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Swiss Railpass
Passes are valid on the entire network of the Swiss,
including most Scenic Rail routes, railroads, lake steamers, postal motor
coaches and the public transportation. Also, it gives you unlimited
consecutive travel for the duration chosen. |
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Validity : 01
Jan'07 - 31 Dec'07 |
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Type of Passes |
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1. Swiss Pass |
- Unlimited travel on the
national network of more than 20 000km of train, bus and boat lines
- Valid on the public
transportation systems of 38 Swiss Cities
- 1st Class & 2nd Class
- Validities: 4, 8, 15, 22
days or 1 month
- Travel days are consecutive
- Swiss
Saver Pass for 2 people
or more traveling together at all times
- Swiss Youth Pass for
traveler up to 25 included on the first day of travel
- Youth Pass: 25% discount on
the full fare pass
- Special travel bonuses apply
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Swiss Pass
Validity : 01
Jan'07 - 31 Dec'07 |
1 Adult (USD) |
Saver
(USD) |
Youth
(USD) |
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1st
class |
2nd
class |
1st
class |
2nd
class |
1st
class |
2nd
class |
| 4 consecutive days |
$291
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$194 |
$247
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$165 |
$219 |
$146 |
| 8 consecutive days |
$414
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$276 |
$352 |
$235 |
$311 |
$207 |
| 15 consecutive days |
$504 |
$336 |
$428 |
$286 |
$378 |
$252 |
| 22 consecutive days |
$585 |
$390 |
$497 |
$332 |
$439 |
$293 |
| 1 month consecutive |
$651 |
$434
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$553 |
$369 |
$489 |
$326 |
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Saver:
Reduced rates for group of 2 or more, travelling together at all
times. |
Youth:
Valid in 2nd Class and
exclusively for those who are under 26 on the first day of validity of
their passes. |
Children:
Children aged between 6 up to 15 years old (included on first day of
travel) travel free when accompanied by a parent with a Swiss Family
Card. |
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2. Swiss Flexipass |
- Unlimited travel on the
national network of more than 20 000km of train, bus and boat lines
- Valid on the public
transportation systems of 38 Swiss Cities
- 1st class & 2nd class
- Validity: any 3, 4, 5, 6 or
8 days within a 1-month period
- Travel days may be used
consecutively or non-consecutively
- Swiss Saver Flexi Pass
for 2 people or more travelling together at all times
- Not
applicable to Youth
- Special travel bonuses apply
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Swiss Flexipass
Validity : 01
Jan'07 - 31 Dec'07 |
1 Adult
(USD) |
Saver
(USD) |
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1st class |
2nd class |
1st class |
2nd class |
| Flexi 3 days within 1
month |
$276 |
$184 |
$235 |
$156 |
| Flexi 4 days within 1
month |
$333 |
$222 |
$283 |
$189 |
| Flexi 5 days within 1
month |
$390 |
$260 |
$332 |
$221 |
| Flexi 6 days within 1
month |
$444 |
$296 |
$377 |
$252 |
| Flexi 8 days within 1
month |
$516 |
$344 |
$439 |
$292 |
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Saver:
Reduced rates for group of 2 or more, travelling together at all
times. |
Children:
Children aged between 6 up to 15 years old (included on first day of
travel) travel free when accompanied by a parent with a Swiss Family
Card. |
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3. Swiss Card |
- Includes a round trip (2
transfers) between any Swiss airport or border station and any destination
in Switzerland
- 1st class & 2nd class
- Validity: 1 month from
arrival date to benefit from the 50% discount.
Important: after the last transfer day to either a border train station
or the airport, the validity of the Swiss Card has expired and no
additional 50% discount on any services will be granted
- The ticket is valid on the
most direct route and cannot be used on Glacier Express Line
- Each trip has to be
completed within a calendar day, stopovers are possible during the journey
- Swiss Card allows 50%
discount on all Swiss railways, lake steamers, postal buses and on
excursions to most mountain tops, locally purchased
- This Swiss Card is best
used for summer holidays spent in one resort in Switzerland
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Swiss Card
Validity : 01
Jan'07 - 31 Dec'07 |
Adult
(USD) |
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1st class |
2nd class |
| 1 round trip within 1
month |
$187 |
$139 |
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Children:
Children aged between 6 up to 15 years old (included on first day of
travel) travel free when accompanied by a parent with a Swiss Family
Card |
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4. Swiss Transfer Ticket |
- Offers round trip transfers
from any Swiss airport or border station to any destination in Switzerland
- 1st class & 2nd class
- Validity: Round trip journey
is to be done within 1 month from the onward journey's date
- The ticket is valid on the
most direct route and cannot be used on Glacier Express Line
- Each trip has to be
completed on the same day, stopovers are possible during the journey
- This Swiss Transfer
ticket is best used for winter holidays or short stays in Switzerland
- Excellent value for money
(often cheaper than a Point-to-Point ticket)
- Easy to sell → one flat
rate for all destinations
- Only sold outside
Switzerland
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Swiss Transfer
Ticket
Validity : 01
Jan'07 - 31 Dec'07 |
Adult
(USD) |
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1st class |
2nd class |
| 1 round trip within 1 month |
$143 |
$94 |
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Children:
Children aged between 6 up to 15 years old (included on first day of
travel) travel free when accompanied by a parent with a Swiss Family
Card |
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General Conditions |
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All fares are quoted in USD
and are based on per person. Subject to change at time of booking.
