Swiss Half fare card

Hi sumela.banerjee,

That's no problem, as you don't have to purchase tickets for cable cars, lifts, etc. in advance. They don't require reservations. It would not be a problem even if you did want to buy certain tickets in advance; you can get the reduced tickets whether or not you posses the Swiss Half Fare Card at that time. You should just have both the tickets and the Swiss Half Fare Card at the time you're traveling.

Hi hhami! The Swiss Half Fare Card is meant for all travelers, except residents of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. So yes, it's available to United States/Hawai residents as well. Please review all details and ordering options at the Swiss Half Fare Card page.

Hello kitty3ng! The Half-Fare travelard for 1/2/3 years is meant for Swiss residents. Within Switzerland, it covers the same area with a 50% discount as the 1 month Swiss Half Fare Card that you bought. There are some bonuses for holders of the Half-Fare Card for 1/2/3 years though. One of them is that a 25% reduction is granted on international trips to Germany and Austria, whereas the validity of the 1 month Swiss Half Fare Card ends at the Swiss border. However, that doesn't make any difference for your trip to Italy/Milan.

When obtaining quotes through the timetable, you should follow the steps in the procedure. During step 2, you can indicate whether you have a reduction for the Swiss leg of the trip (at the lower right corner of the page). Select 'Half-Fare travelcard 1/2/3 years' from the drop-down list. If you do so, the same quotes will be calculated as with your Swiss Half Fare Card, as both passes grant the same discount for the same leg of the trip.

Please review the map we link to under the header 'Swiss Half Fare Card features' at the Swiss Half Fare Card page. It shows the exact area of validity. For your outbound trip, this means that the Swiss Half Fare Card is valid up to Chiasso.

Most Eurail Passes cover travel in national Swiss trains from the SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen), and the line St. Gallen to Zurich is run by the SBB. So yes, a Eurail Pass should be valid there.

Do you mean that you're trying to find out if there are discounts for holders of the Swiss Half Fare Card when buying the Zurich Card? As far as I know, this is not the case. Please refer to the Zurich Card page for more information and prices. Please note that the Swiss Half Fare Card offers a 50% discount on urban transportation in Zurich as well.

Hello rnselv1,

Yes, you can buy a Half Fare Card at the Brig station, but I'm pretty sure you will nee a manned counter to do so. Ticket vending machines are mostly meant for point to point tickets. Operating hours can be found on the SBB Website. By the way, you can also order your Swiss Half Fare card online, depending on your date of leave.

Have a nice trip!

• Normally, OnlineTickets can be purchased at the earliest 30 days before the journey
• Return trip at the latest 10 days after outward trip

Hello sumela.banerjee. You can order these tickets along with your Swiss Half Fare Card through our partner STC (mainly the Schilthorn excursion; Jungfraujoch tickets currently aren't available here) or through the webshop of the Jungfrau Railways.

By the way, would you mind creating a new topic for new questions, instead of adding them to an older topic? This is easier for other forum visitors when they're searching for questions and answers. Thank you in advance!