Buying mountain tickets from SBB or Swiss Travel Centre?

  • Magic1
    Participant
    7 posts
    17 March 2026 at 20:47:00 #2796005

    Hi

    My wife and I are traveling to Lucern, Lauterbrunnen, Zermatt and Montreux in late May into June for 2 weeks. We will purchase the Swiss Travel Pass.

    What site should we purchase the trips to the peaks of the various mountains. We will go up and down different ways, as you suggested on your site.
    SBB
    Swiss Travel Centre
    Swiss Activities

    I have experimented with them all, but I did get confused with SBB. When going through the payment process, I was uncertain if it included the mountain trip. I realize some sections are free with Travel Pass.

    Any other suggestions about ticket purchases and process would be appreciated.
    Thanks

  • Anna
    Moderator
    7729 posts
    Reply 1 of 1 • 17 March 2026 at 22:10:19 #2796006

    Hi Magic,

    You can find the links to specific mountain excursions with information on where to purchase the tickets here: https://www.myswissalps.com/activities/trips/mountains/

    Typically I would buy my mountain excursion tickets online from Swiss Travel Centre (which is the SBB’s web shop): https://www.myswissalps.com/link/stc-home/.

    But if you want to remain flexible, you could also buy from travel platforms like Swiss Activities (https://www.myswissalps.com/link/swiss-activities-home/) or Klook (https://www.myswissalps.com/link/klook-switzerland/), as some of these tickets allow you to cancel within 24 hours if you change your plans.

    Best regards,
    Anna

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