Switzerland

Europe and FIP

Switzerland - BLS, SBB, SP and BSB/VSU

The following carriers are relevant for Switzerland:

BLS - BLS AG provides services near Bern
SBB – Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (formally SBB CFF FFS Schweizerische Bundesbahnen, Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses, Ferrovie federali svizzere) Swiss Federal Railway
SP – Schweizer Privatbahnen (Swiss Private Railways) – this covers many smaller operators
BSB/VSU - Bodensee-Schiffsbetriebe / Vereinigten Schifffahrtsunternehmen für den Bodensee und Rhein (See separate entry for Lake Constance)

In general, you may use FIP coupons and buy single, return and round-trip tickets tickets with the FIP Card for travel without restriction on rail services (exceptions below).

In some locations, tickets must be stamped in platform ticket validation equipment before boarding a train.

Discounted ticket purchase online and at TVMs

Self Service purchase is available online from www.sbb.ch/en/home.html or at Ticket Vending Machines (TVMs). Use the Half Fare option “Reduziert ½” to obtain the 50% reduction.

In urban areas a request for a ticket from one specific station to another may result in a ticket to or from a Zonal destination. The ticket may cover other carriers (e.g. trams) which are not in the FIP scheme, as the ticket can be used by Swiss Half Fare Card holders. With an FIP Card you can only use the ticket on the services of the companies within the FIP scheme.

BLS AG FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 16 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 16 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by BLS AG defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the BLS AG railway network.

Lines	Transit points with other FIP members
Bern – Konolfingen – Langnau – Luzern	Bern, Luzern
Bern - Burgdorf – Langenthal – Olten	Bern, Olten
Bern - Olten (direct, new line)	Bern, Olten
Bern – Lyss – Biel/Bienne	Bern, Biel/Bienne
Bern – Kerzers – Neuchâtel – La Chaux-de-Fonds	Bern, Ins, Neuchâtel La Chaux-de-Fonds
Bern – Flamatt – Fribourg/Freibourg / – Laupen	Bern, Fribourg/Freibourg
Bern – Schwarzenburg	Bern
Bern – Thun – Interlaken Ost (via Münsingen or Belp)	Bern, Interlaken Ost
Spiez – Brig – Domodossola (via Kandersteg ou/oder LBT/Visp)	Spiez, Brig
Spiez – Erlenbach – Zweisimmen	Zweisimmen
Solothurn – Moutier	Solothurn, Moutier
Solothurn – Burgdorf – Konolfingen – Thun	Solothurn, Thun
Burgdorf – Ramsei – Langnau / – Sumiswald-Grünen	Burgdorf, Langnau
Langenthal – Huttwil – Wolhusen	Langenthal
Büren a.A. – Lyss – Kerzers – Murten/Morat – Payerne	Murten/Morat, Payerne
Basel SBB – Delémont – Biel/Bienne	Basel Délemont Biel/Bienne
Biel/Bienne – Olten	Biel/Bienne Olten
Basel SBB – Olten	Basel SBB Olten
Connecting lines at Olten / Kriegsschlaufe
Basel SBB – Basel Badischer station	Basel SBB Basel Bad. station
Busland AG: All routes
Bernese Oberland Shipping: All routes on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz

FIP facilities are valid on all rail and bus services provided by BLS (including Busland AG) and BLS Schifffahrt services on Lake Thun (German: Thunersee) and Lake Brienz (German: Brienzersee).

FIP discounted tickets may not be purchased on-board trains. A penalty fare will be levied if passengers do not have a valid ticket.

BLS FIP coupons and FIP discounted tickets are not valid on:

funicular railways and cable cars
vehicle transport in Simplon tunnel (Brig <> Iselle di Trasquera)
vehicle transport in Lötschberg tunnel (Kandersteg <> Goppenstein).

SBB FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 16 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 16 and older pay the adult fare.

The following table supplied by SBB defines the boundaries of both SBB and SP FIP availability across the network in Switzerland.

