Requesting assistance. I'm traveling with my mother, Paris 4 nights, Switzerland 4 nights, Munich 5 nights. Been running calcs and I want to buy the 4 day flex Swiss rail pass for the 4 night stay in Murren. Also like to buy a two country (France/Germany) 6 day flex rail pass. Can I do that ? Is that allowed? I'm betting/hoping my 2 country pass will work from Paris to Basel and then use Swiss pass the same day from Basel to Interlaken.
I would just get the 3 country pass, but I'd really like to have the Swiss Rail pass for the 50% off lifts and flexibility traveling in Switzerland
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The first bit should work, Paris to Basel is SNCF (French railways) and a French pass is valid, Basel to Interlaken is SBB (Swiss Railways) and a Swiss pass is valid. Two provisos:
1) Both the French and the Swiss passes need to be valid for your day of travel.
2) You will need a reservation on the TGV from Paris to Basel, which needs to be done in advance and will cost.
Going from Interlaken to Munich there is one problem. The route goes via Bregenz in Austria! Your Swiss pass will be valid up to St. Margrethen (last station in Switzerland), the German pass from Lindau (first station in Germany), In between, St. Margrethen - Bregenz - Lindau you will need to buy an extra ticket.
BUT BUT - Is Paris - Basel the only rail trip you will be doing in France? Is Lindau - Munich the only rail trip in Germany? If yes, it will almost certainly be cheaper just to buy advance tickets Paris - Basel and St. Margrethen - Munich instead of buying the pass.