Greetings. I am making this harder than it probably is!! But need help deciding which Swiss Train Pass ( or pay retail) to purchase based on our itinerary. We are exploring Lucerne and Wengen before Rhine River cruise from Basel. So, should I purchase Pass, Flex or Half Fare Card or pay retail?
2 60 yo's traveling.
Day 1: land Zurich- Train @ 3:00 to Lucerne
Day 2: explore Lucern -- and adjust to time zone. ( If we purchased the Travel Pass, we could take boat ride.)
Day 3: Lucern to Mt. Rigi via boat Vitznau one way. Return via Weggis (boat)
Day 4: Check out of hotel, Train Lucern to Wengen. depart after 10:00am. Explore Wengen/2 days.
Day 5: hike area-- Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg.. hike one way up, train down.
Day 6: Check out of hotel, Train to Basel after 11:00 am
My concern is purchasing The Swiss Travel Pass for 6 consecutive days and not using it for 2 days. I priced out full fare- point to point, 2nd class at it came to about 240.00 (if I calculated the Mt. Rigi round trip correctly!). I also thought about paying full fare Zurich-Lucern and then getting the Pass but still have a Non-consecutive day in there! Does the Half Fare Card make sense?
I read Wengen's post explaining Mt Rigi travel but don't understand how to book round trip tickets with arrival at Vitznau and return from Weggis.
Appreciate everyones expertise and advice! (Tired of speadsheets and calculators:)
Many Thanks!