Is it better to use French: Switzerland Eurail pass or point to point Paris to Basel then Swiss Transfer ticket to Wengen and back out with air travel from Geneva to Lomdon in Sept? Thx, B Neal
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Knoxville, TN, USA
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Save yourself money and headaches and just avoid Eurail altogether. You can buy those TGV tix from Paris to Basel ahead of time at significant discounts...and a seat reservation is included with your ticket unlike with Eurail. You can definitely use a Swiss Transfer Ticket from Basel to Wengen and then from Wengen back to Geneva for your flight to London. However, you should really look into a Swiss Half Fare Card for your Swiss Travels because the HFC will cover all of your transportation in Switzerland at 50% discount. It covers all of your lifts special trains in the Jungfrau all at 50% discount. Your savings on the Jungfrau trip alone will cover the cost of your HFC.
Posted by
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
4088 posts
Seat61.com will set you straight on rail passes and much more. First point: Do not assume a rail pass will save money. Start instead by calculating point-to-point ticket prices, allowing that passholders on trains with required reservations have to buy that reservation separately.