Interlaken to Milan by train - transfer time, seat reservation

Ten · 2024-04-26T10:18:01+02:00

Hi! I have a swiss travel pass and I already bought a ticket for the train from Spiez to Milan Central. The following are my questions: Do I have to reserve a seat on the train from Interlaken West to Spiez? I have a swiss travel pass already. 2. How much time should I allot for the transfer of trains? The one I saw online was, I have a transfer time of around 15 minutes to get from Platform 2 (where my train from Interlaken to Spiez will stop) to Platform 3 (where my train from Spiez to Milan) will be. Is 15 minutes enough time for change or should I allot more time?

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A traveler, Ten, is planning a trip from Interlaken to Milan and has a Swiss Travel Pass. They want to know if they need to reserve a seat on the train from Interlaken West to Spiez and if 15 minutes is enough time for their transfer between these two trains.

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You don't need to reserve a seat from Interlaken West to Spiez.
Fifteen minutes is more than enough time to transfer at Spiez as platforms 2 and 3 are very close.
With the Swiss Travel Pass, all travel within Switzerland is covered; you only need a ticket for the journey from Domodossola to Milan.

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26 April 2024 at 10:18:01 #1462385

Hi! I have a swiss travel pass and I already bought a ticket for the train from Spiez to Milan Central. The following are my questions:
1. Do I have to reserve a seat on the train from Interlaken West to Spiez? I have a swiss travel pass already.
2. How much time should I allot for the transfer of trains? The one I saw online was, I have a transfer time of around 15 minutes to get from Platform 2 (where my train from Interlaken to Spiez will stop) to Platform 3 (where my train from Spiez to Milan) will be. Is 15 minutes enough time for change or should I allot more time?

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Reply 1 of 2 • 27 April 2024 at 7:26:30 #1464129

Hi Ten, and welcome to MySwissAlps!

No, you don’t have to reserve a seat on the train from Interlaken West to Spiez.

Fifteen minutes transfer time at Spiez will be more than you need. The standard transfer time at Spiez is 4 minutes. Platforms 2 and 3 are two sides of the same platform. You can see a plan of Spiez station here:

https://www.sbb.ch/en/travel-information/stations/find-station/station.7483.spiez.html

Hope this helps!

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Reply 2 of 2 • 28 April 2024 at 7:12:38 #1466605

Hello Ten,

In addition to Alpenrose’s helpful reply, short connection times are also explained in the below link, scroll to “How to deal with short train transfer times”:
- https://www.myswissalps.com/travel/public-transport/timetable/
Also, as you will have the Swiss Travel Pass, note you would only need to purchase a ticket from the Swiss border to Milan, all travel within Switzerland is covered with your pass. You can download and view the coverage map here:
- https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-ticket/swiss-travel-pass/#downloads
For your route via Spiez, a ticket from Domodossola to Milan is all you would need. More information on travel to /from Italy in the attached link:
- https://www.myswissalps.com/travel-guide/italy-switzerland/
Kind regards,

Yolanda

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