Buying tickets on SBB app with Travel Money Card
AussieAnn is an Australian traveler planning a trip to Switzerland and wants to use her Swiss Half Fare Card to pay for train bookings on the SBB app with an Australian dollars-loaded Travel Money Card. She is unsure if the SBB app accepts such cards for payment.
- The SBB app accepts several payment methods, including credit cards like Mastercard, Visa, and American Express.
- If the app doesn't work, you can buy tickets at the train station or online, and no seat reservations are typically needed for most trains.
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I am Australian travelling with Swiss Half Fare Card wanting to pay for train bookings on my mobile SBB app with Australian dollars loaded on Travel Money Card. I understand this works with other businesses in Switzerland but does SBB App accept. I have read SBB do not accept some foreign currency cards
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Hi AussieAnn,
Welcome to MySwissAlps.
Currently the SBB mobile app accepts the following methods of online payment:
Credit card – Mastercard, Visa, American Express, Diners Club.
Debit card – PostFinance Card, Debit Mastercard, Visa Debit, Reka Card.
Prepaid card – Mastercard, Visa.Regards,
Anna
Thanks Anna really appreciate will test out from home first to make sure.
Hi AussieAnn,
if it does not work through the SBB app, you can purchase your half fare tickets also at the train station, before your trip, or online here: https://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/switzerlandhalffare/price. Learn more: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard/howtouse
You do not need seat reservations for 99% of all trains and buses in Switzerland. Exceptions are some international trains and some panoramic trains like the Glacier Express and Bernina Express. If you need or still want to have seat reservations, you need to arrange for them separately.
If you would like to buy your Swiss Half Fare Card, http://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard/price.
Ildiko
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