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Hi 😉
I want to ask for an opinion and afew things that makes me confuse. I attached the itineraries that ive made. Im from malaysia btw, i would really want to know if theres already snow in november? I will be going from 15 nov – 22 nov. And i already bought swiss travel pass 8 days. Is my itinerary okay? Also about the price for mt rigi or pilatus and jungfraujoch.
Thank you in advance for helping me! 😊
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Hello Enana and Welcome to MySwissAlps
Sorry but your attachments are impossible to read.
Hello Enana and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
Nice to hear you’re coming along for a snow experience to Switzerland!
Unfortunately, there’s no chance I can read your itinerary, it’s far too small and the picture blurs if I zoom in. Could you please type it in your next post in order to give helpful input..?! Thanks a lot.
For a start, please find some helpful links below regarding the places you mention and also regarding the Swiss Travel Pass as well as the weather generally in Switzerland:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass, check the “Where it’s valid” tab for details on validity
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ri gi
– http://www.myswissalps.com/pi latus
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfraujoch
– http://www.myswissalps.com/we ather
– http://www.myswissalps.com/be sttimetovisitBest,
Steph@rockoyster @steph
Thank you very much for the reply. Im sorry the attachment cannot be read. I’ll just write it here my itineraries.
15th (KL – Zurich – Lucern )
My flight from KL is 9 am in the morning and will arrive in 7pm Swiss time and i decided to stay in Lucern.
16th (Lucern)
Visit Mt Rigi or Mt Pilatus.
I read that with Swiss Travel Pass, the travel is free?
17th (Lucern – Interlaken – Jungfraujoch )
From what i read, Lucern – Interlaken Express takes 1 hour, then when arrive at Interlaken OST, I have to take Bernese Oberland Railway to Grindelwald. After that change to Wengernap Rack Railway to go to Kleine Scheidegg, and Jungfrau Railway to Jungfraujoch.
Usually how many hours ya spend up there? Also i read with Swiss Travel Pass will get discount 25%? And the price is different depends on season?
18th (Interlakein – Lauterbrunnen)
Just Strollling around Lauterbrunnen.
19th (Interlaken – Bern)
20th (Interlaken – Montruex)
Golden Pass train will operate like always right? If yes, can i know where can i read the train schedule?
Also i read that a few panoramic train close in november..
21th (Montruex – Zermatt)
How long it takes using normal train? Because we dont plan to stay in Zermatt, we will go back to Montruex. According to google it will takes about 2 hours and 35mins.
22th (Montruex – Zurich – Kuala Lumpur)
Our flight back is in 9pm.
With Swiss Pass, i can use all trains for free right? Is there any extra information or advice you can share? I really really appreciate your help as this is our first time travel to Europe area, before we only travel to Asia countries ^^
On 16th you can still (just) do the Golden Round Trip. Go up to Pilatus via Kriens and down to Alpnachstad. The trip is discounted 50% with the Swiss Travel Pass.
The pricelist for Jungfraujoch is here. The Swiss Travel Pass will get you to Grindelwald and you will get 25% discount from there to Jungraujoch.
On the 18th “strolling around” Lauterbrunnen can probably be completed in about an hour. If you go up to Jungfraujoch from Grindelwald and come down to Lauterbrunnen then you can do that on the same day.
For all train schedule by far the best way to check timetables, find fares* and buy tickets on-line if required is using the SBB Mobile app (bit.ly/2ICIUHi). In the unlikely event you don’t have a device capable of running the app then you can use the timetable on the SBB website (bit.ly/2HH1U7B). If you are not familiar with using the timetable it will pay to first read the instructions at http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable.
* The SBB website shows half-fare prices by default, the mobile app allows you to nominate whether to show full or half-fares (by editing the passenger details in settings) and is also smart enough to offer you the Saver Day Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass) if that offers the best fare. The app also show a platform map (at least at the larger stations) to help you make connections.
You will probably find snow at Pilatus, definately at Jungfraujoch and Zermatt.
If it was me I would drop Montreux and spend another night in Zermatt. Go Interlaken to Zermatt via Kandersteg.
http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpassThank you for the long reply! So since we already have swiss travel pass, do we need to book train in advance?
There is a fair amount of snow around in the Swiss Alps today.
To see live shots in various areas of Switzerland, check out the this website, and below the swiss map, click on ski resorts to see where the snow is right now.
http://www.roundshot.com/xml_ 1/internet/en/applicat ion/d170/f172.cfm
No you don’t need to “book” trains. You just take your Swiss Travel Pass and hop on the train. See http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/howtouse and http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/reservations/howto use about the seat reservations in Switzerland.
Just a couple thoughts on your planned trip. For the 16th, Rigi is free with a Swiss Travel Pass (whether you get there by boat from one side via Vitznau or by train from the other side via Arth-Goldau), Pilatus is discounted 50%, as Rockoyster noted.
For the 17th, it takes more than one hour to get to Interlaken Ost from Lucerne. When we were there last month, there was a direct train that took about 2 hours. In looking at the SBB timetable now, part of that route is under construction, so it requires a few changes but still takes just over 2 hours. The longer way around, but with only one train change in Olten, takes just under 2.5 hours. Total travel time to Kleine Scheidegg from Lucerne would be about 3.5 – 3.75 hours. I mention this only so you know it will be a long day coming from & returning to Lucerne. We did not take the Jungfraujoch tour, having done that once years ago, but still spent almost two hours at Kleine Scheidegg eating lunch outside and taking in the views. Worth it, but a long day, so plan accordingly.
With all your planned travel, I suggest getting the Traveler's WiFi for use while you’re there. We used it daily, especially in conjunction with the SBB mobile app Rockoyster mentioned. You can purchase it in advance for pick up & drop off at the airport; we got a discount on it when we bought our STP.
All the information and links are very helpful. Thank you so much! ☺️
Then i might need to change a bit the itinerary, thank you very much for this information. Really appreciate it ☺️
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