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Hi Smriti,
The only way to know which pass is the best for your specific itinerary you need to plan out all trips you will make (train, bus, boat, cable car) and compare the prices for regular tickets to the rail pass price (and which routes/mountains are free or discounted). Once you have that information you can read our page here on how to choose the best rail pass. There is a spreadsheet there to help with the math. 🙂
https://www.myswissalp s.com/train/ticketspas ses/practical/choosera ilpass
If you are here for 6 days (10 – 15) then I would look at the 8 day Swiss Travel Pass, but doing the math is the only way to know for sure.
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Dear Lucas,
I have tried to work out all our travel (mostly apart from a boat ride in Geneva) which i am not sure where to book from and whether there are any discounts on that?
We are going from Geneva airport to interlaken by train on the 10th, then the next day we would like to visit junfraujoch and back (is this included?) , the day after on the 12th we will probably take a day trip to Murren, on the 13th we head back to geneva and on the 14th we will take a boat ride there. Do you think there will be enough time to visit the lindt factory on the 14th? How far is it? I have not accounted for this in the costs as i am not sure it is achievable. I have also not included any children in the costs.
I have worked out that for 6 adults the cost (not including the boat ride- but including junfrau) is GBP 1970 full price. However if we get a half fare pass the cost is GBP 1518 and the cost if we get a flexible 4 day travel card is £1374. So i am torn as the equation lies with jungfrau and how much we save by going for a half fare or a flexible 4 day pass. I am not sure if it is worth getting the 8 day pass as the day we travel to murren we could just buy tickets right, as they are cheap?
please let me know your thoughts? Any advice /recommendations?
kind regards
Smriti
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Hi Smriti,
A day trip to Mürren would be the perfect opportunity to go to the top of the Schilthorn. Which is free with a Swiss Travel Pass. To find out what’s included in the pass please click Lucas’s Swiss Travel Pass link, and click the “Where it’s valid” tab. All details plus a map can be found there.
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Hi Smriti,
The Lindt chocolate factory is near Zurich. Perhaps you are looking for the Cailler chocolate factory near Montreux (in Broc)?
Jungfraujoch pricing can be found here: https://www.myswissalp s.com/jungfraujoch/tic kets
You need a ticket between Wengen or Grindelwald to Jungfraujoch and back to Wengen or Grindelwald. Regularly that is 207chf, less a 25% discount for Swiss Travel Pass holders.
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Thank you Lucas and Arno
I actually meant the lindt factory but i think it might be too far for a day trip. I am leaning towards a half fare pass rather than an 8 day pass (as we are only there for 6 days). The other option is the flexible 4 day pass but that would mean buying tickets on one day plus the last day (which is cheap because its only to the aiport in the morning from geneva city). Any recommendations again?
kind regards
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The Lindt chocolate factory is near Zurich. That’s why I thought you meant the Cailler chocolate factory which is closer to Geneva.
I’d lean to the 8 day Swiss Travel Pass see my post at May 30, 2018 – 8:24 PM
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Thank you Lucus Would this pass also cover a leisure boat Ride in Geneva or would there be a separate charge for that?
Thank you Arno, Would you recommend going to jungfrau and schilthorn both and would the entire trip to schilthorn be covered?
Thanks
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You can see what is covered by the Swiss Travel Pass on my first post.
Click the Swiss Travel Pass link and then click on “where it’s valid”. Both Lake Geneva and Schilthorn are fully covered.
I’d personally only go to one – Schilthorn is defiantly the economical choice.