Swiss train seat reservation – how to tell I’m on the right carriage?
Cora is planning a trip to Switzerland in two weeks and has concerns about catching a train from Wengen to Interlaken Ost. She has a seat reservation for the 10:04 train but will arrive an hour earlier and wants to confirm the validity of her point-to-point ticket and how to find the right coach on the train.
- Your point-to-point ticket is valid for one calendar day without time restrictions.
- The coach number will be displayed electronically on a sign near the train's doorway.
- If you can't find your coach on the platform, you can board anywhere and locate your seat inside the train.
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Hello, I apologize if I’m asking this same question over again. My trip is fast approaching, in two weeks to be exact 8/18/24. I purchased a seat reservation since there’s 4 of us travelling and we are all in our 60’s, and I’m the most active ones. my seat reservation is on a particular day and time. We are planning to take an early train from Wengen 08:12 arriving at Interlaken Ost at 08:54. Our seat reservation is for 10:04. so we’re arriving an hour early. I feel we needed more time. I purchased a point to point ticket which is valid for 1 calendar day. So there’s no time restrictions on our ticket. Is this correct? But we have to be on the 10:04 train since our seat reservation is at 10:04. Also how would I locate the coach number or how would I Know I’m on the right coach when we hop on the train. Is there a sign posted outside the train track or on the train? I apologize for the very long message.
Best,
Cora
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Hello Cora.
On the Interlaken-Lucerne trains, the coach number will be displayed electronically on the coach on a sign near the doorway. The train you are catching will arrive from Lucerne at 09 55, so you will have plenty of time to find your coach. (I suspect that somewhere on the platform at Interlaken there will be an either printed or electronic sign indicating where the reserved carriages will stop.).
Thank you Roger for the response. That helps.
Best,
Cora
Hi Cora,
No worries! As Roger mentioned, you’ll have plenty of time being an hour early. Your seat reservation will show the coach number. These coach numbers are also displayed on board the train. In addition, the coaches’ exteriors clearly show if they have 1st or 2nd class segments.
If you still can’t locate your coach while you’re at the platform, just board anywhere and find your seat while you’re on the train.
Practical info about GoldenPass reservations can be found under “All about GoldenPass prices, tickets, and reservations” at https://www.myswissalps.com/activity/goldenpass/.
General seat reservation info, plus pictures, is available at https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/seat-reservation/.
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