Which pass covers the Glacier and Bernina Express?
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Removed userParticipant72625 posts26 March 2018 at 14:16:34 #814971
Hi,
I would like to know which rail pass (Swiss rail pass or Eurail pass) includes Glacier express and Bernina express? Thanks.
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Removed userParticipant72625 posts26 March 2018 at 18:43:18 #879879
Hi Arajnish,
Both the Swiss Travel Pass and the Eurail (Select Pass) cover the Glacier Express and the Bernina Express.
Read more about the validity of both passes here:
rockoysterParticipant8889 posts26 March 2018 at 21:27:18 #879880In addition to either pass you need to buy seat reservations on both those trains.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts27 March 2018 at 0:15:13 #879881Thank you for the reply and the links. If we break the journey into two parts then do we have to pay the reservation charges twice on these trains? TIA.
rockoysterParticipant8889 posts27 March 2018 at 2:12:49 #879882The Glacier Express and the Bernina Express are two separate trains so you need a separate reservation for each.
If you mean if you catch the Glacier Express from say Zermatt then break and subsequently resume the journey at say Andermatt then yes you would need two reservations for the Glacier Express. That would be an unusual thing to do. Reservations are tied to a particular train departure time.
Also bear in mind you can cover both routes on regular trains an pay no reservations charges. You just miss out on the panoramic windows and commentary. 🤓
Removed userParticipant72625 postsRemoved userParticipant72625 posts28 March 2018 at 17:17:56 #879884Thank you all. Your advice will help us plan our trip. One more question I have is regarding the Swiss rail pass. We are planning to stay 6 days and will be using the pass every day. Why is the Swiss pass offered only 4 days or 8 days? Is there anything for 6 days?
Removed userParticipant72625 posts28 March 2018 at 18:21:39 #879885There is no country-wide rail pass for 6 days no. They unfortunately can’t make a rail pass for every possible # of days a visitor might be here. I guess 3,4,8 and work out best.
An 8 day Swiss Travel Pass might still work out quite well economically for you – compared to buying individual tickets, even though you aren’t “using” 2 days. The cost works out to 66CHF per day, so you’ll want to compare that to your average ticket cost per day to see.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts28 March 2018 at 20:55:24 #879886Thank you, I am planning to buy 8 days pass. We are traveling from Geneva to Zermatt which will take more than 4 hours. Will it be possible to cover the Matterhorn the same day or it will be too late? TIA
rockoysterParticipant8889 posts28 March 2018 at 21:02:21 #879887Depends what time you make a start. You could be at Zermatt by lunchtime so Gornergrat definitely possible. Is that what you meant by “cover the Matterhorn”? You can see the Matterhorn from Zermatt. You can’t actually visit the Matterhorn.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts29 March 2018 at 5:26:42 #879888You can use the timetable for Swiss railways and see the logistics and if you want to try it. If you’re staying in Zermatt that night then there should be no problem doing that (at Gornergrat as Rockoyster notes) or Klein Matterhorn. Not the Matterhorn itself.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts29 March 2018 at 12:49:17 #879889Thank you for your reply, everyone. We will be staying that night in Zermatt and we are planning to see the Matterhorn from Gornergrat and from Matterhorn glacier plus some cable car rides. We will be leaving for Interlaken next evening by train. Therefore, two half days we have all together in Zermatt.
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