[Spanner]

16 November 2019 at 7:54:16 #824472

Good morning

4 adults all over 60 making our first foray into the Italian Lakes and then Switzerland. Our itinerary looks like this; Flights from UK to Milan, train to Stressa (4 nights); Train to Montreaux (2 nights); Golden Pass train to zwisseman / Interlaken; train to Wengen (2 nights); train to Lucerne (2 nights); train to Zurich. Zurich to UK.

Any help with train passes would be much appreciated along with any comments about proposed itinerary

Thank you in advance

Geoff

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[Anna]

16 November 2019 at 9:05:53 #925193

Hi Geoff,

Welcome to My SwissAlps!

Your itinerary certainly looks doable. Based on your travel plan, I think either a Swiss Travel Pass or a Swiss Half-Fare Card would be ideal. Please use the following guide to choose the best rail pass for your trip. This step-by-step guide includes a spreadsheet you can download to calculate the cost of your journey for the different passes suggested. I suggest you download the SBB timetable to make planning easier.

• Info about Swiss Travel Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isstravelpass
• Info about Swiss Half Fare Card: http://www.myswissalps.com/sw isshalffarecard
• Choosing the best rail pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/tr ain/ticketspasses/prac tical/chooserailpass
• SBB timetable: http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable

More useful links for your trip:

• Golden Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/go ldenpass
• Montreux: http://www.myswissalps.com/mo ntreux
• Interlaken: http://www.myswissalps.com/in terlaken
• Wengen: http://www.myswissalps.com/we ngen
• Lucerne: http://www.myswissalps.com/lu cerne
• Zurich: http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich

Best regards,

[rockoyster]

16 November 2019 at 10:23:20 #925194

Hello Geoff,

When are you travelling?

By far the best way to check timetables, find fares* and buy tickets on-line if required is using the SBB Mobile app (bit.ly/2ICIUHi). In the unlikely event you don’t have a device capable of running the app then you can use the timetable on the SBB website (bit.ly/2HH1U7B). If you are not familiar with using the timetable it will pay to first read the instructions at http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable.

* The SBB website shows half-fare prices by default, the mobile app allows you to nominate whether to show full or half-fares (by editing the passenger details in settings) and is also smart enough to offer you the Saver Day Pass (http://www.myswissalps.com/sa verdaypass) if that offers the best fare. The app also show a platform map (at least at the larger stations) to help you make connections.

[Spanner]

16 November 2019 at 11:17:01 #925195

Thank you for the very helpful info. I will make use of 5he calculator/spreadsheet.

[Spanner]

16 November 2019 at 11:18:20 #925196

Thanks for your reply. Travelling last week of May – first week of June. Should that be ok and a little less crowded that high season?

[Anna]

16 November 2019 at 13:41:26 #925197

Hi Spanner,

May-June is still considered shoulder season, so possibly not as crowded 🙂

Good to read – best time to visit: http://www.myswissalps.com/be sttimetovisit

Cheers,

Anna

[rockoyster]

16 November 2019 at 19:19:45 #925198

Hi Spanner,

That’s when I visited in 2017. Nothing was too crowded and the weather was splendid (if a bit hotter than expected).

Enjoy.