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4 day Swiss Travel Card question

Posted by (Sun Valley, Id., USA) on

So, a 4 day STC costs $281pp. If I am figuring this correctly, these are the trips we want to make:
Mt Rigi, cost $70pp with STC, without $140pp
Mt Pilatus, cost $52pp with STC, without $103pp
Mt Titilus, cost $56pp with STC, without $112pp from Engelberg (do we pay to get too Engelberg?)
Total $459pp

If we book without the STC the cost is @ $400pp

What am I missing? Is it worth the cost of the STC. Anything else we should consider here.
We are only in Lucerne for 4 days before traveling to Italy.

Posted by
8421 posts

140+103+112 = 355; Are you quoting dollars or Swiss Francs? Perhaps you are missing a train to and from Luzern?

Posted by
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oYes, sorry, did not include train to/from Lucerne to Engelberg which brings the cost to $400.

Posted by
20017 posts

Well given that the USD to CHF is pretty close to even, that is not a big deal, but lets use CHF.

The trip to Rigi Kulm and back is 144 CHF if you go by boat to Weggis or Vitznau, and 116 CHF if you go by train via Arth-Goldau. Or you could go one way and back the other for 130 CHF. But if you have a Swiss Travel Pass (STP) it is free.

Similar for Pilatus Kulm, different ways to get there with different costs, but it is not free with the STP. The STP will get you to the base of the lift free, then half price for the lift.

Same for Titlis. STP gets you to Engelberg for free.

However, for what you want to do, why not get a 30-day Half Fare Card for 120 CHF. Then you can use it to get to Luzern (you don't say how you are getting there) and for the train to Italy for the portion to the Italian border. Then everything, boats, trains, lifts, city buses will be half price. That will save you more money than a 4-day STP.

https://www.sbb.ch/en/leisure-holidays/travel-in-switzerland/international-guests/swiss-halffare-card.html

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