[Johs]

3 June 2022 at 8:34:13 #827397

Hello. I bought a Swiss Half Fare Card at the airport when I came to Switzerland. I’m completely new to this. I want to buy tickets online. How can I use my Half Fare Card when doing this?

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[Removed user]

3 June 2022 at 9:08:46 #942821

It’s just as easy to go to your nearest station and use one of the standard Swiss automatic ticket machines.

If you do want to buy online you just buy the half fare ticket. You only need your half fare card when the train staff come and check your ticket during a journey

[Johs]

3 June 2022 at 9:19:28 #942822

Thank you for answering. I have downloaded the SBB app and I have checked the Half-Fare travelcard box, but the prices don’t seem to change to half price. If I check the prices without logging in, they are the same. How do I get the prices to 50%?

[Anna]

3 June 2022 at 10:32:11 #942823

Hi Johs,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

You can find more information about how to use the SBB timetable here: http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable, and about using the Swiss Half Fare Card here: https://www.myswissalps.com/swisshalffarecard/howtouse.

If you have the SBB Mobile App, before you can purchase tickets from the app, you need to create an account, set your profile and payment method, and select half-fare as your ticket option.

Let us know if you need more info.

Regards,

Anna

[Johs]

3 June 2022 at 10:49:49 #942824

Hi Anna,

Thank you for the answer.

Yes, I have set up the account and selected the half-fare option. But the price doesn’t seem to change from before I logged into the account. It seems to me that, although I have signed in and selected half-fare, the price remains the same as purchasing without half-fare. I would expect that when I create an account and select half-fare, the price would be 50% of the original price.

[Anna]

3 June 2022 at 18:04:57 #942825

Hi Johs,

For your information, the prices on the SBB timetable are half-price by default. So you are looking at the correct prices.

regards,

Anna

[Mereytan]

4 June 2022 at 12:43:51 #942826

Hi, I’m deciding between buying Swiss travel pass or half Fare pass. I’m only travelling for less than 5 days.

can I check if I buy the half fare card, can I use it for airport transfers from Zurich? For the Glacier Express, I have paid to reserve my seat. Do I have to pay extra for tickets? Or the half fare card can cover the full fare for Glacier express?

[Johs]

4 June 2022 at 13:11:42 #942827

Well, that certainly clears things up.

Thank you Anna, for taking the time. Much appreciated.

[Arno]

4 June 2022 at 14:13:42 #942828

Hi Mereytan,

Welcome to MySwissAlps! Please open a new thread for your questions here. This is Johs’ thread. Thanks!