Railpass calculation check for 9-day Swiss trip
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Good afternoon! Have previously mentioned about this upcoming trip but haven’t gotten down to the detailed planning, except booking all the hotels. Now am looking into the passes to buy for the 6 of us, all adults – 1 above 60 and 2 below 26 years old. This is our 10 day 9 nights itinerary:
2 days Zurich (2nd day heading out to Schloss Laufen & Stein am Rhein). Day 3 Zurich to Bern 2 days. Day 4 Bern to Niederhorn (hoping to take the Combined Package with the Tour starting at Thun (ship and bus). Day 5 Bern to Montreux. Immediately heading to Glacier 3000 upon dropping luggage. Day 6 Montreux to Chamonix (Plan to take train from Montreux to Geneva Station. Then take the bus to Chamonix Sud Bus Station as our hotel is right beside the bus station). Day 9 Chamonix to Geneva by bus. Day 10 Geneva to Airport.
After some calculations, would like to double check if a Half Fare Card (HFC) is indeed a better deal for us compared to a 4 Day Continuous Swiss Travel Pass. After 2 youth 30% discount, the 4 Day Pass would amount to CHF 1930, inclusive of going up Niederhorn & Glacier 3000. Add another 2 days of full fare Zurich Airport to City & Day 6 Montreux to Geneva, total is CHF 2124. This is still excluding Day 9 when we return from Chamonix. By contrast, with HFC the total for 6 days with the 2 mountains is about CHF 1866. Wonder if i got it right? In addition, could still enjoy half fares on Day 9 & 10 if have the HFC. Hence, would like to ask, please:
1. With HFC, do all 6 of us need to download the SBB app and buy our individual HFC or can 1 person buy for 6? We will be travelling together at all times.
2. Also, is the half fare applicable to trains only or buses & trams too? For example, getting from Zurich Airport to our hotel near the Zurich Station, would there be half fare and where would we buy the tickets?
Thank you!
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