Please help with my swiss half fare card question thanks

Note that the SBB site defaults to prices that assumes you have a half-fare card.

oh really so if im looking at the ticket prices and it says point to point ticket cost is 20.30 per person its really 40.60 per person?
do you know if i can use one half fare card for 2 persons tickets?

I just verified and SBB quotes the price from Zurich to Interlaken as "1× Point-to-point Ticket, Half-Fare travelcard" for 35 CHF. So, the full-fare price is 70. And each adult will need his/her own card, but kids under 15 (or 16?) can use a parent's card.

You each will need the half fare card. And, as the prior poster noted, the prices you are seeing default to the half fare price. I suggest downloading the SBB app and checking prices, with and without the half fare card to see the difference. The half fare card will almost always pay for itself. When we visit Switzerland, we get the half fare card and then use that to purchase the Berner Oberland Pass for the amount of days we we be in that area. The BO Pass is discounted when you have the Half Fare card. Having the BO Pass usually saves on cost but always makes things much more convenient.

yeah you are right oh boy lol so i guess half fare cards for everyone lol

Almost everyone. I will be in Switzerland for two days, prior to going to Italy. In that case, the half fare card does not pay for itself.

In defence I would say the "headline" price the SBB displays first clearly says "from CHF xx.xx".
And most regular travellers (us locals) have an annual Half Fare Card.

Sometimes that headline price is even lower. On less popular times of day the SBB sells "Supersaver", tickets which are cheaper and unlike normal tickets specific to that train. These Supersaver tickets are in both Full Fare and Half Fare versions. That is why on the first page you can sometimes see lower fares for some trains. You need to go to the next page to find the real fare.

Info here: https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets-for-switzerland/supersaver-tickets.html

And a Half Fare Card is person-specific. You need one each, with your name on each one.

i just the math on our trips and we will save 50chf each with the half fare card purchase as it stands now.
i did notice the super saver fares and was curious if those are still available on a same day purchase or if they are only for advance tickets.
im trying to be a bit fly by the seat of our pants on this trip and not to rigid on a schedule. so the stuff i mentioned above in regards to day trips is all subject to change really. so i'm just gonna get a few half fare cards and 2 tickets to lucerne from zurich airport at the station when we land and let the adventure begin i think.

i'm just gonna get a few half fare cards and 2 tickets to lucerne
from zurich airport at the station when we land and let the adventure
begin i think.

That's how it's done, people! It's a vacation, not a trip to Mars. Don't need to plan every last detail.

“...a few half fare card...”

You only need one per person. Perhaps you meant “two” half fare cards?

But, nothing wrong with looking for the best value, until we are down to nickle and diming. My husband says, you plan your best and then you let it all happen and don't look back.

Yes, Switzerland is one of the few remaining European countries where there is usually NOT a discount for advance booking of non-local trains. In other words, in many places these days, the last minute ticket purchaser pays extra (often, a LOT extra). In Switzerland, unless there is a Supersaver fare being offered, the prices are fixed for a route and don't change closer to travel. So, take advantage.

With a Half Fare Card, note that you get 50% off of everything that moves in the country, from a local bus or tram all the way up to the expensive Jungraujoch excursion. Just buy the Half Fare/Children's Fare ticket if you are using a machine, or show your Half Fare Card if buying from a live person. When tickets are checked, you will need to show both the ticket and the Half Fare Card.

Supersaver are posted as early as 30 days in advance and good only for a specific train and time but you get an additional 50% off them with a Half Fare Card.