Budget Swiss Trip Plan (Tell Pass - Winter)

Budget Swiss Trip Tellpass  Winter
Country	:Switzerland
Names	:German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera,  Romansh: Svizra
Language	: English, German, French, Hindi!
Trip Category	:1Night, 2Days (Weekend)
Season	:Winter (valid 1 November - 31 March )
Country	:Switzerland
Day 1 :  Mt Titlis, Mt.Rigi, Weggi, Lake Brienz (Golden Pass Line) Day 2 : (Golden Pass Line: Interlaken to Luzern), Mt. Pilatus, Luzern, Zurich Optional: If interested (For 2Nights, 3Days) Day3/Day1: Cover Shaufhausen, Lauterbrunnen, Trummelbachfalls (not covered in Tellpasst point to point ticket to be purchased
For 3Nights 4Days with SwissPass Plan vist this page: Click here
Get in
By Train
Websites
DB (German Railway)	http://www.bahn.de/i/view/DEU/en/index.shtml
SBB (Swiss Railway)	http://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Tell Pass
2Days	100 CHF (Winter Ticket) per person
3Days	130 CHF(Winter Ticket) per person
Link:	http://www.tellpass.ch/en/winter/experience/whats_the_tell-pass/
The Tell-Pass lets you discover the Lake Lucerne Region – it's so easy to get around!   By purchasing just one ticket, you get unrestricted travel on trains, buses, boats and aerial cableways throughout the Lake Lucerne Region – the essence of Switzerland. Choose between 2, 3, 4, 5 or 10 days of unrestricted travel. New: fixed price for children, just CHF 30 for 2-10 days of unrestricted travel! New: great savings with 11 Bonus Partners  Unimaginable mountain peaks, deep-blue lakes, record-breaking rack railways, endless hiking trails – the Lake Lucerne Region's network of routes leaves nothing to be desired. The Winter Tell-Pass starts at CHF 100 for two days of unrestricted travel. Rate details
Advantages of Tellpass: Tellpass covers Greater Swiss or Central Swiss Luzern and Interlaken is covered in this pass Cost at 50% of Swiss pass fare during Winter Valid on all Public transport (Rail, Bus, Boat, Cable Cars) within the Tellpass region IMPROTANT: Free entrance to Mt. Titlis,  Mt. Pilatus (Which is not there in Swiss pass, you need to pay 50% charge if you have Swiss Pass) Email confirmation from Titlis and Pilatus Email from Mt. Titlis Email from Mt. Pilatus Also you can explore Mt. Sorenberg and other peaks if you have time
Tell pass Network	http://www.tellpass.ch/en/winter/info_tips/the_tell-pass_network/
Rough Itinerary
Onward & Return Journey	Tell pass valid from Baar or Zug (Travelling from Stuttgart)
Option 1
	Take BW Ticket till Schaffhausen and Take Train till Zug (CH) or Baar (CH) and vice versa
Option 2	Take Bus line till Zurich and Take S Bahn/Train ticket till Zug (CH) or Baar (CH) and vice versa
Bus Website	https://www.busliniensuche.de/
Option 3	Take car sharing from Stuttgart till Zurich or Luzern or Zug and vice versa
Car sharing Website	www.blablacar.de http://www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de/
Option 4	Combination of Option 1 to 3 for Onward and return Journey
Plan
Day 1 of Tellpass	Use Car sharing or Train service to make most use of the Day1.
	Car sharing will be cheap compare all other mode of transport
	Or Use Bus to reach Zurich and spend day 1 in Zurich and Luzern city sightseeing by walk
	Visit Mount Titlis. Cost of ticket is 100% free
	Spend time in Titlis, Reach Weggies in the afternoon, Take cable car to  Mt. Rigi (Details here: Click here)
	Take a boat trip to Luzern (check timing in www.sbb.ch)
	Spend time in Luzern (Places to see in Luzern Click here)
	Reach Interlaken and make a stopover at Lake Brienz for a breath taking view Note: any Indian movies are shot here)
	If you have time have walk tour in Interlaken (ost) or Interlaken (west) You can see Lake Thun in Interlaken (west)
	Stay at Interlaken (Check you may get complimentary Interlaken pass from your Hotel). Make use of it where tell pass is not valid. (Eg. Visit to Lauterbrunnen, Trummelbachfalls etc..)
Day 2 of Tellpass	If interested visit Mt. Sorenberg (near to Interlaken) Or Take Golden Pass line to Luzern
	Visit Mt. Pilatus
	Cover other places which are missed during Day1
Add more places based on your interest	http://www.tellpass.ch/en/winter/destinations/
Tips:	1.   Keep your plan flexible, you may need to change due to uncertain weather conditions
	2.   You can take any trains/bus/boats with tell pass (note within the region), so don’t worry about plan.
	3.   When checking weather, check weather on Mountain separately. Weather at ground and over the mountains may not be same. Eg: Engelbeg shows rainy, but Over Mt Titlis it may be sunny with +6 Deg
	4.   If you are visiting tourist attractions outside tell pass region, before purchase of tickets ask for any discounts on valid Tellpass
Trip Cost Calculation	Per person (in Euro)
Tellpass – Winter 2Days	100 €
Tickets till Zug / Baar from	Bus : 11€ (Till Zurich) + ~9€ (Till Zug or ~ 7€ till Baar) = max 20€ Train: BW ticket ~10 p.P + Train from Schaffhausen to Zug ~ 25€ = max 35€ Car Sharing: Stuttgart to Zurich/Zug : ~12€ - 20€ To & Fro: Max (Considering Train journey to have more flexibility) = 70€ Min (Considering Car journey to have medium flexibility) = 40€
Accommodation	20 - 30€ (Dorms or Hostel or Private apartment or Hotel)
Total	160€ to 200€
160€ for 2days swiss with all the flexibility including Mt. Titlis, Mt. Pilatus and Boat rides is a real deal Note: Tellpass in Summer cost 170€ for 2days... It would be wise to select Swiss pass for 200€ for four days
Source	http://www.tellpass.ch/ and Personal Study