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Please confirm that I DO NOT need a Swiss Travel Pass

Hello all,
I'm going to be in Switzerland for 14 nights next month, with this itinerary:

Day 1: arrive ZRH, train to Luzern, 3 nights in Luzern, visit Rigi and Titlis (and maybe Pilatus) from Luzern

Day 4, 5, 6: Interlaken 3 nights, boat on Brienz, check out Thun

Day 7, 8, 9: Murren 3 nights, Schilthorn, Birg, hiking, waterfalls in the valley

Day 10, 11, 12: Grindelwald 3 nights, First, Mannlichen, hiking

Day 13, 14: Winterthur 2 nights, Rhine Falls, train to airport on day 15

My plan is to buy a Half Fare Card and a 10-day Berner Oberland Pass. The BO Pass will cover getting from Luzern to Interlaken, everything in Interlaken, Murren/Lauterbrunnen (except Schilthorn), Grindelwald, and back up to Bern, plus discount for Titlis. So I'd need to purchase transportation (at half fare) from ZRH to Luzern, from Luzern to/from Rigi Kulm, from Bern to Winterthur, from Winterthur to/from Rhine Falls, and from Winterthur to ZRH. Does this sound correct?

(I'm not planning to go to Jungfraujoch, Zermatt, or any museums. I'm traveling alone, not on a tour.)

According to my calculations, it's not worth it to buy a Swiss Travel Pass for the 5 days I'm outside Berner Oberland, and since they aren't consecutive, I'd need a STP Flex, which is really costly (and no free days like the current STP promo).

Could someone please confirm that Half Fare Card plus 10-day BO Pass is the way to go? Thanks very much!

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I don't think you need to stay at 3 different locations in the Berner Oberland. One should be sufficient,

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With your plan of using the Half Fare Card and the B.O. Pass, there are still some money saving strategies for Luzern.
A round trip by boat to Vitznau and the Tigibahn to the top is 80 CHF, even with a Half Fare Card. But you can buy today, a Saver Day Pass with the Half Fare Card for 44 CHF. The price of these passes increases over time, so don't wait. You just have to commit to a day to use it now. It only works where the Swiss Travel Pass works, so it will not help with Mt Pilatus or Titlis, but you can use it for the Stanzerhorn and the Klewenalp.
https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets-for-switzerland/day-pass/saver-day-pass.html

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I think your reasoning is spot on here. I also don't blame you for wanting to stay in multiple towns... adds variety at dinner time 😉