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WINTER OFFERS Wengernalpbahn at the Staubbach Falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland EXPERIENCE SWITZERLAND WINTER 2017/2018 WINTER OFFERS Wengernalpbahn at the Staubbach falls, Lauterbrunnen, Bernese Oberland RAIL JOURNEYS SWISS CHRISTMAS LEARN TO SKI SKI HOLIDAYS Glacier Express Christmas Markets The Ski Experience Hotel Derby from CHF 534.– from CHF 668.– from CHF 888.– from CHF 511.– 3 days/2 nights 5 days/4 nights 3 days/2 nights 4 days/3 nights NO ONE ELSE GIVES YOU SO MUCH SWITZERLAND NO ONE ELSE GIVES YOU SO MUCH 2 Information 4 NO ONE ELSE GIVES YOU SO MUCH SWITZERLAND Grand Tour of Switzerland 4 Swiss Coupon Pass 5 Hotel Booking Engine 6 Group Offers 7 Swiss Map 8 Swiss Travel System 38 Rail Journeys 10 Glacier Express 10 Glacier and Bernina Express 11 GoldenPass Line 13 Best of Switzerland 14 Magical Moments 16 Swiss Fairy Tale 18 Christmas Markets 20 Swiss Christmas Markets 20 Christmas Markets Basel and Colmar 21 Ski and Fun 22 Ski Resorts 22 Learn to Ski 24 First Ski Experience 25 Hotel Offers 26 Bernese Oberland 26 Adelboden 26 Grindelwald 26 Wengen 27 Mürren 28 Central Switzerland 29 Engelberg 29 Grisons 30 Davos 30 Klosters 30 St. Moritz 31 Valais 32 Crans-Montana 32 Saas-Fee 33 Verbier 34 Zermatt 35 More information about our products and services can be found on our website stc.ch 3 GRAND TOUR OF SWITZERLAND 11 FAMOUS DESTINATIONS NUMBER ONE ROAD TRIP Don’t forget to plan ahead and start organising your road trip of a lifetime around Switzerland and with OF THE ALPS our Swiss Coupon Pass, you can make some smart savings en route. 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Zell (Wiesental) Mode of transport Railways Buses Cable cars Boats Belfort W 1: 600 000 Weil a.R. 0 10 20 30 km Basel EuroAirport Koblenz Belfort-Montbéliard TGV St-Louis Riehen Grenze Döttingen Basel St.Johann Möhlin Laufenburg Area of validity Swiss Travel Pass Basel Bad Bf Swiss Travel Pass Youth | Swiss Travel Pass Flex | Swiss Travel Pass Flex Youth Delle–Belfort Basel Rheinfelden Stein/ 2017 Pratteln Säckingen Lines for unlimited travel Montbéliard Delle Frick Brugg Ettingen Liestal Lines with reductions (50%, 1 25%) No reductions Boncourt Bonfol Dornach Gelter- Rodersdorf kinden Aesch Bözberg Sissach Also valid for local public transport Roggenburg Büren Lucelle Wildegg Le Doubs Porrentruy Hauenstein Courgenay Laufen Breitenbach Aarau Area of validity Swiss Transfer Ticket Asuel Reigoldswil Waldenburg Lenzburg Suhr Lines for 1 journey: Round-trip Swiss border/airport to destination and return Damvant Delémont Passwang 943m Olten Wohlen AG No reductions Glovelier Teufenthal Balsthal FRANCE Schöftland Area of validity Swiss Half Fare Card Moutier Oensingen Zofingen Gänsbrunnen Niederbipp Beinwil a.S. Saignelégier e s n Bellelay Lines with reductions (50%), 2 no half-price reduction g Weissenstein Goumois t a Weissenstein n Oberdorf SO Aare St.Urban Menziken o Le Noirmont M Lines with reductions (50%) No reductions s Tramelan Tavannes Bellach e Langenthal Beromünster h Sonceboz- -Nord Le Doubs c Grenchen n Mont- Sombeval Solothurn a Pieterlen -Süd Herzogenbuchsee Sursee Grand Train Tour of Switzerland routes r Soleil F Magglingen/ Hochdorf St-Imier Macolin Zürich–Schaffhausen–St.Gallen Glacier Express Chasseral Büren a.A. Zell La Chaux- Biel/Bienne Voralpen-Express Bernina Express Willisau de-Fonds Huttwil Prêles GoldenPass Line Gotthard Panorama Express Loges Les Brenets Villiers Ligerz Eriswil Emmenbrücke La Neuveville Lyss Montreux–Visp–Zermatt Luzern–Zürich Vue- Le Landeron Bielersee Affoltern-Weier des-Alpes Erlach Jegenstorf Burgdorf Wolhusen Le Locle Lüscherz Wasen i.E. A seat reservation and/or supplement is required to travel on some Chaumont Aarberg Kriens Hasle- Sumiswald- Dijon | Paris trains/buses/boats such as Glacier Express, Bernina Express, Rüegsau Grünen Gotthard Panorama Express, Palm Express, etc. Zollikofen E Entlebuch Les Ponts-de-Martel Ins m Ramsei Napf Aare m h Neuchâtel e c Kerzers n u Pilatus t b Colombier a l e Bern l t Travers n Schüpfheim Alpnachstad Boudry Murten/ Gümligen Langnau i.E. 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