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Private transfer to InterlakenorIC8 to Thun?

The short answer

For one traveler the IC8 to Thun is cheaper by CHF 226. But at 5 travelers the Private transfer to Interlaken takes over, and at 8 travelers the IC8 to Thun takes over.

The IC8 to Thun is quicker: 1 h 37 against 2 h 30.

Private transfer to Interlaken: hours not recorded. IC8 to Thun: 06:46–18:46.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Interlaken is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersPrivate transfer to InterlakenIC8 to ThunDifference
1about CHF 294CHF 68CHF 226
2about CHF 294CHF 136CHF 158
3about CHF 294CHF 204CHF 90
4about CHF 294CHF 272CHF 22
5about CHF 294CHF 340CHF 46
6about CHF 294CHF 408CHF 114
7about CHF 294CHF 476CHF 182
8about CHF 588CHF 544CHF 44

The cheaper option changes at 5 travelers, from the IC8 to Thun to the Private transfer to Interlaken. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to Interlaken to the IC8 to Thun. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
IC8 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticketIC8 to Thun
From
Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4
To
Thun station, by the lake, in 97 to 100 minutes; via Zürich HB and Bern
Luggage
Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs
06:46–18:46
Journey
97–100 min

The ticket is SBB's, not ZVV's: Zürich Flughafen to Thun, CHF 68.00 an adult, CHF 34.00 for a child of 6 to 15 or with a Half-Fare card, under-6s free. It is cheaper than the CHF 77.00 to Interlaken Ost, which the same train goes on to.

One an hour, at :46, from 06:46 to 18:46. Earlier or later, change at Bern on the same ticket.

The full fare is fixed; the "Supersaver" for one named train is cheaper, demand-priced and refused on any other train, so it is not priced here.

IC8 to Thun: price for every party size

See the fare on sbb.ch

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