Neighbouring carrier	Transit points up to which the coupons of the carrier mentioned are valid	SBB	BLS	SP
DB AG	Basel Bad Bf	X
	Konstanz			X
	Schaffhausen	X		X
	Waldshut	X
FS	Chiasso	X
	Domodossola	X	X	X
	Iselle transito [ > Domodossola]	X	X
	Locarno [ > Domodossola]	X		X
	Lugano [ > Porto Ceresio]	X
	Pino transito	X
	Tirano			X
ÖBB	Buchs (SG)	X
ÖBB	St Margrethen	X
SNCF	Basel SBB	X
	Delle	X
	Genève [ > Bellegarde]	X
	Annemasse	X		X
	Le Châtelard-Frontière (fr)			X
	Le Locle-Col-des-Roches	X
	Potarlier	X
	Vallorbe	X
BLS	Including all rail routes shown in the BLS section	X
VSU/BSB	Arbon	X
	Horn	X
	Konstanz			X
	Kreuzlingen Hafen			X
	Romanshorn	X		X
	Rorschach Hafen	X		X
	Schaffhausen	X		X
	Stein am Rhein	X		X

Only SP coupons are valid on the line between Domodossola and Locarno as it is operated by Società Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie.

Holders of FIP free coupons and FIP discounted tickets travelling on EC trains between Switzerland and Italy or on cross-border TGV services must pay the full supplement.

Seat reservations are mandatory on EC trains (requiring the payment of a supplement) and on all TGV trains.

FIP discounted tickets may not be purchased on-board trains. A penalty fare will be levied if passengers do not have a valid ticket.

FIP facilities are not valid on bus services operated by SBB unless they are providing a temporary rail replacement service.

Map provided by SBB covering their services in Switzerland on which FIP facilities are valid

SP rail and bus FIP facilities

For public fares, children up to 6 years old travel free. Children up to 16 years old are eligible for a 50% reduction on the adult fare. Persons aged 16 and older pay the adult fare.

FIP discounted tickets must be purchased in advance of travel and cannot be purchased on-board trains.

The SP rail and bus operators are:

ID	Company	Notes
AB	Appenzeller Bahnen	Also a bus operator
ASM	Aare Seeland mobil	Also a bus operator
BDWM	BDWM Transport, Bremgarten	Also a bus operator
BLT	Baselland Transport	Also a bus operator
CJ	Chemins de fer du Jura	Also a bus operator
FART	Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi	Reservations compulsory for Treno Panoramico Vigezzo Vision. Also a bus operator
FB	Forchbahn	Line S18 of the Zürich S-Bahn.
FW	Frauenfeld–Wild-Bahn
JB	Jungfraubahn	Comprises BGF, BLM, BOB, HB, JB, WAB. Some operators do not accept FIP Coupons.
MBC	Transports de la région Morges-Bière-Cossonay	Also a bus operator
MGB	Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn	FIP coupons not valid between Zermatt and Gornergrat. Reduced rate tickets available. Reservations compulsory for Glacier Express trains (operated jointly by MGB and RhB). No FIP discount on vehicle transport through the Furka Tunnel.
MIB	Meiringen-Innertkirchen Bahn
MOB	Chemin du fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois	Supplements are payable for the GoldenPass Panoramic.
MVR	Transports Montreux–Vevey–Riviera
NStCM	Nyon-St Cergue-Morez (Nyon-La Cure)
OeBB	Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn AG
RA	RegionAlps, Martigny
RB	Rigi Bahnen AG	FIP valid on Vitznau – Rigi Kulm, Goldau – Rigi Kulm, Weggis – Rigi Katlbad (cable car), Kräbel (Goldau) – Rigi Scheidegg (cable car) FIP not valid on other RB services: Obergschwend – Rigi Burggeist (cable car), Küssnacht – Seebodenalp (cable car), Vitznau – Hinterbergen (cable car), Vitznau – Wissifluh (cable car), Brunnen – Urmiberg (cable car)
RBS	Regionalverkehr Bern-Solothurn	Also a bus operator.
RhB	Rhätische Bahn	Also a bus operator. Supplements payable for Bernina Express. Reservations compulsory for Glacier Express trains (operated jointly by MGB and RhB) No FIP discount on vehicle transport through the Albula and Vereina Tunnels.
SOB	Schweizerische Südostbahn
SSIF	Società Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie	Domodossola to Locarno
STB	Sensetalbahn	Also a bus operator
SZU	Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
THURBO	Regionalbahn THURBO, Kreuzlingen
TMR	Transports de Martigny et Régions	Also a bus operator
TPC	Transports publics du Chablais	Also a bus operator.
TPF	Transports publics fribourgeois	Also a bus operator.
TRAVYS	Transports Vallée-de-Joux - Yverdon-les-Bains - Sainte-Croix	Also a bus operator
TRN	Transports régionaux neuchâtelois	Also a bus operator
WB	Waldenburgerbahn	Services from Liestal to Waldenburg
WSB	Wynental- und Suhrentalbahn
ZB	Zentralbahn

The following table supplied by SP defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the SP railway and bus network in Switzerland.

