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Jungfraubahn is maybe the most spectacular train-line in the world, taking you to the highest train-station in Europe. That is also the reason for extra-high prices and the fact that the tickets will never be included in any Eurail-, Euro-Rail-, Interrail-tickets etc. , there will be ALWAYS be a minimum extra-charge of about 50 sfr (return-ticket). Jungfraubahnen-Pass and Regional-Pass Berner Oberland will give you a reduction of 50%.
Jungfraubahn starts at Kleine Scheidegg and takes you to the "top of Europe" within 55 minutes several times every day of the year. The cheapest ride is the first tour in the morning in summertime.
That Jungfraubahn has 3 stops :
1)Eigergletscher, the only open-air-station
2)Eigerwand - take a look out of giant windows
3)Eismeer -take a look at the glacier
In 1894 Adolf Guyer-Zeller had the idea of building a tunnel through the mountains in order to get from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfrau. In 1896 he started to build the Jungfraubahn and it took 16 years to build it. The final costs were 15.000.000sfr and Guyer-Zeller had the clever idea to include the 2 stations inside the mountain (Eigerwand & Eismeer) simply in order to be able to earn some money already, by taking tourists there, while the rest of the track was not finished yet. The Jungfraubahn was opened in 1912 and it is still the highest train-station in Europe. Leave a Comment
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 Pilatus-bahn as a model in
Verkehrshaus by globetrott, 3 more photos
Totally included in this ticket are the rides to Rigi Kulm + Buergenstock + Pilatus + the ships on Lake of Lucerne / Viewaldstaetter See and most trains around of that area, the trains to Engelberg & Truebsee, to Meiringen-Brienz-Interlaken etc.etc.etc.
Take a look at the detailed map at their web-page below !
For the Tell-Pass you pay just 140 sfr (95euros) for 7 days or 188 sfr (122 euro) for 15 days and everyday in the morning you will have to decide for yourself, if you choose that day as one of the 2 / 5 days with the free rides. Holders of a Halbtax-abo get an additional reduction of 28sfr / 38 sfr. when bying the Tell-Pass Leave a Comment
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Regionalpass Berner Oberland was MY favorite train-pass because I wanted to see much more of the area around Brienz, Interlaken and Meiringen than is included in the Jungfraubahnen-pass.
In case that you are lucky with perfect weather and stay for at least 3 days in the area around Brienzersee & Thunersee , it really makes sense to buy the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland" :
This train-pass is valid 7 (220,-sfr) or 15 days (265,-sfr) and during 3 of these 7 or 5 of these 15 days you may use that ticket for unlimited travels, only for a tour to Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra and for Schilthorn 30 sfr extra - the Brienz Rothorn is totally included !!
The tickets are for 7/15 consecutive days, BUT you may choose any 3 (or 5) days of unlimited travels by yourself - you simply stamp your ticket at any trainstation into a machine on these days.
During the rest of the days you pay half of the ordinary prices.
This ticket includes also all of the trains and ships on and around Brienzersee and Thunersee, trains till Brig, Lenk i.S., Adelboden, Meiringen, Gstaad and halfprice all days to Zermatt, Luzern, Bern etc...
I had such a ticket with 7 days and could save a lot of money, although I had only 3 days with excellent weather-conditions !!.
See more details about that ticket on my link below !!
Click here for a map about this ticket !
Red are the trainlines that are totally free at 3/5 days
black are the lines that will cost 50% the rest of time!
Click directely on the map to enlarge it ! Leave a Comment
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Switzerland has a perfect but also quite expensive system of trains,cablecars and funiculars, so it certainly makes sense to seach for some cheaper train-passes and Jungfraubahnenpass is one of them. Of course it all will depend on the duration of your stay and also on a good weather-forecast and on the trains you are planning to use :
Jungfraubahnen-pass is a special pre-paid train-ticket for 6 consecutive days and it is valid for the whole area between Interlaken Ost and Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg,Maennlichen, Wengen,Muerren,First,Gridelwald, Busalp, Harder Kulm and Schynigge Platte.
You may use all of these trains and buses totally for free for 6 days, only for the train between Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra.
For the Schilthorn you have to pay the full price !! - In case that you intend to go to Schilthorn and/or Brienzer Rothorn as well , I may recommend to buy the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland" instead of Jungfraubahnen-Pass !!
Read more about it in my next transportation-tip !!
