SWITZERLAND TOUR
 

Hello to all.We will be traveling to Switzerland for about a month from Germany through Austria and Liechtenstein. our journey will start from chur and will be traveling by motorhome .i want to ask that shall we buy bernese oberland pass or swiss travel pass for chairlifts tickets???
bernese oberland>>> 10-13 days
geneva>>> 5 days
zurich>>> 2-3days
we will be not using trains etc and will be traveling through motorhome all the way.the thing i want to ask is what is the best way to finance our tour???need serious asistance of of experts???should we go for point to point or region passes???

I think the only think that would be surely cost effective for you pass wise is the Half-Fare Card that gets you 50% off everything that moves in public transit allover Switzerland - the Jungfraujoch Interlaken to Jungfraujoch train discount itself almost pays for the card then if you take boats on Lake Geneva or Lake Zurich you just pay 50%- same for all lifts and trains including those to mountain tops.

10-13 days in Berner Oberland - does that include Lucerne or just what are you plans - the Berner Oberland Pass could be a good deal depending on what you are doing. Seems like a bit much for the average first-time Swiss traveler. You may want to also check out the Engadine - St Moritz area and or Zermatt.

If just in the Jungfrau Region around Interlaken look instead at the Jungfraubahn Pass.

for lots on passes - which can be bought at any Swiss train station - check www.swisstravelsystem.com; www.budgeteuropetravel.com and www.ricksteves.com.

Hi, I found that the Swiss Railroad site very good at answering questions. Write to them and ask them. Sue

Grindelwald has an awesome campground - I stayed there once with a van and the view of the Jungfrau Massif is something else- Lauterbrunnen also has campgrounds but other than that nothing for campers in the hills I think - but try to stay in Grindelwald's camping place IME.

If you're not going to take trains ("etc." - what does that mean?), what kind of passes are you talking about?

<<should we go for point to point or region passes???>>

Your question seems contradictory. No trains, but whether to decide between point-to-point or region passes?

Which is it?

If you are driving a motor home what do you want with train passes?

IMHO question makes no sense - you need to clarify.

Are you aware that in Switz quite a few towns up in the mountains cannot be reached by road?

And how big will this motorhome be - the US 30 foot kind or a sort of little fold out from a van?

It's clear in OP that they know that they must take chairlifts or gondolas or mountain trains in the Interlaken area to get into the high Alps - and for 10-13 days some kind of pass may be nice - probably not the Swiss Pass but the Berner Oberland Pass or Jungfraubahn Pass or Half-Fare Card - especially the latter - if taking the Jungfraujoch train the 50% discount pays for most of the card itself - also good on discounts on lake boats.

Murren and Wengen are the only towns not reachable by private vehicles in the area.

actually we are planning alot in bernese oberland mean we should stop our motorhome in lauterbrunnen,explore all the jungfraujh region and then head to niesen,kanderstag,frutigen,gstaad,brienze,brienze rothorn,meringen etc,i am confused that should i use BO pass or only take half fare card and go all around for tckets means boat trips,chair lifts,cable cars,gondolas etc

If you take gondolas or trains in all those areas then the BO Pass may be a great deal but you have to be planning on taking something nearly ever day or more.

thing I like about a pass is I don't have to stop and think do I want to pay $$ for that - you just do it - I always do more with a pass than I thought - maybe a lake boat trip on a whim on one of the Interlaken lakes and you need not buy tickets - just jump on board usually.

Not sure Gstaad is in the coverage zone however.

Without exact plans it is hard to tell.

BTW-buy either the BO Pass or Half-Fare Card once there - Half-Fare at any train station - BO at any BO station - no need to pre-order - can decide once there.