There
are plenty of great train offers and inclusive deals to be found online: check
out the following:
www.sbb.ch, the Swiss rail network website,
allows you to find your integrated travel itinerary and even book tickets
online. Make sure you carry id with your online ticket though.
Swiss pass For
visitors to Switzerland, valid for 3, 4, 8 or 15 days.
Halbtax Abo: if
you’re staying here for a while, get a Halbtax abonnement for one, two or three
years, allowing half-price travel throughout Switzerland on public transport
including trains, boats, buses and trams and some cablecars.
Zurich card covers
travel in 7 zones for 24 or 72 hours, including the airport, a short boat trip,
free museum entrance, shopping discounts and all public transport in the wider
Zurich city area. Ask at the station ticket office. Similar cards available in Basel, Lucerne and Geneva.
Mehrfahrkarte for 6
similar journeys for the price of five at any time; stamp your ticket when you
set off each time.
Tageskarte allows
travel in specified zones for 24 hours from time of issue.
9-Uhr Pass For the
whole of Kanton Zurich is a very good deal; travel after 9am on weekdays and at
any time at the weekend. Ask at the station ticket counter.
Discover Zürich This
vintage tram journey takes you on a two hour tour of the city in comfort. It
runs on alternate Saturdays throughout the year. Starting point is
Usteristrasse in front of MacDonalds. For
information about this and other tram journeys https://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/polybahn-a-train-that-is-a-zuerich-landmark.html
RailAway Combi tickets
are available for seasonal journeys including discounted admission to specific
museums or events all over Switzerland. Ask at the ticket counter. www.railaway.ch
Gemeinde Tageskarte Many Swiss
districts and towns offer cheap day tickets for travel all over Switzerland.
Prices range from CHF35 – 50 and you can usually book online with your local
Gemeinde. You need to select a date and number of tickets (limited). Good when
guests are visiting. This website might help but it’s not fully comprehensive: http://www.tageskarte-gemeinde.ch/
Be your own tour guide!
No
need to pay for an expensive guided tour; you can take a tour of the main
sights in any major Swiss city with the help of a good guide book and a street
map. The following towns are worth a visit: click on the links for extra
information from our members:
In
coming weeks, discover these cities (see right for links):
Zug
Luzern
Bern
– you can also visit the Swiss Parliament on a guided tour
Basel
Altstadt
St.
Gallen cathedral area
Schaffhausen
Chur
Bellinzona
Murten
Schaffhausen
Konstanz
Schaffhausen
Konstanz
Plus
why not explore on your own these lovely towns and cities:
Geneva
- see http://www.geneva.info/
Fribourg
– a medieval town on the French/German language border
Appenzell
– an old-fashioned town
Lugano
– gateway to three lakes
Locarno
– on Lago Maggiore
And
more…
Compiled
by Julia Newton, 2 September 2011. Edited April 2016.
With
contributions from Amy Eber, Colin Hawker, Ewelina Pace, Gill Rüttimann, Helga
Meyer-Piening, Lindsey Carver, Otto Schreibke, Paola Cavallari, Sue Poolman,
Trudi MacDonald ,Valerie Quiblier.