Carrier	Lines	Transit Points with other FIP carriers
AB	Gossau SG-Appenzell-Wasserauen	Gossau SG, Herisau
	St.Gallen-Gais-Appenzell	St.Gallen
	Gais-Altstätten Stadt
	St. Gallen-Trogen	St. Gallen
	Rorschach-Heiden	Rorschach, Rorschach Hafen
	Rheineck-Walzenhausen	Rheineck
ASM	Biel/Bienne-Täuffelen-Ins	Biel/Bienne, Ins
	Langenthal-St.Urban Ziegelei	Langenthal
	Langenthal-Niederbipp-Oensingen	Niederbipp
	Solothurn-Niederbipp-Oensingen	Solothurn, Niederbipp, Oensingen
	Ligerz – Tessenberg (funicular)	Ligerz
	Bus: all routes
AVA	Wohlen–Bremgarten–Dietikon	Wohlen, Dietikon
	Schöftland–Aarau–Menziken-Burg	Aarau, Suhr
	Bus: all routes	Oberentfelden
BGF	Grindelwald–First	Grindelwald
BLM	Lauterbrunnen–Grütschalp	Lauterbrunnen
BLM	Grütschalp–Mürren
BLT	Dornach-Arlesheim-Basel-Rodersdorf	Dornach-Arlesheim, Basel SBB
	Liestal - Waldenburg	Liestal
	Bus: all routes
BOB	Interlaken Ost–Grindelwald/Lauterbrunnen	Interlaken
BOB	Wilderswil–Schynige Platte
CJ	Glovelier-La Chaux-de-Fonds	Glovelier, La Chaux-de-Fonds
	Tavannes-Le Noirmont	Tavannes
	Porrentruy-Bonfol	Porrentruy
FART	Locarno-Camedo [>Domodossola]	Locarno, Camedo transito
FART	Bus: all routes
FB	Zürich Stadelhofen-Esslingen	Zürich Stadelhofen
GCB	Zermatt–Gornergrat	Zermatt
HB	Interlaken – Harder Kulm	Interlaken
JB	Kleine Scheidegg – Jungfraujoch	Interlaken Ost
KWO	Meiringen - Innertkirchen	Meiringen
MBC	Bière – Apples – Morges	Morges
	Apples – L’Isletou – Mont-la-Ville
	Bus: all routes
MGB	Brig–Zermatt	Visp/Brig
	Brig–Disentis	Disentis/Brig
	Andermatt-Göschenen	Göschenen
	Bus: all routes
MOB	Montreux – Les Avants-Montbovon-Gstaad-Zweisimmen-Lenk im Simmental	Montreux, Montbovon, Zweisimmen
MVR	Vevey-Blonay - Les Pléiades	Vevey
	Vevey-Chardonne - Mt-Pelèrin (funicular)	Vevey
	Montreux/Territet - Glion-Rochers-de-Naye	Montreux, Territet
	Les Avants-Sonloup (Funicular)	Les Avants
NStCM	Nyon-St-Cergue - La Cure	Nyon
OeBB	Oensingen - Balsthal	Oensingen
RA	RegionAlps, Brig – St. Gingolph	Brig, Martigny, St. Gingolph
	Martigny – Sembrancher - Orsières	Martigny
	Sembrancher - Le Sable
RB	Rigi Kulm – - -Goldau	Arth Goldau
	Rigi Kulm – - VitznauGoldau	Vitznau
	Rigi Kaltbad – Weggis	Weggis
	Kräbel (Goldau) – Rigi Scheidegg
RBS	Bern-Worblaufen - Solothurn	Bern, Solothurn
	Worblaufen - Unterzollikofen
	Worblaufen - Worb Dorf
	Bus: all routes
RhB	Chur - Disentis/Mustér	Chur
	Chur – Arosa	Chur
	Chur – Thusis – Filisur – Bever - St.Moritz	Chur
	Chur – Landquart – Davos - Filisur	Chur, Landquart
	Chur – Landquart – Vereina – Scuol - Tarasp	Chur, Landquart
	St.Moritz – Bever – Scuol - Tarasp
	St.Moritz – Pontresina – Poschiavo - Tirano Samedan-Pontresina
	Bus Bernina Express Tirano - Lugano	Lugano
SOB	Romanshorn - St. Gallen – Wattwil – Nesslau - Neu St Johann	Romanshorn, St. Gallen St. Fiden, Lichtensteig, Wattwil, St. Gallen, Herisau
	Rapperswil - Pfäffikon SZ - Biberbrugg - Arth-Goldau	Rapperswil, Pfäffikon SZ, Arth-Goldau
	Wädenswil-Biberbrugg-Einsiedeln	Wädenswil
	Arth-Goldau–Bellinzona via Göschenen-Airolo-or Gotthard-Basistunnel [3]	Arth-Goldau, Bellinzona
SSIF	(Locarno →) Camedo – Domodossola	Camedo transito Domodossola
SZU	Zürich HB-Uetliberg	Zürich HB
SZU	Zürich HB-Adliswil-Sihlwald	Zürich HB
THURBO	Konstanz-Kreuzlingen-Weinfelden-Wil	Konstanz, Weinfelden, Wil
THURBO	Schaffhausen-Kreuzlingen-Romanshorn	Schaffhausen, Etzwilen, Stein am Rhein, Kreuzlingen Hafen, Romanshorn
TMR	Martigny-Le Châtelard-Frontière	Martigny, Le Châtelard-Frontière
TMR	Bus: all routes (except: Salvan-La Creusaz-Van-d'en-Haut and Finhaut-Lac d'Emosson)
TPC	Aigle-Leysin	Aigle
	Aigle-Ollon-Monthey-Champéry	Aigle, Monthey
	Aigle-Sépey-Diablerets	Aigle
	Bex–Villars-sur-Ollon–Col-de-Bretaye	Bex
	Bus: all routes
TPF	Fribourg/Freiburg-Murten-Ins	Fribourg/Freiburg, Murten, Ins
	Romont-Bulle	Romont
	Palézieux-Bulle-Montbovon	Palézieux, Montbovon
	Bulle-Broc-Fabrique
	Fribourg/Freiburg-Neuveville-St-Pierre (funicular)	Fribourg/Freiburg
	Bus: all routes
TRAVYS	Yverdon-les-Bains - Ste-Croix	Yverdon-les-Bains
	Orbe-Chavornay	Chavornay
	Bus: all routes
TRN	La Chaux-de-Fonds - Les Ponts-de-Martel	La Chaux-de-Fonds
	Le Locle - Les Brenets	Le Locle
	Travers-Fleurier-Buttes	Travers
	Neuchâtel, Pl. Pury Littorail–Boudry Littorail	Neuchâtel
	Bus: all routes
WAB	Grindelwald-Kleine Scheidegg	Grindelwald, Kleine Scheidegg
	Lauterbrunnen-Wengen-Kleine Scheidegg	Lauterbrunnen, Kleine Scheidegg
	Grindelwald Terminal-Eigergletscher	Grindelwald Terminal, Eigergletscher
WSB	Aarau-Menziken-Burg	Aarau, Suhr
WSB	Aarau-Schöftland	Aarau, Oberentfelden
ZB	Luzern-Meiringen-Interlaken Ost	Luzern, Meiringen, Interlaken Ost
	Meiringen–Innertkirchen	Meiringen
	Luzern-Stans-Engelberg	Luzern

