Swiss Half Fare Card

Features

• 1st class & 2nd class.
• Validity : 1-month period.
• 50% discount on most domestic point to point tickets.
• Point to Point tickets can be booked with the 50% discount.
• Adult and Child.
• Swiss Half Fare Card Combi can be combined with a Swiss Transfer Ticket or Swiss Travel Pass Flex to provide the same benefits of the Swiss Half Fare Card at a reduced rate.

Validities

• Round trip journey is to be done within 1 month from the onward journey’s date.

Children

• Children up to 5 included : free if no reservation is required.
• Unlimited number of children from 6 up to 15 included: free if holding a Swiss Family Card.
• Children from 6 up to 15 included who are not members of the family: still qualify for a 50% reduction on Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Travel Pass - Flexi and Swiss Transfer Ticket.

Benefits

• Free Swiss Family Card: Children from 6 up to 15 included travel free. (refer to child rule details)
• Access to scenic routes Bernina Express, Glacier Express, Golden Pass, Wilhelm Tell Express and Lötschberger. Be aware that reservations are compulsory on some scenic trains and fees vary by train.
• Special Passholder fares on TGV Lyria (France – Switzerland TGV), No passholder fare on services from Geneva and Basel. This bonus is also valid for Swiss Transfer Ticket holders (who have to use a day of transfer).
• 25-50% discount on Mountain top excursions: applies between the 1st day of free travel and the last day of free travel.
• Free admission in Museum: valid for the whole duration for a consecutive pass and valid only for the days used (entitled to 50% if they do not use a day, between the 1st day and the last day used).
• Special travel bonuses: for full list of bonuses, please refer to Swiss Travel System map.

Conditions of use

• Passes are pre-validate at time purchase.
• Swiss Travel Pass - Flex, date of travel has to be entered in the correct way before boarding the first train, by the traveller, in the corresponding box of the calendar.

Refund

1. Paper Tickets
   • Passes must be presented unused and prior to the first day of validity for refund. If a passenger is already in Switzerland then the pass must be stamped as unused prior to the first day of validity and then returned to the point of purchase.
   • A 85% refund applies to totally unused passes returned prior to the first day of validity or stamped as unused.
   • Swiss Travel System products are not refundable and cannot be replaced if lost or stolen.
   • A partial refund can be granted in the following cases: illness or accident against presentation of relevant proof documents. A confirmation from a railway office can be produced.