Travelling in Germany and Switzerland, which pass?
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Hi, I need help.
My friend and I will be will be travelling from germany (frankfurt to aachen to koblenz, then to heidelberg), Then from heidelberg to basel, to bern, to montreux (day trip from bern) and bern to zermatt, then to zurich. Total 8 days of rail travel in 2 weeks. Is it advisable to buy a eurail regional 2 city pass for 8 days, or a separate germany and swiss travel pass? I have tried to do a point to point comparison, total cost for germany to basel is about €200, basel to zurich chf333. This is rail only checked from de bann, and SBB. I will be going up the zermatt mountain areas so will need to know if it’s still worth getting the cheaper regional pass or buy a separate swiss pass.
i have worked out a few options. Hope to hear some advice which can give the best value. We will visit at most 4 museums, 2 of which are montreux chillon castle and zermatt matterhorn museum. The rest we have yet figured out where to go.
- Option A = €330 8 days regional eurail pass (germany n Switzerland ) with some benefits not very clearly stated on web. But i guess have to pay for all internal swiss transportation and no discount on mountain areas in zermatt.
- Option B= €200 (germany full fare) + CHF120 (half fare card) + chf167 (half rail fare) with other half fare benefits which may gives me some savings in zermatt mountain tour.
- Option C = swiss travel pass flex 4 days chf286 + €200 (germany full fare ) but i will need to pay full fare on local transport on non selected days if i were to travel within the city. I will also need to ensure I will be able to utilise the 50% zermatt mountain discount on the day of arrival or departure to another city.
- Option D = swiss travel pass flex combi 4 days chf346 + €200 (germany full fare ) most costly but will gives 50% on all days with free museums.
Thanks!
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