Advantages
- Book conveniently on bahn.de or in the DB Navigator app.
- Whether by train to Ticino, by postbus coach to Swiss mountain villages or by boat across Lake Lucerne, choose from a wide range of transport services.
- Train services always at the same minute after every full hour. Connections to major cities every half hour.
Questions and answers
You can book almost any connection in Switzerland with any mode of transport. Some services cross borders into neighbouring countries such as Italy, France or Liechtenstein.
Long-distance trains:
- InterCity – e.g. from Zurich to Lugano in around 1:55 hours, or from Berne to Geneva in around 1:50 hours
- InterRegio (IR) – e.g. from St. Gallen to Chur in around 1:20 hours
Other public transport services:
- Regional trains (RE/R) – e.g. from St. Moritz to Tirano in Italy in around 2:35 hours
- S-Bahn trains – e.g. in the greater Zurich area
- Cable cars – e.g. to the Stanserhorn
- Rack railways – e.g. to the Rigi
- Boats – e.g. ferries between Friedrichshafen and Romanshorn, or liners on Lake Lucerne
- Trams – e.g. in Basel, Bern or Zurich
- Postbus coaches
- Buses
Note: You can also purchase Trenitalia tickets for EuroCity trains travelling between Switzerland and Italy.
Reservations are generally unusual in Switzerland, as there are usually enough seats available. A small contingent of reservable seats is available on most long-distance trains. These can also be booked via DB. If no reservation is available, this does not necessarily mean that you will not get a seat.
An exception to this are journeys in special panoramic carriages, such as those on the Glacier Express or the Bernina Express. Reservations are compulsory on these trains.
Reservations are also compulsory for cross-border journeys on EC trains between Switzerland and Italy. You can book journeys on these trains as a Trenitalia ticket.
Up to six months before the planned journey. This depends on when the rail company issuing the tickets begins sales.