Eurail Benefits in Switzerland

Bernina Express, Switzerland

If your Eurail pass is valid in Switzerland, you can get free (or cheap) boat trips, discounts on rail travel and other benefits.

You can obtain benefits locally by showing your Eurail pass, or you can contact the specific benefit company in advance. The discount benefits apply during the validity of your pass, wheras free passage on trains, buses or ferries is only valid on travel days.

Transport
Attractions

Transport

Trains

SBB lounge

SBB logo

Holders of a 1^st class Eurail pass have free access to the SBB lounge in Zürich HB train station.

Attractions

Cruise the stunning lakes of Switzerland

Lake Geneva, Switzerland

Eurail pass holders can travel for free on the following boat services:

BLS boat services on Lake Brienz and Lake Thun
BSG boat services on Lake Biel and on the river Aare between Biel and Solothurn
CGN boat services on Lake Geneva
LNM boat services on Lake Neuchâtel / Murten
SGV boat services on Lake Luzerne
URh boat services on the river Rhine between Constance and Schaffhausen
ZSG boat services on Lake Zurich

Just show your Eurail pass before you get on the boat to receive the free boat trip.

Experience breathtaking scenery on Lake Constance

Lake Constance, Switzerland

Eurail pass holders receive a 50% discount on Lake Constance boat trips operated by SBS, BSB and ÖBB (from May to October).

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Booking information
Currently, the Eurail discount is available only in person. Present your Eurail pass at the dock when you make your reservation.

Fore more information contact the BSB by e-mail, call + 49 7531 3640 389 or visit the BSB website (for now only available in German).

Get ready for a spectacular journey on the Wilhelm Tell Express

View of Locarno, Switzerland

Eurail pass holders pay only the reservation fee (starting at €39) for the following routes through mountains, valleys, over Lake Geneva and more:

Luzerne – Locarno
Luzerne – Lugano

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Booking information

Reservations for Wilhelm Tell Express are compulsory and can be made by phone (+41 51 225-7800). Make sure you mention your Eurail pass. You can also make a reservation on the Wilhelm Tell Express website. Mentioin your Eurail pass in the 'Comment' field.

Experience a breathtaking ride on the Bernina Express

Bernina Express, Switzerland

With a Eurail pass valid in both Italy and Switzerland you only have to pay the reservation fee for the Bernina Express.

A train ride so breathtaking, the route itself is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Present your Eurail pass and pay only a small fee (starting at $12) to travel through mountains and glaciers, up steep inclines and through 55 tunnels, from the snowy Alps to the balmy palm tree regions of Italy in only four hours.

Routes