[miltiades]

11 August 2026 at 18:37:53 #2798265

ARRIVAL AT ZURICH AIRPORT AT 3 PM ON 19 AUGUST 2026/ WANT TO TRAVEL IMMEDIATELY BY TRAIN FROM ZURICH AIRPORT TO ST. MORITZ VIA CHUR. RETURN TRIP TO ZURICH AIRPORT VIA LUCERNE OR CHUR ON 22 AUGUST AT AROUND 3 PM. IS THE SUPERSAVER THE BEST OPTION? IS THERE A BETTER OPTION? THANKS

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[Roger Sexton]

Reply 1 of 2 • 12 August 2026 at 9:30:48 #2798279

Hello Miltiades

First a polite request.  Do not write your contributions to this forum in block capitals.  Sentences written all in block capitals are difficult (and tiring) to read.

Wednesday 19th August

I am assuming that you are still resident in Cyprus.  While Cyprus is in the EU, it is not in ‘Schengenland’.  Switzerland is not in the EU but is in Schengenland!  It follows that on arrival at Zurich airport you will have to go through the European Entry and Exit system ‘EES’ and there may be delays.

If you really want to travel to St Moritz on the first available service then you will need a full price ticket – 84 CHF   http://www.sbb.ch is telling me that the current price of Saver Day Pass Tickets. Is 106 CHF, so that is not a sensible option.

https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/saver-day-pass/

If you want to buy a point-to-point Supersaver ticket you will have to allow yourself a considerable ‘safety margin’ for delays.  I would suggest three hours.  The SBB timetable is quoting me 56.40 CHF if you leave Zurich Airport at 18 15.  You would reach St Moritz at 21 58.

https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/supersaver-ticket/

Saturday 22nd  August

Unfortunately you do not indicate the time of your flight out of Zurich.  I would again give yourself a ‘safety margin’ of three hours.  For the moment I am assuming that your flight is at about 18 00 or later.

Consulting http://www.sbb.ch, if you left St Moritz on the 11 05 IR38 train and changed (in the usual way) at Chur and Zurich Hauptbahnhof, you would reach Zurich airport at 14 44 with plenty of time to go through the necessary procedures.

An ordinary full price ticket is of course 84 CHF.  A supersaver ticket is (currently) 65.40 CHF and a Saver Day Pass is 106 CHF.

A Saver Day Pass would be the right choice if you have got the whole day at your disposal and you want to make the detour via Lucerne (called Luzern in German).

Best wishes

Roger

[miltiades]

Reply 2 of 2 • 18 August 2026 at 15:44:54 #2798367

Thank you very much for your kind and helpful responses. I did not include the return flight on 22 August, which is at 11 pm Zurich time, because we plan to depart from St. Moritz between 12 and 2 pm, and so there is plenty of time to make the flight. As you suggest, the sensible way to go is the ordinary full-price ticket from Zurich to St. Moritz. We can then try to get a Supersaver for the return to Zurich if possible. Many thanks and warm appreciation for your thoughtful responses.
miltiades