Highest point on Swiss transport network without paying extra

[radamfi]

What is the highest point on the Swiss transport network that you can get on a Swiss Pass, GA or day ticket without paying extra?

 

[LNW-GW Joint]

What is the highest point on the Swiss transport network that you can get on a Swiss Pass, GA or day ticket without paying extra?

Bernina Pass (2253m) on the Rhätische Bahn?
Said to be the highest point on an adhesion railway in Europe.
You don't need special tickets for the RhB, although there is a supplement for the observation car of the Bernina Express.
You can do it in open air carriages in the summer too.

 

[Mag_seven]

You can also go up the Rigi mountain with a Swiss Travel Pass (1797m). The views are spectacular from the top. You can go up on one railway (the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn) and down by another (Arth-Rigi-Bahn).

 

[alex17595]

The Schilthorn (2970m) cable car from Murren is included in the Swiss Pass

You can also go up the Rigi mountain with a Swiss Travel Pass (1797m). The views are spectacular from the top. You can go up on one railway (the Vitznau-Rigi-Bahn) and down by another (Arth-Rigi-Bahn).

I did this a couple of years ago continuing to Lucerne on the boat, a very scenic trip.

 

[radamfi]

The Schilthorn (2970m) cable car from Murren is included in the Swiss Pass

That looks like it is valid on a Swiss Pass, but only 50% off with a GA or day ticket.

What's the highest point valid on a GA or day ticket?

 

[30907]

Wenger and Muerren are also included, though these are lower than the Bernina. General rule - if there's a village, ie a resident community, it's free to get there. Not sure how the Rigi qualifies but never mind.

 

[radamfi]

The bus route along the Bernina Pass is a little higher than the railway, but only runs in summer as far as I can tell.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

I am sure that I had to pay extra with a full Swiss pass when going up The Rigi & The Schilthorn??

 

[radamfi]

I am sure that I had to pay extra with a full Swiss pass when going up The Rigi & The Schilthorn??

https://schilthorn.ch/en/Infos/Timetable__and__Tariff

Stechelberg – Schilthorn return

Adults 105.00
GA Travelcard 41.30 (day ticket without half fare card, muncipal and promotional day tickets no discount)
Swiss Travel Pass 0.00

 

[Mag_seven]

I am sure that I had to pay extra with a full Swiss pass when going up The Rigi & The Schilthorn??

I think it's only recently that the Swiss Travel Pass has been allowed to be used on the Rigi without additional charge. I used it myself to go up the Rigi this summer.

 

[dutchflyer]

Only fairly recently they have expanded the permitted routes on swissPass and its now mostly equal to the GA or tageskarten and gong up Rigi has been added for ''free''. Also with InterRail you can now use many more lines that used to be paid for by discount (but not the Rigi!)
I too, thus, went up the Rigi and down the other side in sept. (on a discount tageskarte-39CHF-easy to get when you buy 2 monthes before and also cheaper as any SwissHolidaycard (swisPass is now the name of their national chipcard). To be sure asked at the ticketshop in Arth-Goldau and the lady assured me it would be taken. On the descent down to Vitznau on the lake we passed 4 up-going trains all loaded full with Asians-there is interestingly also a hot-water dispenser for their noodles-packs at the Rigi-top-station-or your nescafe if you would have known about it.

 

[Gerald Fiennes]

Rigi offers 50% reduction with a valid IR currently. As far as I can recall, it's been free to Tageskarte/GA holders for about the past 10 years. Great value!

 

[radamfi]

Is the GA and/or Swiss Travel Pass and/or day tickets valid on the Furka steam train?

 

[30907]

Is the GA and/or Swiss Travel Pass and/or day tickets valid on the Furka steam train?

Not that I know of.

 

[jonathan01n]

Not the highest one, but the cable car and train from Lauterbrunnen to Mürren is worth a ride. It is quite beautiful. And someone mentioned the schilthorn , it is included in swisspass and the bond museum is worth a visit.

 

[STEVIEBOY1]

What is the GA ticket/card mentioned in the above postings?

 

[Gerald Fiennes]

GA = Generale Abonnement is an annual season ticket for all public transport in CH apart from some mountain lines (which generally offer a 25 or 50% reduction instead). A sort of 365 day version of the Swisscard. Germany has something similar, the Bahncard 100. Costs CHF 3860 = about £3000 per annum. There's even a version for dogs available. It's been going since 1898 and as much as about 5% of the population have one. There is an 'impersonal' version also which some communes buy for their residents to use, you sign it out for the day when you need it. Unimaginable to the British, I think...

 

[DuncanS]

Not the highest one, but the cable car and train from Lauterbrunnen to Mürren is worth a ride. It is quite beautiful

It is indeed, I walked back from Murren to Lauterbrunnen and that was even more spectacular.

A lovely wee line and a wonderful part of Switzerland.