SP shipping FIP facilities

Boat services (car ferries excepted) are provided by SP operators on

Lake Geneva (French: Lac Leman, German: Genfersee)
Lake Lucerne (French: lac des Quatre-Cantons, German: Vierwaldstättersee)
Lake Zürich (German: Zürichsee)

The SP Boat operators are:

BSG - Bielersee-Schifffahrts-Gesellschaft
CGN - Compagnie générale de navigation (Lac Léman (Lake Geneva))
LNM - Société navigation sur les Lacs du Neuchâtel et Morat
SGV - Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersee
ZSG - Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft

The following table supplied by SP defines the boundaries of FIP availability across the SP shipping services in Switzerland.

Carrier	Lines	Transit Points with other FIP carriers
BSG	Lac de Bienne/Bielersee including: Biel/Bienne-Solothurn (L'Aar/Aarefahrt) and Biel/Bienne-Murten (3 Lakes Tour)	Biel/Bienne, La Neuveville, Solothurn
CGN	Lake Geneva	Genève, Nyon, Morges, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Territet, Villeneuve, St-Gingolph (Suisse), Evian-les-Bains, Thonon-les-Bains
LNM	Lakes Neuchâtel and Morat including: Neuchâtel-Murten and Neuchâtel-Biel/Bienne (BSG)	Neuchâtel, Estavayer, Yverdon, Murten/Morat
SGV	Lake Lucerne (excluding car ferry Beckenried-Gersau)	Luzern, Küssnacht am Rigi, Brunnen, Flüelen, Stansstad, Hergiswil, Alpnachstad, Vitznau, Weggis
ZSG	Lake Zürich Including: Navigation on the Limmat Excluding: Car Ferry Horgen-Meilen	Zürich HB, Zürich Stadelhofen, Zürich Enge, Thalwil, Meilen, Wädenswil, Pfäffikon SZ, Rapperswil, Lachen, Schmerikon

