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12 September 2019 at 16:00:02 #823838

Hi there! I’m trying to determine which (if any) rail pass would be best for my family’s upcoming trip to Switzerland and would very much appreciate your help. We have four days in Switzerland: 2 days in Lucerne and 2 days in the Jungfrau Region.

Day 1 & 2: we’ll take the train from Zurich airport directly to Lucerne. In addition to exploring the city, we’re hoping to take a boat tour on Lake Lucerne and reach the summit of Pilatus via train/cable car.

Day 3 & 4: we’ll travel from Lucerne to Wengen, where we’ll stay for our final 2 nights. In addition to exploring the other towns of the Jungrau Region (hike around, see Staubbach Falls, etc.), we may want to travel up to Jungfraujoch, ride the Schilthornbahn, and/or travel to Schynige Platte, all of which I’ve read would require transport tickets not fully covered by any rail pass.

Morning 5: travel from Wengen to Basel and then from Basel, onto Paris.

My understanding is that given this travel schedule, buying rail passes would likely be economical. My question is, which pass would best align with our travel for this trip: the Swiss Travel Pass or the Bernese Oberland Regional Pass?

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12 September 2019 at 17:16:48 #922145

Hi Clair and welcome to MySwissAlps!

On this link you’ll find a very useful guide with a calculation spreadsheet, which helps you to choose a rail pass in just 5 steps: 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, be sure to study it carefully.

If you need any help with filling out the spreadsheet, let us know.

If you are traveling to children older between 6-15 years old, make sure to check this too: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw issfamilycard

See also:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/la kelucerne/activities
• http://www.myswissalps.com/ju ngfrauregion/activitie s
• http://www.myswissalps.com/ba sel
• http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
• http://www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and/

[Annika]

13 September 2019 at 5:23:23 #922146

Hi Claire5!

Since the Regional-Pass Bernese Oberland (http://www.myswissalps.com/re gionalpassberneseoberl and/validity) doesn’t cover activities around Lucerne, I think you’d be better off buying a 4 day Swiss Travel Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass/price), plus Supersaver tickets (if available) or Saver Day Passes (if bought well in advance, they’re cheaper than regular tickets) for Wengen-Basel:

• http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/switzerland
• http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass

This page might be useful too: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr aintickets/france.

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16 September 2019 at 14:30:14 #922147

Thank you, Ildiko and Annika! Very helpful.