Swiss Travel pass???

Question

Hi,

I am planning to travel to swiss for 6 days in first week of june 2007. I would be staying in luzern for 3 days and interlaken for 3 days and would be taking the panaromic express from interlaken to montreux and by train to geneva to catch flight.

I am plannin to visit mount pilatus, jungfrau and other places in and around where i am staying. But i am confused about the type of pass which i need to take. Swiss pass looks costly.

Is there any other alternative which i could do ?

Or is Swiss pass worth for these days and is a value add compared to other passes???

Could somebody suggest me which pass is more suitable for me?

Thanks in advance

Answer 1

Check out the link for the swiss travel system.  Depending on your age, there are various passes available.  The swiss pass if definately worth it if you are travelling a lot and it gives discounts on cable cars and free entry to many, many museums in Switzerland.  My friend purchased a Swisspass this summer and was very happy with it.  

There are other options, such as a half-price card for 99chf that gives you half price on all the trains and buses and some discounts for cable cars (but not all of them).  

Perhaps a Swiss Flexi Pass would be better for you if you are only travelling on certain days.  You can buy it for example, for 3 days in one month.  But then you could only use it on these days.

A normal one-way ticket from Luzern to Interlaken costs 29chf and a one-way ticket from Interlaken to Geneva costs 63chf.  

I think that the Swiss Pass is definately a good value.

Answer 2

Swiss Pass from CFF/SBB, would be the best bet.

http://www.sbb.ch/en/index.htm