Summary notes for Interlaken and the Jungfrau area

Most companies operating services from Interlaken to the Jungfrau area are owned by Jungfraubahn AG which comprises formerly independent operators BGF, BLM, BOB, HB, JB, WAB.

SP FIP coupons and FIP fares are available on these routes:

BOB Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald
WAB Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen via Kleine Schiedegg and Wengen
BLM Lauterbrunnen to Grütschalp (cable car)
BLM Grütschalp to Murren (railway)
JB Eiger Express cableway from Grindelwald to Eigergletscher.

On the following services FIP discounted fares are available but SP FIP coupons are not accepted:

BGF Grindelwald–First (gondola)
BOB Wilderswil–Schynige Platte (railway)
HB Interlaken – Harder Kulm (funicular)
JB Kleine Scheidegg – Jungfraujoch (railway)

FIP facilities are not valid on:

Heimwehfluhbahn funicular from Interlaken to Heimwehfluh
Luftseilbahn Wengen-Männlichen
Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen, (GGM)
Seilbahn Mürren-Allmendhubel (SMA)
Luftseilbahn Stechelberg-Mürren-Schilthorn (LSMS)

Summary notes for Zermatt to Gornergrat

On the service between Zermatt and Gornergrat operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB) FIP discounted fares are available, but FIP coupons are not accepted.

Summary notes for the Glacier Express

The Glacier Express on the St Moritz – Chur – Andermatt – Brig - Zermatt route is operated jointly by Rhätische Bahn (RhB) and the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB). In the summer months there is more than one service per day and some start and end at Chur and Brig.

SP FIP coupons can be used and FIP discounted fares are available, but reservations are compulsory for travel on Glacier Express trains.

Reservations can be made through International Rail. Advance recommendatations are strongly recommended as specific trains are often sold out several weeks in advance.

Other RhB services not branded as Glacier Express operate on the St Moritz – Chur – Andermatt – Brig - Zermatt route and can be used with FIP coupons and FIP discounted tickets without reservation.

Summary notes for the Bernina Express

The Bernina Express between Chur and Tirano (Italy) is operated by Rhätische Bahn (RhB). In summer months there is more than one service per day.

SP FIP coupons can be used and FIP discounted fares are available, but supplements are payable for travel on the Bernina Express.

Reservations and supplements can be made through International Rail. Advance recommendatations are strongly recommended as specific trains are often sold out several weeks in advance.

Other RhB services not branded as Bernina Express operate on the Chur - Tirano route and can be used with FIP coupons and FIP discounted tickets without reservation.

Summary notes for the Treno Panoramico Vigezzo Vision

The Treno Panoramico Vigezza Vision is operated by Ferrovie Autolinee Regionali Ticinesi (FART) and Società Subalpina di Imprese Ferroviarie (SSIF) on the Domodossola – Càmedo – Locarno route.

SP FIP coupons and FIP discounted fares are available, but reservations are compulsory for travel.

Summary notes for the Rigi Mountain Railways (Rigi Bahnen)

FIP discounted travel with the FIP International Reduced Rate Card and free travel with a FIP Coupon on the following stretches of route:

Vitznau – Rigi Kulm (rack railway)
Goldau – Rigi Kulm (rack railway)
Weggis – Rigi Kaltbad (cable car)
Kräbel – Rigi Scheidegg (cable car)

FIP facilities are not valid on other Rigi Bahnen services, including:

Obergschwend – Rigi Burggeist (cable car)
Küssnacht – Seebodenalp (cable car)
Vitznau – Hinterbergen (cable car)
Vitznau – Wissifluh (cable car)
Brunnen – Urmiberg (cable car)

Pilatus Railway (Pilatusbahn)

Holders of the FIP- international reduced rate card for railway staff may get a 50% reduction when buying a ticket at Pilatusbahn counters.

Pilatusbahn is not a member of the FIP organisation and the offer of FIP discounted travel is a concession which may be withdrawn at any time and without notice.