2 for 1 offer Swiss Saver (Flexi) Pass

Amosjan said: Hi, I would like to check if I'm going to switzerland on 27/11/12 to 2/12/12. Is this promotion beneficial to me? If I'm interested to buy the Swiss flexi pass, can I use the pass on either 1/12/12 or 2/12/12? If not, am I entitled the 50% fare reduction in December?
Thank you.

sghosh said: Hi, My family (2 adult and 5 year old kid) will be travelling to switzerland in August. Will I be able to buy and use the swiss saver pass 2 for 1 for our trip. As the information I am getting from raileurope website is a bit confusing as it says we have to use the second pass from september to november. Please clarify. We will be travelling for 4 days consecutively.
Thanks

Hi janlatham,

That's correct if you're ordering through this swissrailways.com link (or this link if you're from the UK or Ireland). They only need the name of the recipient. You need to fill out the traveler names and passport numbers on the pass yourself.

There's indeed a 2-for-1 special for the pass you're referring to if you're traveling between September 1 and November 30, 2012.

Dear Forum: I purchased the 2 for 1 Swiss Flexi Pass for a trip from Sept 7, 2012 to Sept 13, and am trying to purchase a ticket for Spiez to Milano, Centrale. I'm using the SBB online ticketing website and when it comes time to enter a discount card, there is no "Swiss Pass" or "Swiss Flexi Pass" offered in the drop down menu. The closest thing is a "Half-Fare travelcard 1/2/3-year". Before I purchase the ticket, can you tell me if I will have problem when I need to show my discount pass. By the way, I'm using the SBB site because RailEurope's fares were approximately $100 more for the same trip/class.

Hi Gary,

You can pick "Half-Fare travelcard 1/2/3-year" if you're traveling on a discount day of the Swiss Flexi Pass, or "GA 2.cl" (or 1.cl if appropriate) if you're traveling on a free travel day. GA stands for "General Abonnement" which is a pass that Swiss people use to travel for free, just like your free travel days.

I't's quite strange (I would almost say impossible) that the price difference is that great. You may have been looking at prices that do not take your pass discount into account. Raileurope.com quotes $27 when I tried, for the leg Domodossola - Milan (the part up to Domodossola is free with your pass).

cuteemma said: Dear Sir,

we are 4 people under 25 years old.
Can we purchase the Swiss Pass adult tickets ?
or we only can purchase the youth tickets?
(because I only see 2 for 1 promotion of adult tickets.)

thanks a lot :-)

Emma

Arno said:

gyellin said: Dear Forum: I purchased the 2 for 1 Swiss Flexi Pass for a trip from Sept 7, 2012 to Sept 13, and am trying to purchase a ticket for Spiez to Milano, Centrale. I'm using the SBB online ticketing website and when it comes time to enter a discount card, there is no "Swiss Pass" or "Swiss Flexi Pass" offered in the drop down menu. The closest thing is a "Half-Fare travelcard 1/2/3-year". Before I purchase the ticket, can you tell me if I will have problem when I need to show my discount pass. By the way, I'm using the SBB site because RailEurope's fares were approximately $100 more for the same trip/class.

Hi Gary,

You can pick "Half-Fare travelcard 1/2/3-year" if you're traveling on a discount day of the Swiss Flexi Pass, or "GA 2.cl" (or 1.cl if appropriate) if you're traveling on a free travel day. GA stands for "General Abonnement" which is a pass that Swiss people use to travel for free, just like your free travel days.

I't's quite strange (I would almost say impossible) that the price difference is that great. You may have been looking at prices that do not take your pass discount into account. Raileurope.com quotes $27 when I tried, for the leg Domodossola - Milan (the part up to Domodossola is free with your pass).

Hi Arno: Thanks for this (valuable) information. I'm clearly not planning the route correctly (I was going first to Spiez and the fare from Spiez to M. Centrale was 77 CHF for SBB and over
125 USD for Rail Europe.) Arno, can I wait until I get to Switzerland to make reservations for the Milan destination, and would you recommend the online reservations or waiting.

Hello sammie. If you order through Swiss Railways, you'll be able to buy one pass for 3 people (using the offer, you'll actually pay for 2 people only). If you repeat this procedure, you'll get 2 passes, each for 3 travelers. This will enable you to travel in groups of 3. Are you aware that there's no longer a Spring promotion, but that the 2 for 1 offer is valid for September-November 2012? All specifics are mentioned in the initial post of this topic.

Annika said: Hello sammie. If you order through Swiss Railways, you'll be able to buy one pass for 3 people (using the offer, you'll actually pay for 2 people only). If you repeat this procedure, you'll get 2 passes, each for 3 travelers. This will enable you to travel in groups of 3. Are you aware that there's no longer a Spring promotion, but that the 2 for 1 offer is valid for September-November 2012? All specifics are mentioned in the initial post of this topic.

Thanh-Nu said: Hi Arno,

My friend (US resident) will come to Switzerland to visit me for 10 days. She would like to buy a 2 for 1 offer Swiss Saver Flexi Pass to discover Switzerland with me (I have a French Passport but live in Switzerland at the moment). I saw the restriction "Residents of Switzerland & Liechtenstein are not eligible to purchase or use this rail pass.", does this mean that even if I validate the pass with her using my French Passport, it doesn't work?
In this case is there any equivalent offer that I can buy as a resident in Switzerland, and travel with a friend who is US resident? I saw often on the trams this 2 for 1 offer, but didn't know about this restriction. ( I have also a 1/2 tax card as a resident in Switzerland.) I would appreciate your advice about our case.

Thank you in advance,
TN