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Swiss travel in early May 2025

Four adults in our 60's are planning a 2 week trip to Switzerland, Austria and Germany in early May. we will be renting a car and arriving in Zurich.
Accomodations have been booked in the following areas.
Day 1 Burn

Day 2,3 Lausanne (drive around Lake Geneva, stop in Evian France)
Day 4 Tasch-Zermatt Montreux - cateau de chillon Matterhorn- gornergrate
Day 5,6,7,8,9 Wilderswill (planning a day trip to Lucern by train?) want to see Murren, Grindelwald, Grindelwald First, Wengen, Murren, Lauterbrunnen
Day 10 Locarno, Ticino
Day 11-16 Liechtenstein, Austria and Munich and back to Zurich for return flight

I have questions about which train pass to get during our time in the Oberland area. Some cable cars/trains will be closed for maintenance in early May?
Our car will be parked at our Airbnb in Wilderswill and we will walk to the train station.

Is Locarno area worth visiting in mid May? it is a bit "out of the way" on our road trip... wondering if we should skip it?

ANY and ALL input on this trip itineray would be greatly appreciated.

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Be sure to get an Austrian vignette for the car and all drivers have IDPs.

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Probably the Jungfrau Travel Pass is what you want, as it covers all your spots in the Berner Oberland. 5 days is 270 CHF per person.

You might consider getting Half Fare Cards for every one at 120 CHF per person, that will get you 60 CHF off per person for the Jungfrau Travel passes, and will also give you 50% off on Interlaken>Luzern>Interlaken and Taesch>Gornergrat>Taesch. That will pay for itself.

https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/jungfrau-travel-pass/