Booking Children Ticket with Family Card

cywong76 · 2023-09-15T00:42:27+00:00

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cywong76

Hi,I’m not sure if this question has been asked frequently here. I intend to purchase Swiss Half Fare Card for my wife and myself during our trip to Switzerland and understand that children between 6 and 16 will get a complimentary Swiss Family Card, which allows my child to travel free in Switzerland when accompanied by an adult who owns a travel pass. However, when I want to purchase ticket online at sbb.ch for my child, the discounts available are only (1) Junior TravelCard (2) Children’s Co-Travelcard. There is no option for Family Card. Which option do I choose to get a $0 ticket for my child?I understand it may not be needed to purchase a $0 ticket for my child. However, I would like to be able to reserve a seat for her too, so that we are be seated together.

RahelW

Hello cywong76

In the Travel data step you enter all travelers. Directly under the child’s data you can activate the field confirming that the child will travel accompanied by an adult. This will issue the Swiss Family Card.

You do not need to purchase an additional ticket.

I wish you an unforgettable time in Switzerland. Regards, RahelW

cywong76

Hi,

I realized you cannot buy a train ticket for a child if the discount option Junior TravelCard is selected. At the checkout stage, it will highlight “Children with the Junior Travelcard accompanied by a parent travel free and do not require a ticket.”

So, we only need to purchase train tickets for Adults? In addition, there is no seat reservations required for inter-city trains? I am traveling around Zurich, Spiez, Zermatt, etc, with the inter-city trains, not any of the Express trains like Glacier Express.

Thanks

RolandP

Hello cywong76

The Junior Card *is* the ticket for your child. It is valid when accompanied by at least one parent who holds a valid ticket.

You do not need to reserve seats on Swiss trains, only on some of the PE trains. Please find the respective advice on seat reservations here: Seat Assignments?

Kind regards,
Roland

cywong76

RolandP

Hi,

Thank you for your replies.

So with the Swiss Family Card for my child, I only need to purchase train tickets for Adults. Upon boarding the train, when the conductor comes along, for adults, we need to show the train ticket together with the Half Fare Card and for the child, the Swiss Family Card?

Thanks

RolandP

cywong76 Exactly.