Swiss saver day pass or Swiss Travel pass

ATC

Hello! We will be in Zurich July 23 for Half day, July 24 Full day and leaving from Geneva on July 25 afternoon. We are two adults and a 15 year old. We want to visit Jungfrauoch on day2. My question is what would be most cost effective for me. And is Saver day pass free
for under 16. Can we go anywhere with Saver day pass. Thanks

RolandP

Hello ATC

If you really want to visit Jungfraujoch, you should purchase the Swiss Half Fare Card, with the complimentary Swiss Family Card.

The big question mark: the Jungfraujoch trip. It is costly, the most expensive mountain trip one can do in Switzerland. Not even all Swiss can afford going there. The weather in Switzerland is not predictable more than 2 days out. It is well possible you will end up in a white-out. Would you still want to go knowing the weather is bad, and you will end up in the clouds? My dear colleague @RedBaron once said to a fellow traveller, it would be the most expensive fog you have experienced - very true!

The Saver Day Pass is not valid to the Jungfraujoch, it is as far as Grindelwald, or Wengen.

Also, in my opinion, you are wasting your time with travelling forth and back. Zurich - Grindelwald - Zurich - Geneva. Why not going forward from Zurich, staying somewhere in the Jungfrauarea, and then Geneva. With so little time, it would mean a pity if you spend it on trains, unless you are a train-fanatic.

What do you think?

Kind regards,
Roland

ATC

Hi RonaldP, Thanks for your reply.Zurich is our last stop and we have done golden pass and Mount Rigi,Bern,Luzern last time so this time wanted to make the best use of the time in Switzerland. So thought of Jungfrauoch for our daughter we did it 21 years ago!But it seems with all the options the total comes to about same (3 day swiss pass+Jungfrauoch+family card) or (2day Saver Pass+Jangfrauoch). Looks like there in no family card buying option with Saver pass. Half fare card for both of us adults are not saving much I thought. Am I missing something. If not Jungfrauoch, what will give us an unique experience with less cost from Zurich? Alos, I can buy the Jungfrauoch ticket from Interlaken on the day depending on weather so I am not spending so much money to see clouds 🙂 ?
Thanks
ATC

Koipholi62

ATC Sorry to chip in.. if you staying in Zurich, Mount Titlis is nearer. It wont be scenery on foggy day, but at least you can play some sledding on Trubsee.
For the Half Fare Card, it can give you 50% for the Saver Day Pass and all other tickets for other days and also discount for all the mountain excursion. But still you need to price it out to determine is it worth CHF 120 ?