[Arno]

11 August 2015 at 16:34:02 #803740

Good news for travelers from the UK and Ireland! The SBB webshop at http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk offers a 20% discount on Swiss Travel Passes.

• The discount applies to 4- and 8-day Swiss Travel Passes, both 1st and 2nd class. There’s no discount on the Swiss Travel Pass Flex;
• You can travel with these passes between September 1 and December 31;
• The discount applies to passes for adults and children, not to youth passes;
• The promotion is only available to European residents;
• The pass can be printed at home. There are no shipping costs;
• The promotion ends on October 31.

Please see http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk/ en/node/66 for prices and further details.

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[User]

Reply 1 of 45 • 16 August 2015 at 16:07:30 #845220

Dear Arno, Anneka and all the other friends who give such good advice.

I have just booked my 8 day travel pass at 20% reduction thanks to your information through the internet from Spain for my visit in December.

I am staying with family in Zurich then spending three nights in Wilderswil to visit Yungfraujoch and Schilthorn with local trecking.

I then travel to Zermatt and spend one night in the Gornergrat Kulm and one night in Hotel Simi in the town.

I still have two days on my pass to spend on day trips from Zurich !

I cannot thank you all enough for all your help.

Best Regards,

Cookie

[Arno]

Reply 2 of 45 • 16 August 2015 at 18:00:45 #845221

You’re very welcome Cookie, I’m glad you could take advantage of this offer. For trips from Zurich you can have a look at myswissalps.com/ zurich.

Have a wonderful trip! A trip report would of course be very welcome.

[User]

Reply 3 of 45 • 17 August 2015 at 5:59:50 #845222

A great news!!! Just wonder if there is any problem if I show the online ticket when travelling. As I read from the official website, the Swiss Pass should be a plastic card.

[Arno]

Reply 4 of 45 • 17 August 2015 at 6:12:16 #845223

Hi Yenii, welcome to MySwissAlps!

I think you are mixing up two passes: this thread is not about the Swiss Pass. It’s about the Swiss Travel Pass. The Swiss Pass is something entirely different and not geared to tourists. You can find details here.

As for your question: the Swiss Travel Pass can be printed at home, or shipped if you prefer that. In any case it’s a valid travel document.

[User]

Reply 5 of 45 • 17 August 2015 at 8:09:19 #845224

Thanks for your prompt reply and clarification!

Oh! I really didn’t realize this minor change, as my travel guide also showed its old name “swiss pass” for tourist.

[User]

Reply 6 of 45 • 18 August 2015 at 17:09:03 #845225

I wonder if there will be a problem if I order swiss travel pass from http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk from USA and the transaction went through but I haven’t got the e-pass yet.

[Arno]

Reply 7 of 45 • 18 August 2015 at 17:57:06 #845226

Hi pucca5555,

Did you already order or not yet? Officially this promotion is for residents of Europe only. I don’t think they take orders from elsewhere. If you live in Europe it takes 2-3 business days to e-mail the pass. You don’t receive it immediately after payment.

If you live in the US you’d better buy through http://www.raileurope-world.com/pass/swiss-pass and use the promo codes from http://www.raileurope-world.com/deals/great-deals-to-tour-Europe for a discount. All retailers can be found here.

[User]

Reply 8 of 45 • 18 August 2015 at 18:19:09 #845227

I already ordered it last night and got the confirmation said:

“Many thanks for your order. Your order is being processed and will be sent to you by the requested mode of dispatch. We will send out the documents as soon as possible, at the latest 2 till 3 weeks prior to your departure.”

Do you think it will be a problem? Will it say anything on the pass if I don’t come from European country?

[Arno]

Reply 9 of 45 • 18 August 2015 at 19:26:59 #845228

Hi pucca5555,

If they can’t process your order they will cancel it and refund you. They won’t send an invalid pass. If this does not work for you, you can order through the other site I gave you. They only ship physical passes and it takes up to 8 working days, so keep that in mind. If you don’t have that much time you can order through http://www.raileurope.com/rai l-tickets-passes/swiss-pass/index.html. They do sell “print at home” passes to the US and you’ll get $50 off with the promo code “SwissTravel50”.

[User]

Reply 10 of 45 • 18 August 2015 at 19:36:40 #845229

Hi Arno,

Thank you for your help and useful advice.

[User]

Reply 11 of 45 • 27 August 2015 at 11:50:23 #845230

A friend of mine is coming from the US to India.

Can I avail the offer, i.e. order the swiss travel pass to my friend’s address in US and get it to travel from India ?

[Arno]

Reply 12 of 45 • 27 August 2015 at 13:12:10 #845231

Hi msra7hm2,

There’s another discount for the US. You can best ask your friend to take a look at http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/end-of-summer-sale-50-off-swiss-travel-pass. All the details and links are there. The pass will be issued through e-mail, so it can be printed wherever you are.

[User]

Reply 13 of 45 • 30 August 2015 at 12:56:37 #845232

Hello,

I have ordered the passes before 2 weeks for Sep 26th, also online passes. Please let me know when I will receive the passes.

[Arno]

Reply 14 of 45 • 30 August 2015 at 13:09:17 #845233

Hi theyaso,

Welcome to MySwissAlps! You should have received an e-mail confirmation with additional information. They should e-mail the passes with a few working days.

Did you buy two weeks ago through http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk?

[User]

Reply 15 of 45 • 30 August 2015 at 15:27:43 #845234

Dear Arno,

I have checked my e mail for my reservation and it informs me that it should be processed 2-3 weeks prior to departure and at the latest 3 days before and it gives a reference number as well. The amount was debited from my account at the time of booking.

It is always a worry to book online but in this case it seems to early to panic !

Best Regards,

Cookie

[Arno]

Reply 16 of 45 • 30 August 2015 at 16:30:31 #845235

Hi Cookie,

That’s right, orders placed through http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk, and well before the travel date, will be processed a few weeks before traveling. I suppose they do so to allow easy cancellations/changes before that. Your order is fine. You can always e-mail them if you don’t receive the pass in time, but I don’t expect you need to do so.

[User]

Reply 17 of 45 • 1 September 2015 at 8:32:08 #845236

Hi Arno,

My travel date to Switzerland is 11th Sep 2015. I’m travelling from Netherlands. Can you tell me if I can purchase the swiss travel pass now using the http://www.swisstravelsystem. co.uk/en/node/66?currency=GBP. How many days it would take to send the e-ticket

[Arno]

Reply 18 of 45 • 1 September 2015 at 9:13:07 #845237

Hi Sriram,

Order processing only takes a few business days. Today, for example, you can still order passes for September 4. So no problem in your case.

[User]

Reply 19 of 45 • 2 September 2015 at 11:14:35 #845238

Hi !

I am reaching Geneva on 12 Sept.Are there any discounted offers for India?

Regards

[User]

Reply 20 of 45 • 2 September 2015 at 11:26:14 #845239

Thanks Arno,

I placed the order yesterday and I received the e-ticket to my mail address today. Thanks