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30 October 2019 at 7:03:36 #824334

Hi,

We are planning a 2 week family trip (7 adults + 2 children) to Italy and Switzerland in May / June 2020 – 1 week each. In Italy we plan to stay in Rome and Florence and cover Naples, Pisa, Venice as day trips. From Florence we take a train to Montreux. In Switzerland we plan to stay in Montreux, around Interlaken and Lucerne.

We are evaluating between the 15 days continuous / 10 days Flex Eurail Global pass and Swiss Passes (either Swiss travel pass or Half fare Card). My question was –

1. Is Eurail Global Pass same as Swiss Travel Pass in practice (i.e. Free travel on all trains, buses, ferries and discounts on mountain excursions) or is that the wrong comparison? Pricing wise a 2 week Eurail Global pass comes very close to 8 day Swiss Travel Pass so I get the Italy leg at very low costs.

Thanks and Regards!

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30 October 2019 at 19:45:17 #924385

Hi Sohit Kapoor and welcome to MySwissAlps!

Swiss Travel Pass gives you more discounts in Switzerland than Eurail Global Pass, for example city transport and most buses are not included in Eurail Global Pass and it grants you discount only on selected cable cars and boats. For all the details have a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/eu railglobalpass/validit y and http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/validity. Make sure to read the lists and also download the validity maps.

You’ll find a useful guide with a calculation spreadsheet, which helps you to choose a rail pass at http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass. The downloadable spreadsheet also includes links to the “Where it’s valid” page for all available passes.

I hope this helps, let me know if you need more advice or any help with the spreadsheet.