Extra Pass Benefits for Eurail travelers in Switzerland

Discounted or free shipping services

Free sailings on regular boat services on the lakes of Geneva, Luzern, Thun, Brienz, Zurich, Neuchâtel, Biel and Murten. These are seasonal services, so please consult timetables. (www.bls.ch; www.cgn.ch ; www.bielersee.ch; www.zsg.ch)

Free sailings on regular boat services on the river Aare between Biel and Solothurn. These are seasonal services, so please consult timetables. (www.bielersee.ch)

Free sailings on regular boat services on the river Rhine between Constance and Schaffhausen, operated by URh. These are seasonal services, so please consult timetables. (www.urh.ch)

50% discount on boats on Lake Constance (Bodensee) operated by BSB, SBS and ÖBB (from May to October). (www.bsb-online.de)

Other Discounts

Cablecars:

• Bürgenstock funicular: 50% discount (www.buergenstock.ch)
• Stanserhorn funicular/cable railway: 50% discount (www.stanserhorn.ch)
• GGB cable cars: 25% discount between Gornergrat & Zermatt.

Private railway companies

• Vitznau/Rigi Railways: 50% discount (www.rigi.ch)
• To the summit of Mount Pilatus (near Lucerne), by funicular from Alpnachstad, as well as by cable car from Kriens. (www.pilatus.ch): 30% discount
• Glacier Express and other MGB trains between Disentis & Zermatt: 25% discount
• MGB trains between Andermatt and Göschenen: 25% discount
• Jungfrau Region Railways. (www.jungfraubahn.ch): 25% discount

Transport Museum
25% discount on the entrance fee to the Transport Museum in Lucerne. (www.verkehrshaus.ch)

Swiss Private Railways
A full list of the Swiss private railways offering free rides to Eurail Pass holders is available on this page or from the Eurail Aid Offices in Switzerland.

Some rules for using Pass benefits

Usually extra Pass benefits can be obtained locally by showing your Eurail Pass. Sometimes you can make reservations in advance through a call centre or website of the company concerned.

Travel days
If a benefit gives you free transportation, it requires the use of a travel day if you have a Eurail Pass with flexible validity. In case of an overnight ferry, you may enter the day of departure or the day of arrival in your travel calendar. If a a benefit only consists of a discount, it is not necessary to use a travel day.

Ferry crossings
For free passage on international ferry routes, your Pass must be valid for the country of departure AND the country of arrival. In case of discounted passage, your Pass must be valid for the country of departure OR the country of arrival.