I will be traveling in August with my 15 year old son. We'll be based in the Lauterbrunnen area, currently planning to stay 4 days, and are especially interested in gorgeous views as seen from cable cars, funiculars, and other unique forms of transport. Which type of pass would you recommend? (Whichever type of pass we get, we'll get a Swiss Family Card, too, which if I understand correctly, means my son rides for free with me.)
The Bernese Oberland Pass is limited in location, but appears to include more unique transport options for free or for deeper discounts than the Swiss Travel Pass, though I haven't been able to find a clear list to compare. (Given 4 days, we may not get outside the immediate area anyway.) The price of this pass is very slightly cheaper than the Swiss Travel Pass.
The Swiss Travel Pass is good all over the country, but apparently doesn't include as many of the specialized routes and gives only a 25% discount on the Jungfraujoch.
The Half Price pass appears to apply to everything in the country (???) and is good for a month, which gives us more options if we decided to stay in Switzerland longer instead of moving on. Best I can tell, it works out to be less expensive than either of the other options, but we lose the convenience of not having to buy separate tickets for everything.
Opinions? I would be curious to hear about your experiences with the Bernese Oberland and Half Price passes, especially.
Thank you!