So I have spent the last 3 hours or so comparing no pass/Swiss Travel Pass/Ber-Ober Regional Pass and have determined that for my family's travel, the best way to go is to purchase point-to-point tickets from Basel to Murren, then a 4-day Ber-Ober Regional pass, then point-to-point Lucerne to Zurich. I have 3 questions for which I can't find answers:
Should I pre-purchase the Basel to Murren tickets, and if so, where? We are traveling on July 15th and somewhere I read that the 15th is a busy travel day with locals taking vacation. I tried to purchase tickets for Basel to Murren on the Rick Steves site, but got an error message saying there weren't any available, which can't be true.
Can I get a Swiss Family Card for a point-to-point ticket, or can I only obtain that with a travel pass?
Can I purchase a Ber-Ober pass without a Swiss Travel Pass, and get a Swiss Family Card too?
When my family travels from Murren to Zurich, can we use the Ber-Ober pass for the Murren to Luzerne portion, and then do point-to-point Luzerne to Zurich?
Answers will be much appreciated, as I'm about ready to tear my hair out.
Thanks! Sarah