How to buy a seat reservation against Swiss Pass?

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Agniman is looking for help with reserving seats using the Swiss Travel Pass since the SBB website doesn’t allow it. They want guidance on how to reserve a seat on a ticket vending machine while traveling in Switzerland.

Key takeaways:
  • You generally do not need seat reservations for most trains in Switzerland; just use your Swiss Travel Pass and hop on trains freely.
  • Only a few panoramic trains require reservations, and links for those can be found on scenic train pages.
  • If you must reserve a seat online, select 'GA travelcard' as it’s similar to the Swiss Travel Pass for tourists.
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  • Anonymous
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    9 October 2020 at 6:40:05 #825710

    First of all thanks to all admins and moderators for creating such beautiful and informative website . Please upload a video which shows how to reserve a seat against swiss pass on ticket vending machine because sbb website do not allow seat reservation by usuing swiss pass.

    Thanks …. in advance

  • Arno
    Moderator
    15730 posts
    Reply 1 of 1 • 9 October 2020 at 8:03:29 #934370

    Hi Agniman,

    Thanks for your compliments! A few comments to simplify the process for you:

    I assume you’re referring to the Swiss Travel Pass. SwissPass is for residents, it’s not what you need as a tourist: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/ticketspasses/practical/swisspass

    You generally do not need seat reservations for train traveling in Switzerland: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/reservations. All you need is your Swiss Travel Pass and hop on trains as you like: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass.

    There’s only a few touristic panoramic trains that may require a reservation. Links to do so can be found on our scenic train pages: http://www.myswissalps.com/activities/scenictrips/train.

    If there is still a need to buy a reservation on the SBB website (very rare, I never did in 23 years), a Swiss Travel Passs holder can select “GA travelcard”, which is a card for residents similar to the Swiss Travel Pass: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/details.

    Enjoy your travels!

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