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Half-Fare Pass vs. Swiss Travel Pass: Which is Best for Our One-Week Trip

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Hello, fellow travelers! Hoping you can help us choose the best train/travel pass for our upcoming one-week trip to Switzerland. We are leaning toward the half-fare pass vs. the Swiss Travel Pass, but based on our itinerary, what do you recommend?

Arrive Zurich
Day 1: Zurich to Lausanne
Day 2: Lausanne to Zermatt
Day 3: Zermatt
Day 4: Zermatt to Lauterbrunnen (sleeping in Murren)
Day 5: Lauterbrunnen/Murren
Day 6: Lauterbrunnen/Murren
Day 7: Lauterbrunnen to Lucerne
Day 8: Lucerne to Zurich (depart Switzerland)

In Zermatt and Lauterbrunnen, we definitely plan to hike and see a few peaks, so I know we'll be using the cable cars/funiculars. Your help is much appreciated!

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Why not just go straight to Zermatt the day you arrive instead of staying just one night in Lausanne?
That way you have one less hotel to check into. You can always go to Lausanne on a day trip in case the mountains are fogged in.
The Half Fare Pass will work in your case.

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Thank you, @Jazz+Travels. We are looking forward to our one-night sample of Lausanne as part of this itinerary. If you still think the half-fare pass works with our trip as planned, that's great, though!

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We're also looking at the Berner Oberland Pass, but wondering if we would combine that with the half-fare card, considering our travel to areas outside that region. Does it make sense to combine? Or will the half off suffice while we're in Lauterbrunnen?

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