[Ten]

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?

[Alpenrose555]

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!

Alpenrose

[Yolanda]

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