Hi Peter,That's correct. Your connection will run through either Chiasso or Domodossola (details can be found through the timetable) and that's where the validity of a Swiss Pass (or any other STS rail pass) ends. So you have to buy a regular ticket from Chiasso or Domodossola to Venice.
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