The Jungfraubahnen-pass is 190 sfr for the 6 consecutive days ! Leave a Comment
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 Security bag for liquids,
bought at Duty Free by Trekki, 3 more photos
A very serious word for travellers who fly into Europe from a non-EU country and change planes in a European country; e.g. coming from Singapore, change planes in Frankfurt to go to anywhere (EU and non-EU).
Since November 2006, Europe is hysterial about the liquids, carried in hand luggage. Well, other countries are as well, but Europe topped it with a speciality about the real liquids, like booze, and also perfumes etc.
Apart from the max. 50 ml of liquids like tootpaste, cream etc, packed in a transparent bag, you are not allowed to take any liquid past security.
This includes water.
You cannot take water, even not a 1 l sealed water bottle, across security.
You can buy a water bottle at any shop past security, but the shop will pack it into their special sealable bags.
You can open the bag between security and entering the plane, if you are thirsty – BUT – you cannot take the opened bag on the plane then.
This is the easy part. You only might loose the 2-3 Euro you have to pay for a simple water bottle.
The difficult part, however, is that you cannot bring booze, perfumes, creams, etc from Duty Free shops outside of the EU and change planes at any EU airport. This, as the non-EU Duty Free shops might not be able to pack your booze into these special sealable bags.
Example:
You take a plane in Singapore, go to Duty Free and buy some bottles of alcohol and perfume. They put it in any bag. You happily fly into Frankfurt, get off the plane and into transit. Security will surly find whatever liquid you bought and confiscate it = take it away from you and will give you no refund.
There is nothing you can do, well, except boycott flying in general.
Pic 1 and 2 are of the water bottle in this special bag, the bill inside; pic 3 of the security label and pic 4 of the liquid-security-laws, as I found them printed in Sweden’s Arlanda. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Clouds from above by travelfrosch
Probably the best way to find budget flights to Europe is to use a "meta-search engine," that is, a website that searches multiple websites for the cheapest fare. I generally use a site called Mobissimo (http://mobissimo.com), but that is by no means the only one out there.
UPDATE: For a very good tool to determine which budget airlines fly where, take a look at the website www.flycheapo.com, which provides a comprehensive list of budget airline routes by destination and airline.
When taking budget flights, be aware that "cheap seats" will sell out early, so try to book as early as is practical. On the other hand, budget tickets are generally non-refundable, so don't book until your plans are firm. Also keep in mind that there can be significant weight restrictions for both your checked and carry-on luggage, with substantial charges for overweight luggage. Be sure to read the fine print on your ticket before purchasing. Finally, be aware that some budget flights will go to/from remote airports. For example, some flights to "Brussels" realy fly to Charleroi (CRL); some flights to "Frankfurt" really fly into Hahn (HHN); and some flights to "Oslo" really fly into Sandefjord (TRF).
Bottom line: Do your homework and know what you're buying. Then go forth and save lots of money!
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 Ryan Air by Gili_S
Here I?m including web sites of many budget airlines flying around Europe.
www.ryanair.ie
www.aerlingus.ie
www.easyjet.com
www.buzzaway.com
www.jet2.com
www.bmibaby.com
www.flybe.com
www.flybmi.com
www.myTravelLite.com
www.flydba.com
www.thomascook-flug.de
www.airberlin.de
www.germanwings.com
www.hlx.com
www.eurowings.com
www.sterlingticket.com
www.airalps.com
www.skyeurope.com
www.intersky.biz
www.airfinland.fi
www.norwegian.no
www.flyme.com
Agents & Others:
www.flynow.com
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I enjoyed traveling by ICE in Germany: from Cologne to Berlin in 4.5 hours! Fantastic!
You don't even feel you are going by train, feel relaxed and the journey does not seem tiresome at all.
Besides, you can admire the passing landscapes and even take pictures.
I enjoyed that experience! Leave a Comment
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 the Sinsheim museum close to
Heidelberg by globetrott
International buslines in Europe
Personally I have no experience with that kind of transport yet, but maybe that link will help you with the preparation of your trip.
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On my picture :
The Sinsheim technical museum with great exhibits like the CONCORDE, TU-144 and thousands of great vintage-cars, motorbikes and trains.
For more infos and pics, please have a look on my Sinsheim-page ! Leave a Comment
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 Europe by dr.firas
It is so romantic, look at them happy together on that Gondola crossing the water access in the romantic fascinating Venice.
Don't ever be greedy and say I won't pay that much for a Gondola, you'll regret it after and wish you had pay it, as you won't be in Venice every day!
Plus your other half will keep the memory for good, so better be nice heaven memories than hellish LOL Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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