Swiss Half Fare Card: half-price travel throughout Switzerland.

Swiss Half Fare Card.

Visiting Switzerland and want to enjoy occasional excursions and journeys by public transport? Then the Swiss Half Fare Card for CHF 150 is a good choice. It allows you to buy all tickets at half price / a reduced price for a whole month.

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What the Swiss Half Fare Card offers.

Up to 50% discount throughout Switzerland.

The Swiss Half Fare Card halves or reduces your ticket price for journeys throughout Switzerland by train, bus and boat, as well as panorama trains, mountain railways and gondola lifts. Journeys by public transport in over 90 Swiss towns and cities are also included.

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Valid for one month.

The Swiss Half Fare Card costs CHF 150 and is valid for one whole month. During this time, you can buy all (Supersaver) tickets, (Saver) Day Passes etc. at half price / a reduced price.

For 1st and 2nd class.

The discount applies to both the comfort of 1st class and for 2nd class. You only ever pay half price / a reduced price.

With the Swiss Family Card, your own children aged over 6 and under 16 travel free of charge.

If you are a parent with children aged over 6 and under 16 and you add them when you buy your Swiss Half Fare Card, you will receive a Swiss Family Card free of charge for each child. This enables each child to travel free of charge when accompanied by a parent.

Tip: Children under 6 always travel free of charge and do not need a ticket.

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Discounts on leisure excursions with RailAway.

Take advantage of discounts when you buy a ticket for an excursion and admission at the same time.

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Key information about the Swiss Half Fare Card.

For visitors from abroad.

You can only get a Swiss Half Fare Card if your permanent residence is outside of Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein.

Purchase.

The Swiss Half Fare Card can be purchased conveniently online at SBB.ch or at a staffed public transport point of sale.

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Swiss Half Fare Card goes mobile.

You can also show the Swiss Half Fare Card in the SBB Mobile app. But only if you buy it online by signing in with a login.

Passport or ID for the inspection.

The Swiss Half Fare Card is only valid together with a valid passport or an official ID card. Please always present the original document during the inspection. Copies or photos (e.g. on a smartphone) are not valid.

Ideas for a few days in Switzerland.

Be inspired by our travel tips for 3, 4 or 8 days in Switzerland. And best of all, you can travel everywhere by public transport with your Swiss Half Fare Card and the discounted tickets.

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Switzerland’s most wonderful rail routes.

Travel around Switzerland in unforgettable style on the famous Swiss panorama trains – the Glacier Express, the Bernina Express or even the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland.

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More offers for our visitors.

Swiss Travel Pass / Flex.
Unlimited travel throughout Switzerland at a great price.
Swiss Family Card.
Free travel for children when accompanied by their parents.
Flight luggage.
Luggage transport for flights to Zurich or Geneva.
Luggage.
Luggage transport by train for journeys in Switzerland.