stechelberg-Mürren is not listed on the map that goes with the Jungfrau Railways Pass (please click 'Area covered' on this page). So full fare applies to this leg with the Jungfrau Railways Pass. However, you can get to Mürren for free with this pass by using the alternative route via Lauterbrunnen, Grütschalp and Winteregg.

I hope it's clear now!

Hi castroroy, and welcome! As for ordering the Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland: just fill out your country Costa Rica in the upper right corner under 'Where to buy your Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland', enter the right number of travelers and select the offer for the 7 day regional pass. You'll then get to see prices and further details if you click 'Show more information'. Specifics on shipping will be displayed too. DHL Express to Costa Rica would have your passes delivered by August 17, so that would still be possible. Shipping to your hotel in Rome is an option too. The passes will be shipped by registered mail. That means that you have to take in the passes yourself and sign for it. Further details on this can best be checked directly with the pass reseller STC.

When ordering the pass by clicking 'Go to website', you'll be asked to enter the first day of traveling. Just enter September 2. Since your pass will be valid from that day, you can use the pass discounts on your way from Venice to Lauterbrunnen. Full fare has to be paid from Domodossola to Brig and discounts apply to the section Brig-Lauterbrunnen. Full fare and half fare tickets can be purchased at Swiss railway stations or online using the timetable. I don't know if they're for sale in Venice. That should be checked with the Italian railways.

By the way, I noticed that you posted the same question twice, so I removed one of them. Please post your question only once, as asked for in our forum rules. Thank you :-)!

Hello castroroy. I'm glad to hear that you received your Regional-Pass in time. As for seat reservation and the ticket for the international train Venice-Brig: it can be arranged through the online Swiss timetable, but in that case you should pick up your ticket at a Swiss railway station, and that isn't convenient in your case. Alternatively, you could order through Trainticket, RailEurope or the Italian railways. The discounted ticket Brig-Lauterbrunnen can be purchased using the Swiss timetable (just fill out the trip, choose the preferred connection and click 'Fare/Buy'), but if you pick a train connection with a change of trains in Brig, you can also arrange for it at the railway station of Brig.

Hi castroroy,

You can read about the e-tickets here. Normally, you must fill out your name and passport number on the Regional-Pass. That would make it valid. The start date should already be on it. If you're in doubt, just ask the reseller you purchased from.

Please note that the trip can either be discounted, but the majority of it can be free as well if you choose to use a free travel day of the pass. The map linked from the Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland page shows exactly what the options are.