Help with seat reservations for Switzerland and Europe.
Reserve a seat before the start of your journey to make your train journeys within Switzerland and to Europe as convenient as possible.
Seat reservation for Switzerland.
How do I reserve seats for 1 to 9 people in the SBB Mobile app?
Here’s how it works:
- Open the SBB Mobile app.
- Select the timetable and search for the route, time and date of travel you would like.
- Select ‘Tickets from CHF xx.xx’.
- If you would like to make a reservation for multiple people, tap on ‘Edit passengers’ (pencil icon) and enter/select the additional passengers.
- Select ‘Add reservation’ if you would like to purchase the reservation together with the ticket, or scroll down and select ‘Reservation only’.
- Once you have checked the box next to the route you wish to reserve (red tick), a small arrow will appear on the far right. Tap on this arrow to select your preferred seat on the coach plan.
- After you have chosen your seat, tap on ‘Purchase ticket for CHF xx.xx’ and complete your purchase.
How do I reserve seats for 1 to 9 people on SBB.ch?
Here’s how it works:
- Go to SBB.ch.
- Select your desired route, time and travel date in the timetable.
- Click on ‘Select tickets’.
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- If you would like to make a reservation for more than one person, click on the pencil symbol and enter/select the additional passengers.
- If you wish to make a reservation without using a SwissPass login, click on ‘Purchase as a guest’ and enter your name, date of birth, e-mail address and discount card details.
- If you wish to reserve a seat without purchasing a ticket, scroll down to ‘Additional services’ and select ‘Seat reservation only’.
- To choose your seat, click on ‘Seat reservation’ and then on ‘Select seat’. Select your preferred seat on the coach plan.
- Click on ‘Accept’ and complete the purchase.
Of course, you can also reserve seats at a public transport point of sale.
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