Originally Posted by flyrights
Be prepared to be close to bankrupt after the trip.
Not if you buy a Swiss Rail Flexi Pass with 4 days of travel. 292 CHF which is about $225 USD, for a 2nd-class pass. I got one of these when I jumped on the $215 SFO-ZRH deal last fall. 438 CHF for the first-class pass. Frankly the Swiss trains I took were nice enough that the extra for the 1st class pass wouldn't be worth it to me.
Swiss Rail passes page at:
http://mct.sbb.ch/mct/en/reiselust/i...flexi-pass.htm