"Thus, for a week in August, with a Swiss Travel Pass downloaded on my mobile phone, I set off from Geneva for an eco-friendly train trip to explore some of Switzerland's magnificent mountains and lakes. From the Matterhorn to Montreux, Lucerne to Lausanne, I travelled on some of Switzerland's iconic trains, sailed across lakes, ascended mountains in gondolas that used cutting-edge technology and descended on cogwheel railways."
"The beauty of the Swiss Travel Pass is that you can literally hop on and off trains, buses, boats, funiculars, gondolas, and cable cars. The Swiss Travel Pass also grants free entry to over 500 museums around the country. Switzerland boasts more modes of transport than I've encountered previously. The pass made it very easy to move around, particularly as I often had to catch a train, followed by a cable car and a bus to reach my destination."
"Not only does train travel make the trip more eco-friendly, but the Swiss trains are also a convenient way to get around. Many trains arrive at the station ahead of the scheduled departure time, giving travellers plenty of time to find a seat and settle down. Be assured that the train will almost always depart exactly on time. In a week of travel, there was only one occasion when my train was delayed."
A week-long August trip from Geneva used a mobile Swiss Travel Pass for eco-friendly travel through Switzerland's mountains and lakes, including the Matterhorn, Montreux, Lucerne and Lausanne. The pass permits hop-on, hop-off travel on trains, buses, boats, funiculars, gondolas and cable cars, and grants free entry to over 500 museums. Multi-modal journeys often require a train, cable car and bus to reach destinations. Some specialist scenic trains require a paid supplement and seat reservations. Swiss trains run with high punctuality, stations provide platform ramps for easy luggage access, and delays were rare during the week.
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