I'm new, I'm thrilled, I qualify for senior discounts and I absolutely want your tips.
In April, a group of 7 will be visiting Interlaken, Switzerland for 3 nights and then traveling to Como Town, Italy for a couple more nights. We are trying to decide between taking a train vs private transportation. The total duration of our Europe trip is 3-4 weeks so we will each have some luggage. Through my research it looks like the average train ride to Como Town from Interkaken is going to be 5.5 hours with 2 transfers and cost around $100+ per ticket. With our luggage we are not excited about transferring 2 times.
I have found a private transportation company - called "daytrip.com" that will take us all and the trip is only 3 hours.
The Private transfer seems to only be about $40 a person more than if we go by train. We are on a modest budget.
I would like to hear what you think of using private transport companies and which ones you might recommend for our route?
Secondly, what website or tool is the best to use for finding and booking train tickets for Switzerland and Italy travels?
Thirdly, We are considering buying the Jungfrau Pass to use while doing our sight seeing in the area - for we will be going up to the Jungfraujoch or better known as "top of Europe" . We also will be traveling to the towns in the area to visit the sites. Any advice on how beneficial the Jungrau Pass might be would be greatly appreciated.
Grandma Gone Global. :)