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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]slight detour on the OP, but I have many questions on the different fare passes in Switzerland and there aren't that many Switzerland threads here. We are staying 6 nights in Murren/Wengen, by way of Zurich/Lucerne--I THINK we are best served by the BOP and the Swiss Half Fare passes combined. Any thoughts?[/quote]

The slightly infuriating aspect to planning a Swiss vacation is figuring out all the various travel passes. The BOP gives you free travel within the BO for all trains and cable cars, but double check if it excludes specific trains like the train up the Jungfrau. And check if the BOP includes to/from Zurich/Lucerne. Depending on how active you are within the BO, the half fare card may be better if you are only using transport a few days and hiking the rest of the time. I looked into both options and concluded just getting the half fare pass was better because we only needed it a few days out of the entire trip as we were walking the rest of the time and it covered all the cable cars/trains we needed, including the cable car up the Piz Gloria (which we learned from the internet is a good and cheaper alternative to the much more expensive Jungfrau train).

I googled quickly and it seems like your approach to get both passes may work best: 
https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g188078-i653-k14790938-BOP_and_Half_Fare_Card-Bernese_Oberland_Canton_of_Bern.html

But it also comes down to how often you intend to utilize the passes. [/quote]

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