🚃 Find the right Swiss train pass for your trip. Free and reliable!
Switzerland offers many different train passes, and picking the wrong one can cost you hundreds. Instead of spending hours on comparison charts, blogs, or forums, let me check your itinerary and give you a quick, honest recommendation.
How it works
📅 You send me your travel dates and rough itinerary (instructions below)
🚃 I’ll review your trip and recommend the pass that makes the most sense
✉️ You’ll receive the recommendation by email
🤝 This is a FREE service!
How to request your Swiss Train Pass Check (Free!)
Please send me an email to greg@switzerlandinsider.com with the following details. You can simply copy the subject line and text and fill in your information:
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Subject: Swiss Train Pass Check
Hi Greg,
We’d like your help with the right train pass. Here are our details:
Travel dates: [insert]
Number of travelers: [adults / kids with ages + if with parent / youth up to 25 with ages]
Arrival city/airport + departure city/airport: [insert]
Rough itinerary: [insert main destinations and order, e.g. Zurich → Lucerne → Interlaken → Zermatt → Geneva]
How many days we plan to stay in each destination: [insert]
Mountains we plan to visit: [e.g. Jungfraujoch, Pilatus, Gornergrat]
Scenic trains we want to ride: [e.g. Glacier Express, Bernina Express, GoldenPass]
Boat tours we plan to do: [yes/no + which lakes if known]
Travel style: [e.g. sightseeing, hiking, family trip, scenic trains]
Which train pass(es) we were already considering, if any: [insert]
- MOST IMPORTANT! When it comes to the train pass, what matters most to us (please choose ONE by deleting the other two):
- Saving the most money 💰 (even if less convenient)
- Having the most convenience/flexibility 🧳 (even if it costs more)
- Just reassurance that we’re not making a mistake ✅
Thanks, looking forward to your recommendation!
💡 A Note on Train Pass Calculations
It’s no surprise everybody obsesses over Swiss train passes. Unlike hotels or flights, train passes have fixed prices. They don’t change daily. That makes them easy to put in a spreadsheet, so people calculate, compare, and recalculate… sometimes to the point of panic.
But here’s the reality:
There’s no single “perfect pass” that’s always the cheapest, most convenient, and most flexible. If it existed, everyone would just buy it.
Chasing the last 20 francs of “savings” on a train pass often ignores the soft factors that matter more: convenience, flexibility, and peace of mind.
Meanwhile, the real leverage in saving money (and stress) is elsewhere:
Choosing the right base → the difference between Interlaken, Grindelwald, the Lauterbrunnen Valley and a cozy village on Lake Brienz can mean hundreds of francs in hotels, transport time, and convenience. (Check out my free Swiss Base Check)
Knowing what you actually want to do each day → when you have a clear plan, you save both time and money. That’s exactly what my Switzerland Travel Guides give you, with day-by-day itineraries and activities already thought out.
So yes, I’ll help you choose the best pass for your trip. But remember: you’ll save much more, and enjoy Switzerland more, when you combine the right pass with the right base and a clear plan.
What this check is (and isn’t)
This check is:
✅ A quick, practical recommendation so you can make a confident decision
✅ A free way to avoid wasting money
This check is not:
❌ A full itinerary and detailed information (that’s what my Switzerland Travel Guides are for)
❌ An exact calculation in a budget spreadsheet
FAQ
Q: How long does it take to get my recommendation?
I usually reply as soon as possible, but sometimes it may take a few days depending on volume.
Q: Will you calculate every single ticket price?
No, I’ll base the recommendation on your itinerary and my experience of 1000s of recommendations, not to-the-cent ticket calculations.
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