Transport in Switzerland/Paris/Germany for 2 Pax

Hi adeliciachua! A 4 day Swiss Youth Pass would be ideal for the Swiss part of your stay. It alows you to travel throughout the country for free. You'd only need additional discounted tickets for the Jungfraujoch and the Titlis.

I'm not sure whether you'd be better off buying one of the Eurail Passes. First of all most of them come in 1st class only, so generally they're not the cheapest solution if you're traveling on a budget. Moreover, such a pass would only be worth its money if you plan some intensive traveling by public transportation in France and/or Germany too. The way you've listed your plans, the only major train trips apart from your stay in Switzerland seem to be Paris-Swiss border and Swiss border-Feiburg, right? In that case you'd better focus on a rail pass for Switzerland and buy regular tickets for your other trips. If you do plan quite some trips in France and/or Germany too, you may look into the Eurail France-Switzerland or Germany-Switzerland Pass. A Eurail Select Pass wouldn't work for you, since France is no longer included.

Hotels close to the railway stations can be found through the links below:

• Geneva
• Interlaken
• Lucerne
• Zurich

Hi adeliciachua. Yes, you should first get to Montreux and then get on board of the Golden Pass train, or indeed a regular regional train running the same route. The Golden Pass trains offer larger windows and more luxurious seats, but the route and views are exactly the same with regional trains. Both are covered with the Swiss Pass, except for the Golden Pass seat reservations.

You can still visit the Jungfraujoch if you arrive early in the afternoon; please check the timetable for all options. Only do it though if weather is still clear. If not, you may want to limit yourself to a train round trip Interlaken-Wengen-Kleine Scheidegg-Grindelwald, which is still beautiful.

I'm not sure if I understand your last question correctly. You'll need tickets between Basel and Paris. The Swiss Pass takes you for free up to Basel, and you'll have to pay for the remaining French leg of the trip. This also goes if you leave from Zurich, as this route runs via Basel too and Zurich-Basel will still be covered.

Hi adeliciachua,

You can download a network map from the Swiss Pass page. The pass is valid for all trains on the marked routes, so the train operator (SBB, Jungfraubahnen, etc.) does not matter. Most routes are serviced by one operator only. For example: the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) do not operate trains to the Jungfraujoch. The fact that you can find these trains in the Swiss timetable (provided by the SBB), does not mean that all trains there are SBB trains. The timetable includes all trains by all operators. In fact, the operator is not really relevant for you as a traveler. You don't really notice the difference while traveling.

Prices are not different per operator either. The price you saw in the timetable is a "from" price. It's the price for a single ticket with a 50% discount (applicable for pass holders). Click "Fare/Buy" too see all prices. Select a return ticket and "No reduction" and you'll get the same price the Jungfrau site is listing. The standard price is CHF 197.60. The Swiss Pass will get you to Wengen for free, as indicated on the map. You'll get a 25% discount on the rest of the trip. The total price for a return ticket is CHF 122.25.

I hope this clears things up!