reservation of seat

Thoawhejaur87

holder of swiss travel pass and would like to reserve a seat Luzern to Interlaken on the Express train. Also would like to reserve a seat Interlaken to Montreux on the Golden pass express. when I click on ‘reserve seat’, this message ‘we are not able to allow you to reserve seat’? why is this so and how do i go about reserving a seat for these 2 sectors of my travel. thanks

Danhiel

Hello Thoawhejaur87

You can find information and links to reserve seats in the panoramic trains here:

https://community.sbb.ch/blog/23887-demystifying-seat-reservations-on-swiss-trains-a-comprehensive-guide

Kind regards
Danhiel

Thoawhejaur87

hi, sorry to bother you again. for the Interlaken to Montreux via Golden Pass do you have any idea which seat i should reserve to be forward facing as i may have motion sickness sitting backward facing. i will be taking this from Interlaken West station.
thanks a lot…

RolandP

Hello Thoawhejaur87

The travel direction should also be indicated on their seat map although MOB has the most customer unfriendly website of all Swiss railway companies.

Best to talk with the Golden Pass customer service team as this train is operated by MOB and not by SBB. They might be able to reserve a seat right in their reservation system.

Tel. +41 21 989 81 90 (from US 011 41 21 …)
Email info@mob.ch
Every day: 9:00 – 12:00 / 1:30 – 4:30

Kind regards,
Roland

Thoawhejaur87

RolandP

hi one last question. i booked train Geneva into Paris Gare de lyon and seat 41 coach 13 lower deck… quick check is this a forward facing seat as i might suffer motion sickness if it is backward facing. or is seat able to rotate? TVG 9760 train.
thanks a lot…

RolandP

Hello Thoawhejaur87

It is difficult to say.

In theory, it is a front-faced seat. It is faced towards coach 14 while the head-coach is coach 18.

It is always likely, although rare, that the train runs in the opposite direction.

https://parisbytrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/website-seat-map-tgv-duplex.pdf

Kind regards,
Roland

Thoawhejaur87

thank you so much. would my seat be in a non-smoking or ‘non-smoking and smoking zone’? i would also like to order breakfast as train is early at 6.29am - is there a link for me to do so?
sorry for all the trouble as i am looking forward to visiting Switzerland first time and trying to ensure trip goes well as i travel solo and is senior.

Krist

Trains are all non smoking nowadays. And there is no way to “order breakfast” in advance. Of course you can pick something up at the station. Railway stations are nowadays shopping centres where taking a trains is just one of many services offered. On the train you can get food from the bar.