To make your train journey in Switzerland and Europe as comfortable as possible, you can reserve your seat before your journey begins. When travelling to some countries, a reservation is obligatory or automatically included in the ticket price.
You can reserve your seats on Swiss trains at SBB.ch, SBB Mobile, via SBB Contact Center 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.) or direct at the ticket counter. It costs CHF 5 per seat to make a reservation.
Please note: Reservations can lose their validity if there are changes to rolling stock at short notice. Ask the train crew to provide you with written confirmation. You can obtain a refund of the CHF 5 at the ticket counter.
Switzerland.
Seats in the SBB Restaurant can be reserved up until one day before departure for CHF 5 per seat online at SBB.ch, at the ticket counter or by calling the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.). You will then receive a reservation confirmation which you have to take with you on your journey. We will deduct the CHF 5 paid from your purchase in the SBB Restaurant.
Europe.
Depending on the country to which you are travelling and the rail company, you can reserve seats for individuals or groups in international dining cars.
You may load bicycles and e-bikes on most trains operated by SBB and private railway companies as well as most postbuses if you have a valid bike ticket.
Important: reservations are required between 21 March to 31 October on many InterCity trains (IC).
- Go to
SBB.ch . Select your desired route, time and travel date in the timetable.
Click on ‘Tickets from CHF xx.xx’.
If you would like to make a reservation for more than one person, click on the pencil symbol and enter/select the additional passengers.
Scroll down and select ‘Seat reservation only’.
You can also choose which compartment you would like to travel in. To do so, click on the ‘Seat reservation’ button. This opens a dropdown menu with a list of the bookable compartments that are available. (‘No preference’ means you get a seat in a normal train coach. ‘Central gangway’ also means a normal train coach with an aisle along the middle.)
Click on ‘Accept’ and complete the purchase.
You can reserve your seats when purchasing tickets at SBB.ch. It is not obligatory to reserve seats but we recommend it.
It is obligatory to reserve seats for connections using the TGV and this is included in the ticket price. You can buy tickets at SBB.ch.
It is obligatory to reserve seats for connections to Italy and this is included in the ticket price. You can buy tickets at SBB.ch.
You can reserve your seats when purchasing tickets at SBB.ch. It is not obligatory to reserve seats but we recommend it.
You can reserve your seats when purchasing tickets at SBB.ch. It is not obligatory to reserve seats but we recommend it.
A pleasant journey in the SBB Restaurant is even more comfortable if you book your seat in advance.
Bike spaces are available specifically for transporting bikes on the train. Bike space reservations are required on certain connections.
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