I am traveling the first of June for 8 days with my husband, 11-year-old daughter and 78-year-old father. We hope to just use trains for our time there. My father is in decent shape, but does have a heart condition, so want to minimize long walks in high elevation (at least until acclimated). So many great options and different discounts, would love some advice to narrow down our most cost effective option.
1: Geneva airport to Bern for 2 nights (staying a 5 min walk from train station)
2. Bern to Lauterbrunnen for 5 nights (15 min walk from station, but also have a bus stop outside our lodging). Plan to explore the whole area, including boats near Interlaken, Grimmelwald, Wengen, Jungfrau, Schiltorn, and perhaps a scenic alp train journey.
3. Lauterbrunnen to Geneva, thinking perhaps via the GoldenPass Pano journey, maybe a few hour stop in a town along the way, like Lausanne or Montreux? Staying outside of Geneva airport for a morning flight.
Thoughts? Half-fare, Berner Oberland, Super day savers? The 11-year-old is free with some of these, yes? Help! 😀