Bodensee Ticket: public transport offers in the Lake Constance four-country border region.

Bodensee Ticket.

With the Bodensee Ticket (available as a Day Pass or 3-Day Pass), you can travel through the countries bordering Lake Constance – Austria, Germany, Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. The ideal ticket for trips in the entire Lake Constance four-country border region.

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What the Bodensee Ticket offers.

Zone system.

A zone system applies to the Bodensee Ticket across the entire network area. The zone map shows you which zones are required for a trip from A to B. Within the selected zones and the period of validity, trains and buses from the participating regional transport and fare networks as well as two year-round ferry services across Lake Constance are included in the price.

The Bodensee Ticket is available for the East, West and East and West zones or for all zones (East, West and South) – both for individual people as well as for families and small groups.

Bodensee Ticket zone map

Benefits for families and small groups.

The Bodensee Ticket for small groups, available as a day pass or a 3-day pass, is worthwhile for groups of one adult and two children or two adults and one child.

Bodensee Ticket for small groups (only in German)

Also for bicycle trips.

The Bodensee Ticket bicycle combination ticket is particularly worthwhile for those using ferries or taking longer trips by train. The relevant national fares are generally cheaper for short distances. Carriage of bikes may even be free of charge on certain routes in Germany.

Bodensee Ticket bicycle combination ticket

Benefits for travelcard holders.

If you have a GA, Half Fare Travelcard, an Ostwind annual travelcard for all zones or an Ostwind Jobticket, you can benefit from reduced fares for the Bodensee Ticket.

Discounts up to 50% off leisure experiences.

With your Bodensee Ticket, you can enjoy a discount of up to 50% on numerous leisure time activities.

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Key information on the Bodensee Ticket.

Purchase.

You can purchase the Bodensee Ticket at all staffed SBB points of sale in Switzerland, at staffed ÖBB stations in Vorarlberg and from participating German networks. It is also available from ticket machines, on many buses and from ferry operators within the area of validity.

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Area of validity.

Learn about where your Bodensee Ticket is valid in the zone map.

Bodensee Ticket zone map

Information.

You can get information and answers to questions about the Bodensee Ticket from the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min., 24/7).

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Journeys beyond the fare network area.

For journeys beyond the limits of the participating networks, the Bodensee Ticket is valid up to the last timetabled stop in the selected zones. If you wish to continue on further with your journey, then purchase a zone upgrade. This will be needed from the last timetabled stop within your Bodensee Ticket to the final stop of your journey.
If your train does not stop in the Bodensee Ticket zones you purchased, your ticket is not valid. Please buy a ticket at a standard fare instead (or a Supersaver Ticket).
In Germany, the Bodensee Ticket is not valid on long-distance trains. In particular, it is not valid on InterCity trains between Schaffhausen (CH) and Singen am Hohentwiel (D) and is also not valid on ICE/RJX trains between Lindau, Friedrichshafen and Aulendorf.

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Fare conditions.

The Bodensee Ticket fare network provides all the provisions regarding the purchase and validation of tickets, ticket inspections, replacements, refunds, irregularities and much more.

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