Sample Swiss itinerary and some tips

Here is the itinerary we followed, when we visited Switzerland from UK. Its perfect for a break of 5/6 days. Its against the logic of a conventional budget tourist who takes up cheap flights between Luton/Stanstead and Geneva. But point to be noted is the low cost airlines saves money only if you fly early in the morning eitherway.
For this you have to reach Luton the previous night and secondly you have to start touring as soon as you reach Switzerland which is again tiresome. This is the disadvantages of your TO Journey. In your return journey a morning flight means that you have to take an extra day off from work. so keeping in view all this we have planned it such that we fly at convenient timings and we have a night's sleep before starting the actual tour and an extra day off from work is not required. Thus our plan originates from Zurich. Likewise conventional tourists went for random hotels and B&Bs at different places, I went for Ibis which is budget class, but a global chain with very good uniform standards all over. Many of my friends found the following itinerary very helpful. You can alter it as per your requirements.

Day 0:
Departure at 7:45PM
London City Airport to Zurich, Airfrance by CityJet
Arrival in Zurich 10:30 PM local time
Out in 15mins Checkin to Zurich hotel and go to bed
We stayed in Ibis hotel, Zurich city west

Day 1:
Zurich local sightseeing, Lake Zurich, Rhine falls etc
A Zurich day pass would do
Evening return to hotel

Day 2:

Buy a 4 day swiss travel pass.
Checkout Hotel and leave for Luzern (50min Journey)
Checkin Luzern hotel by Noon
Mount Pilatus( which involves the so called Golden round trip) (half-day would do if based in Luzern)
We stayed in Hotel Ibis, Kriens

Day 3:
Luzern to Engelberg (1 hour picturesque journey)
Mount Titlis (lots of snowy slopes here for snow sliding, playing , ice flier etc)
Return to Luzern

Day 4:
Luzern to Interlaken (2 hour very picturesque journey)
Interlaken to Jungfraujoch via Lauterbrunnen (2 hour very picturesque journey, involves mountain rail, stops for view points etc)
1-2 hours time to spend on Jungfrau, glacier, snow capped peaks, Indian food etc.
Return all the way back to Luzern this time via Grindelwald - again picturesque journey

Day 5:
Luzern local sight seeing. Old bridge, lion monument, Lake luzern etc
Evening Go to Zurich, Zurich to London city flight at 7PM, arrival in London by 8PM local time.

Some useful tips:

1) Zurich airport to Hotel Ibis city west (if this is the one you have booked) should not cost more than 50 to 60 Swiss Francs (CHF). Have printed copies of all your hotel reservations.

2) Zurich Hardbruckee is the station nearest to the Hotel Ibis. Take a printout of the map from google. Eventhough it is near, if you start walking in the opposite direction you may loose track.

3) Swiss rail passes and day travel passes will not be available in Zurich Hardbruckee. so you may have to buy a ticket in ticket machine just for 2or 3 CHF to go to Zurich main station, called Zurich HB (next stop itself)

4) By the time you check-in to the hotel on Day 0, it might be 11PM +. At this time you may not get anything else other than a sandwich. so if you wish, you can carry something for dinner.

5) Swiss rail passes will be available in Zurich HB (Zurich haupt bahnof). They require your passport to issue rail pass. so don't forget it.

6) Be familiar with some common terminology like bahnof - station, HB - Main station, gleis - platform, apotheke - Pharmacy

7) In Luzern if Ibis, Kriens is your hotel, then note that from Luzern you have to take trains going to Giswil and get down at first stop Kriens Matenhof (3 to 5 mins) from Luzern. Note that even though trains destined to Engelberg or Interlaken pass through the same station, they won't stop at Kriens. However some late night fast services do stop at Kriens.

8) Take a printout of the route from Kriens station to Hotel Ibis. Again its easy to be confused and walk almost in opposite direction. It should not take more than 10mins by walk.

9) There is a MacD near the Ibis, Kriens. Hence you will get something to eat till late

10) Migros and Co-op are the supermarket stores which you will find all across Luzern, Zurich etc. One is right below the Luzern station. Will be useful if you have to buy any necessities, baby foods etc.

11) All mountains Pilatus, Titlis etc have multiple levels and rope cars stop at each level. so don't get too engaged at intermediate levels, as the highest level is what one is looking for.

12) For all mountain trips you have to buy tickets separately even though you have a Swiss rail pass. The pass will entitle you a discount of 50%.

13) Interlaken station has a enquiry centre on PF1. They will give you a nice train schedule to go up to Jungfrau and return.

14) There is an ice flyer at Titlis, don't miss it. But with babies one must be very careful, because other than a metal rod there is no other restraint while the flyer goes over the glacier.

15) Apart from your cards, have some cash in swiss francs with you. Will be useful for miscellaneous expenses.

16) Regarding food, non-vegetarians anyway have no problems. For vegetarians, eventhough not listed most pizza corners will prepare a vegetarian pizza for you if you ask for it. Other options are a falafelle(salad wrap) or a veg burger (in MacD).