Switzerland: Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card? Do the maths before you buy.
Enter your own journeys and see which ticket really costs least. Every price comes from SBB, Switzerland Tourism or the mountain railways themselves, and every page shows when it was checked.
2026 prices at a glance (adult, 2nd class)
| Product | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Travel Pass | CHF 254–CHF 499 | 3–15 consecutive days of unlimited travel |
| Swiss Travel Pass Flex | CHF 289–CHF 519 | 3–15 days of your choice within one month |
| Swiss Half Fare Card | CHF 150 | One month of half-price tickets (same price for 1st class) |
| Saver Day Pass | from CHF 52 | One day of unlimited travel, bought in advance; from CHF 29 with a Half Fare Card |
Guides
Swiss Travel Pass vs Half Fare Card
Four real itineraries (3, 4, 8 and 15 days) priced every way, plus the break-even spend for each pass length.
Swiss Travel Pass vs Flex
What the flexibility costs, how activation works, and the trips where Flex wins.
Jungfraujoch cost with each pass
Official return prices from Interlaken, Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald, and why the Half Fare Card wins here.
Glacier Express and Bernina Express with a pass
What the compulsory seat reservations cost with the Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card, and when to book.
Zurich Airport to Interlaken, Lucerne and Zermatt by train
Journey times, changes, fares with and without a pass, and luggage tips for arrival day.
SBB luggage forwarding explained
Door-to-door, station-to-station and same-day express: prices, deadlines and the Swiss Travel Pass discount.
Zermatt: fares, car-free arrival and Gornergrat cost
Train fares from Zurich, Geneva and Interlaken, the Täsch shuttle, Gornergrat at 50% with a pass, and a 3-day cost comparison.
Lucerne: Pilatus, Rigi and Titlis cost with each pass
Golden Round Trip, Rigi and Titlis prices with the Swiss Travel Pass, Half Fare Card or Lucerne Travel Pass, and the cheapest choice for 3 days.
Interlaken: Jungfrau Travel Pass vs Swiss Travel Pass
What trips from Interlaken cost with each pass, Jungfrau Travel Pass and Berner Oberland Pass prices, and a 4-day comparison.
Zurich/Geneva to Zermatt and Zurich to Interlaken: real ticket prices
Flexible ticket vs Saver Day Pass vs Supersaver on three dates, with and without the Half Fare Card, and the December 2026 fare rise.
Why trust these numbers?
RailPassMath is an independent, non-commercial site based in Switzerland. All prices come from official operator pages and are stored in one data file, so the calculator and the articles always agree. Each article has a source list and a fact-check log. Read how we check prices and who we are.