Anyone else have trouble buying on the SBB site? Visa will not go through. On this site, through Rail Europe, it wants to charge me an adult price for a 26 year old which is technically a youth.
Any advice.
Posted by
Florida
1450 posts
You can buy it in Switzerland when you arrive if you keep having trouble.
Posted by
OP
107 posts
We are coming by train from Salzburg to Buchs We will be staying on same train to continue to Zurich and had planned to show our Swiss Travel Pass for the trains in Switzerland. Will not have time to get off train to buy.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
17330 posts
The SBB site says the Youth Pass is for young adults UNDER 26:
So you might as well buy it from Rail Europe.
Or try an AmEx card on SBB if you have one.
Posted by
Rick Steves' Europe
16895 posts
While Eurail brand passes raised their Youth age qualifications this year to "under 28," the rule is still "under 26" for Swiss Travel Passes (as well as BritRail Passes). What counts is the traveler's age on the first day of pass validity.
Posted by
Knoxville, TN, USA
7209 posts
Registering your credit card with the Verified By Visa or MasterCard Secure code should take care of the problem of SBB rejecting your card.
Buying a Eurail Pass is definitely not the answer.
Posted by
Chicago
8158 posts
I had same problem until I downloaded the sbb app on my tablet that worked for me making purchases on my tablet