We are planning on traveling completely by rail through Switzerland for 13 days in April/May, 2026. It will be I join the chorus of confusion about Swiss Rail Passes and would really appreciate some guidance!
I am mostly confused about the consecutive day stipulation.
We will be using the train on 5 travel days, including the Glacier Express from Chur to Brig. Three of the travel days will be non-consecutive. (I’m open to suggestions about that route - 4 1/2 hours - but wanted a shorter train trip than the full route.)
Thank you!
Posted by
Franklin, TN, USA
1016 posts
Google THE ALPINS IN THE ALPS…….young couple that has an incredible website on all things Swiss that will help you tremendously with the Swiss Pass….you can ask them anything and they answer about the best pass to buy while in Switzerland…….
Posted by
Chicago
3866 posts
The passes/discounts cover more than just the trains. So, it depends on what you’ll be doing. Taking any cable cars or funiculars? Visting any museums?
For my two-week trips, I have always gotten the Swiss Travel Pass because I like the convenience of not having to purchase tickets for everything.
Posted by
OP
3 posts
Thank you Jane! I will check them out now.
Posted by
OP
3 posts
Good points Carrie. Thank you for responding! I would prefer not to buy tickets too, but I as I’m pricing the individual train trips it seems that a Half Day Pass (which seems to cost 78 CHF pp) makes sense for us economically. And yes, I see on the SBB website that with the Half Day Pass, for instance, the cost of the Jungfraujoch cogwheel train reduces from 262 CHF to 130 CHF.