Am i understanding the Saver Day Pass correctly :) ??

SBB defaults to Half Fare Card pricing, so I think you miscalculated some of your figures. It’s around 90-100 chf full price to get from Murren to the Zurich airport, so when you see it saying “tickets from chf 48.30” that’s the Half Fare Card pricing. Where are you seeing Saver Day Passes for 29 chf? I’m seeing Saver Day Passes for around 40-50 chf in July. You don’t take 50% off that price with the HFC. Again, they default to pricing assuming you have the HFC.

I read this online

"With the Saver Day Pass you can travel throughout Switzerland for a day on all routes in the GA area from as little as CHF 29 with a Half-Fare travelcard and from CHF 52 without a Half-Fare travelcard. The earlier you book, the cheaper you travel."

Ah ah ok I see 90chf point to point so you are totally right. I must have seen the price with the half fare card. So if the discounted price is 45chf (let's say that), it would be a good option to buy a 29chf saver day pass, in that specific occasion, if ever it exists lolll?

The 29 chf is unlikely. I picked some random dates in July and saw 39-44 chf.

So I'd rather not rely on that maybe.. Or could it be a good option for the scenario I was talking about, i.e, several trips in 1 day that woud be expensive even with the Half Fare Card..

(But I would have to be 100% sure we stick to the plan, if ever I buy this day pass as its not flexible at all)

You have to be solid on the dates you're going to be using the trains a lot before buying Saver Day Passes. I was able to get a CHF 52 Saver Day Pass for August 29, but I think I bought it the day that day's passes went on sale. I saw a bunch of earlier dates with the same price, but that was over a week ago.

Oh ok I see :( So for now, it will only be the Half Fare card and if its available: the saver day pass (on the day I have several $$ trips planned) :)

Lauterbrunnen - Wengen is definitely included. You can basically go anywhere that people live. So, Wengen and Mürren, but not Kleine Scheidegg or Schilthorn, for example.

The cheapest price is 29CHF for second class with a half fare card. I have purchased the pass at this price countless times! The cheapest ones sell quickly, six months ahead of the travel date.

The BLS train website shows all available passes on one page. You can see that some days are more popular than others. Occasionally the 29.00 ones are available for a long time.

https://shop.bls.ch/en/blscustom/daypass?___from_store=de

You can buy the pass from SBB or BLS, same pass, same price.

Thanks a lot Maureen. So my understanding is right?

If I do multiple trips in a day, its worth it.

Exemple:

ONE FULL DAY OF TRANSPORTATION
Train Zermatt Thun 41chf full price
Boat Thun to Interlaken West 51ch full price
Train Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen 7.80chf
Total is 100chf full price / 50 chf with the Swiss Half-Fare card

If I am lucky I can get a 29chf pass 6 months in advance for this day

Am i right? :)

Thanks again Maureen :)

Oh and another question that might looks stupid but the day I manage to get the 29chf saver day pass, do I have to initially create a detailed itinerary and follow it at destination or can it be used for any trips any villages on that specific day? Not easy to explain that in English. I hope it's clear lollll. Thanks a lot

on a Saver Day Pass you can go anywhere the GA allows, no pre-planning required.

YES you very much misunderstand how this works! They are not 29CHF tickets, they are for as little as 29CHF.

For instance for tomorrow the price is 69CHF and the day after is 59CHF. You're chances of getting a lot of 29CHF tickets is very low.

I think I'd rather buy the Half-fare card + the BO pass (half price then) and not worry about getting a Saver Day then lolllllllllll!

Reminder (and for others reading for their own learning too) - the Berner Oberland pass is not half price with the Half Fare Card. You get a discounted rate on it, but it’s not half off.

Yes you are right!! Not half price but a good discount :)

Zermatt - Thun is 41.00 with the Half fare card, not full price. It is a long way and costs more than your other journeys

Boat Thun - Interlaken 25.50

Interlaken West - Lauterbrunnen 5.40 with HFC

= 71.90 with HFC

When I travel long distances, I buy a saver day pass whenever it is cheaper than my journey. So a saver day pass at 59.00 still saves you money and it gives you a lot of flexibility. You can go anywhere that you want to that day. I often go Thun - Zermatt and then Zermatt - Thun again in the same day.

Buying the BO pass is also good, but it does not cover the trip all of the way from Zermatt. Someone here (Sam?) can help you know how far you can go and which route to take with the BO pass. Or maybe they already did in another thread 😅

Hello Maureen

Yes you are right. I then realized SBB quoted half-fare price by default :)

Nice! That's exactly what I thought: if the Saver Day pass is between 29 and 59chf (I will have the Swiss Half fare card) that would be a good opportunity/day to use it :)

I might buy the Berner Oberland Pass too so that would cover the section

Boat Thun - Interlaken 25.50
Interlaken West - Lauterbrunnen 5.40 with HFC

One day i will understand the Swiss passes. I'm getting better at it ah ah! Thanks a lot :)

I was going through the same calculations as you! I spent months studying TrenItalia and Deutsch Bahn and I for some reason SBB is the most confusing to me in terms of prices, ha! It seems to me that if you know the days you are traveling, the Saver Day Pass makes a lot of sense if you buy it ahead of time. For my family, I will have to see if it includes children.

I think the half-fare card is the best option in many situations. Then you only need to combine it with another pass, if necessary :)

With the Half Fare Card, you can get the free Family Card, then the children (under 16) are always free no matter what when they are traveling with you. You also get a lower price on the Saver Day Passes. The children don't need Saver Day Passes, they are free.

" SBB is the most confusing to me in terms of prices"

The reason is that SBB is actually very popular. Attracting passengers is the least of their problems. And most of their passengers are Swiss...

Generally speaking public transit is priced in Switzerland with the intention to punish people who keep their car (and thus only use it occasionally) and reward people who ditch their car and do everything with public transport. Hence lots of "all you can eat" passes, that do require a significant up front investment. Just like car would, basically...