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The Swiss Flexipass provides
you with the opportunity to see in wonderful
comfort the stunning vistas of the Alps,
scenic lakes and historic cities. Travelling
Switzerland by train is an experience you
won't forget.
Choose your personal travel route from
approximately 20,000 kilometers of train,
(postal) bus or boat routes. Your personal
choice includes the classic scenic routes,
the public transport systems of 38 Swiss
cities, and gives you 50% discount on
most mountain-top trains and cable
cars. To
top it off, you will profit from free
entries to more than 400 museums
and other interesting
discounts accorded to you by our Bonus
Partners. On the days between the first
and the last validated day, your Swiss
Flexi Pass offers a 50% discount on train,
postal bus and boat rides, as well as
on most mountain-top trains.
A day of rail travel is a 24 hour period
from midnight to midnight. This allows
for unlimited travel on any number of trains
for each day of use. Travel days may be
used consecutively or non consecutively.
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High Speed and premier trains require seat reservations.
To obtain seat reservations we highly recommend
that you pre-purchase your seats as far in advance
of your travel date as possible. Passholder seat
reservations are limited.
Fare
Types
- Adult
- Adult
Saver: 2
- 5 people travelling together at all times
- Child: 6
- 15 years
General
To start using the pass it must be validated
at a European train station before your first journey.
Free Swiss Family Card
For families travelling together, the free Swiss
Family Card allows children under 16 years
to travel free of charge when accompanied
by a parent (including step and foster parents).
Excludes reservation fees.
- Valid with all Swiss products (Swiss Pass,
Swiss Flexipass, Swiss Saverpass, Swiss Saver
Flexipass, Swiss Transfer Ticket and Swiss
Card).
- Children
aged 6 - 15yrs inclusive who are not members
of the family qualify for a 50%
reduction
on all Swiss Travel System tickets.
- Residents
of Switzerland & Liechtenstein
are not eligible
to purchase
or use a Swiss
Travel System
product.
- Passes
must be validated
prior
to boarding
the first train
/
first use of
a travel bonus.
- Passes
must be validated
within
6 months
of
issuing date
by a railway
official
in Switzerland.
- All
parties must
be present
when
validating
a Saverpass.
- Seat
reservation
fees
are an additional
charge
and not
inclusive
in
the cost
of the
pass.
- Comprehensive
conditions
of
use can be
found
on
the ticket
cover.
-
Passes
must be presented
unused and
not validated
for refund.
No partial
refunds.
-
A
25% cancellation
fee plus
GST (only
in Australia)
applies
to
totally
unused passes
returned
within
one year
of issuing
date
-
Swiss
Passes cannot
be
refunded
or
reissued
if lost
or
stolen.
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Bonuses
Bonus
offers can only
be obtained in
Europe, from the
local ticket office
of the granting
company. Your rail
pass must be valid
in the country
in question.
Pass
holders are entitled
to a variety
of bonuses including
numerous shipping
lines.
Holders
of a Eurail Flexipass,
Eurail Selectpass
or Eurail Regional
Pass please note
that a free bonus
requires the
use of a travel
day; reduced
offers do not
required the
use of a travel
day. For reduced
travel, the Pass
must be valid
for the country
of departure
or the country
of arrival. For
free travel,
the Pass must
be valid in the
country of departure
and the country
of arrival. For
domestic shipping
lines and all
other bonus offers;
the Pass must
be valid in the
country in question.
Where
a free passage
on international
ferry routes
is offered, your
pass must be
valid for the
country of departure
AND the country
of arrival. Where
a discounted
passage is offered,
your pass must
be valid for
the country of
departure OR
the country of
arrival. When
traveling at
reduced rate,
you may travel
at any time,
provided it is
while your pass
is valid, even
if all the travel
days in the calendar
have been used
up.
Only
the following
companies will
honor your Pass.
Arrange your
free or discount
travel locally,
and always confirm
that the company
you are dealing
with actually
honors the bonus
discount.
Bonuses
available:
Switzerland
Passes
Swiss Museum Pass
The
Swiss Pass, Swiss
Youth Pass and
Swiss Flexi Pass
are alsogive
free admission
to more than
450 museums and
exhibits in Switzerland
(www.museumspass.ch)"Inclusive
of Swiss Museum
Pass" will
be mentioned
on your coupon.
The choice includes
some of the most
popular museums,
including:
- Swiss
Transport Museum
in Lucerne
- The
Swiss Open-Air
Museum Ballenberg
- The
Olympic Museum
in Lausanne
- The
spanking new
Paul Klee Centre
in Bern
- Most
art and natural
history museums
- The
Museum of the
International
Red Cross/Red
Crescent in
Geneva
- Numerous
historical
castles
Mountain
Top Trains & Cable
Cars
- 50%
discount with
the Swiss
Pass, Swiss
Flexi Pass,
Swiss Youth
Pass and
Swiss Card
on Cable
cars and
Mountain
trains
not included
in the
Swiss travel
System
range of
passes.
Please
refer to
STS map
or enquire
at the
relevant
mountain
railway/cable-car
station.
- Exception:
on the Kleine
Scheidegg-Jungfraujoch
route, holders
of Swiss (Saver)
Pass, Swiss
(Saver) Flexi
Pass and Swiss
Youth Pass
are entitled
to 25%
discount.
- 20%
discount on
the normal
fare of
the Furka
Cogwheel
Steam Train
: (www.furka-bergstrecke.ch)
- 20%
discount on
the entrance
fee in
the Swiss
Miniatur
Museum:
(www.swissminiatur.ch)
- The
Swiss Flexi
Pass also offers 50%
discount on
the entire
Swiss Travel
System network
(trains, buses,
boats, cable
cars) on the
days they have
not validated
for free travel,
but only between
the first and
the last day
of free travel.
Guided
city tours
- Basel
: 50%
discount on
the guided
city tour
- Bern
: 20%
discount on
guided walking
tour through
old town/clock
tower or
guided city
bus tours
- Geneva
: 20%
discount on
the guided
city tour
- Lausanne
: 20%
discount on
guided city
tours (www.lausanne-tourisme.ch)
- Lucerne
: 20%
discount on
the guided
city stroll
- Schaffhausen
: 50%
discount on
guided city
tour
- Zuerich
: 50%
discount on
guided city
walking tours
RailAway is
a Swiss Travel
System's bonus
partner and
is offering
remarkable
rebates (up
to 30%) to
holders of
a Swiss Travel
System ticket
on the following
offers and
programs: Fun
(ideal for
kids and adults),
Active (meant
for sporty
types), Monthly
Special, Musicals,
Exhibitions,
Museums and
Events as well
as Rail Experiences.
All these programs
can easily
be booked at
major train
stations in
Switzerland,
or by phone
(0900 300 300
CHF 1.19/mn)
or on the internet
www.railaway.com
Important: discounts
are availed upon
presentation
of valid Swiss
Travel System
tickets. In order
to avail of a
discount on a
Ski Pass for
example, clients
will get a reduced
ticket (from
the RailAway
offer) at major
train station
in Switzerland,
upon presentation
of their valid
Swiss Travel
System ticket.
The discount
will not be available
at the skilift.
A
complete list
of all bonus
partners, including
the services
/ reductions
offered, will
be communicated
in the Swiss
Travel System
brochure and
on the synoptic
maps handed
out with every
Swiss Travel
System ticket.
The reductions
offered are
only valid
between the
first and the
last day validated
of the Swiss
pass.
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