Swiss Half Fare Card

The Swiss Half Fare Card may only be purchased by persons who have their permanent residence outside Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein. The card entitles you to buy tickets for train, bus, boat and most mountain railroads at a price of 50%. You can download the validity area on this card as PDF.

Children under 6 years of age generally travel for free. Children under 16 must be registered as passengers when purchasing the Swiss Half Fare Card. You will then receive the free Swiss Family Card and can let your children travel with you free of charge. Dogs and possibly a bicycle are also registered with the booking.

• On the ships of the Great Lakes, access to the main deck is possible for "normal-sized" wheelchairs in the majority of cases.
• There are still stations that are not yet designed to be barrier-free.
• You can request free boarding and disembarking assistance from the "SBB Call Center Handicap" up to 24 hours in advance.
• Not all mountain railroads have yet been converted to the point where they can take wheelchairs. Often, they can only be taken along when folded. In any case, you should ask the operator of the planned mountain railroad in advance.

• Requirement: Permanent residence outside Switzerland / Principality of Liechtenstein
• Please check the timetables on the travel days in advance