The pint-sized mountain train that runs between Grütschalp and Mürren in Switzerland’s Berner Oberland offers incredible views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau peaks.
Yes, you read that correctly. Children under 16 travel for free on the Swiss Travel System when accompanied by a parent. Here are the details:
Children under 6 years of age always travel for free if no reservation is required.
Children from 6 to their 16th birthday travel free of charge when accompanied by at least one parent (including step and foster parents) holding a Swiss Travel System Rail Pass (Swiss Half Fare Card, Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Travel Pass Flex) and a Swiss Family Card. The Swiss Family Card, which is free of charge, is available upon request and valid for one month. Seat reservations, which are not always required, are additional, and some mountain top and special excursions may incur a surcharge.
Traveling with someone else’s kids?
Children from 6 to their 16th birthday but not accompanied by at least one parent receive a 50% discount on the gross rate of Swiss Travel Pass and Swiss Travel Pass Flex.
What is the Swiss Travel System?
We’re glad you asked! The Swiss Travel System (STS) is Switzerland’s public transportation network, and it’s the envy of the world. High speed InterCity trains, express regional trains, cog wheel mountain trains, street trams, and the world’s most scenic panoramic trains carry passengers anywhere they want to go throughout Switzerland. When the tracks end, a finely woven network of Swiss PostBuses, motor-powered passenger boats, paddle-wheel lake steamers, arial tramways, and funiculars continue the journey, penetrating even the remotest destinations. The entire network is seamlessly integrated by a perfectly synchronized scheduling system. The Swiss Travel System is a fun, safe, comfortable, convenient, and incredibly easy way to travel through Switzerland. There’s no need to drive. The Swiss Travel System is really that good!
Would you like to bring your family to Switzerland? It’s our speciality! Inn-to-inn hikes in Switzerland; village based hikes; ski and snowboard vacations; cheese tasting; chocolate tasting; wine tasting; scenic trains. We can do just about anything you’d like in Switzerland, so please do give us a shout.