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All passes are subject to an
issuance fee of EUR4 per person.
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Valid from
01 Jan to 31 Dec
2007 (subject to change).
- The validity of the Swiss
Card expires after the last day of travel and no additional discount
will be offered.
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Children Rule |
- Unlimited number of children
from 6 up to 15 included: free if holding a Swiss Family Card (details
below)
- Children from 6 up to 15
included who are not members of the family still qualify for a 50%
reduction (this clid reduction is not available for Swiss Card) on Swiss
Pass, Swiss Flexi Pass and Swiss Transfer Ticket
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Children up to 5 included: free
if no reservation is required
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Free Swiss Family Card (for
families traveling together)
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This free card allows children
from 6 up to 15 included to travel for free when accompanied by at least
one parent (including step and foster parents) that is in possesssion of a
valid Swiss Travel Systm Ticket
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Valid with any Swiss Travel
System product (Swiss Pass, Swiss FlexiPass, Swiss Youthpass, Swiss
Saverpass, Swiss Saver Flexipass, Swiss Transfer Ticket and Swiss Card)
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Manual cards are to be ordered
through the GSA Secure Corner
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Conditions of Use |
- Passes must be validated
within 6 months of issuing date by a railway official in Switzerland
(station's desk) who also fills in the passport number
- Passes must be validated
prior to boarding 1st train (all parties must be present when validating a
Saver pass)
- Flexipass, date of travel
has to be entered in the correct way before boarding the first train, by
the traveler, in the corresponding box of the calendar
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Refund |
- Passes must be presented
unused and not validated for refund.
- An 85% refund applies to
totally unused passes returned within one year of issuing date.
- Swiss Travel System products
are not refundable and cannot be replaced if lost, stolen or partially
used.
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Eligible Party |
- People with a permanent
residence outside of Switzerland & Liechtenstein (for more than 6
months) are eligible to purchase or use a Swiss Travel System product.
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Bonuses & Benefits |
- Free Swiss Family Card:
Children from 6 up to 15 included travel free. (Refer to children’s
rule details)
- Access to scenic trips
Bernina Express, Glacier Express, Golden Pass, William Tell Express,
please be aware that reservations are compulsory and fees vary by
train
- Special Passholder fares
on TrainHotel Elipsos connecting Switzerland and Spain (Zuerich -
Barcelona). This bonus is NOT valid for Swiss Card and Swiss
Transfer Ticket holders
- Special passholder fares
on Lyria (France – Switzerland TGV), TGV France – Genève and Genève
Med TGV. This bonus is NOT valid for Swiss Card and Swiss Transfer
Ticket holders
- Special passholder fares
on CityNightLine (on the route from/to Switzerland). This bonus is not
valid for Swiss Card and Swiss Transfer Ticket Holders
- The Swiss Pass, Swiss
Youth Pass and Swiss Flexi Pass are also valid as Swiss Museum Pass
and give free admission to more than 400 museums and exhibits in
Switzerland "Inclusive of Swiss Museum Pass" will be mentioned on your
Euronet coupon. The choice includes some of the most popular museum,
including:
- Swiss Transport Museum
in Lucerne
- The Swiss Open-Air
Museum Ballenberg
- The Olympic Museum in
Lausanne
- The spanking new Paul
Klee Centre in Bern
- Most art and natural
history museums
- Mountain top
trains & Cable cars
- 50% discount on
Cable cars and mountain trains not included in the Swiss travel
System range of passes. The discount: please refer to STS map or
enquire at the relevant mountain railway/cable-car station.
To be purchased locally. Swiss Card: 50% reduction: Swiss
Transfer Ticket: No Reduction
- 20% discount on the
normal fare of the Furka Steam Train
- 20% Discount on the
entrance fee in the Swiss Miniatur Museum
- The Swiss FlexiPass
also offers 50% discount on the entire Swiss Travel System network
(trains, buses, boats, cable cars) on the days they have not
validated for free travel, but only between the first and the last
day of free travel
- Guided City
Tours
- New Basel: 50%
discount on the guided city tour
- Bern: 20% discount
on guided walking tour through old town/clock tower or guided city
bus tours
- Geneva: 20% discount
on the guided city tour
- Lausanne: 20%
discount on guided city tours
- Lucerne: 20%
discount on the guided city stroll
- Schaffhausen: 50%
discount on guided city tour
- Zuerich: 50%
discount on guided city walking tours
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