Seat reservation from Geveva to Zurich

Paulchouinard

I purchased 2 tickets from Geveva to Zurich for August 24, leaving at 11:05 AM. I could not find anywhere where I can make a seat reservation before going to train station.
I have 2 first class tickets.
Can you help me with this?
Thank You
Paul

Danhiel

Hallo Paulchouinard

It is not necessary to reserve seats, you can find more information here:

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

If you want to do it, select “Seat reservation only”, but note that you have only 4 minutes to change in Renens VD. Look in advance in the app to find where your car is located to board into the right part of the train.

Kind regards
Danhiel

Paulchouinard

Danhiel
Thank you Danhiel for the information. I remember now, when I purchased the tickets, It said ‘Reservation seat not available’.
Thank you again

Danhiel

Paulchouinard

Seat reservations are not available from Geneva to Renens and maybe it was too early from Renens to Zurich. You have usually direct trains, but they will be cancelled due to engineering works.

RedBaron

Paulchouinard
Reserved seats are only available on the IC5 after Renens. And that train should be pretty empty on a Sunday at that time of the day anyway (no commuters).

If you think a reservation is still necessary on the IC5, make sure to select 1st class again before hitting the ‘Buy’ button. Otherwise you end up as proud owner of a reserved seat in 2nd…

Paulchouinard

RedBaron
Thank you for your message, I purchased the tickets back in March. I dont know if can reserve a seat by now.
Taking the train in Geneva on August 24, It’s a Sunday.
Thank you again

RedBaron

Paulchouinard
Of course you could… have you paid attention at the details in @Danhiel ‘s Screenshot above?
And as I already mentioned above, no commuters will fill up any train on a Sunday around noon. I might have surrounded the globe about 8 to 10 times in Swiss trains during the last decades, but never ever had the need to waste money on a seat reservation. Better invest that money in a beer or coffee in the dining car instead.

Paulchouinard

RedBaron
I will follow your advice, but I will buy a glass of wine or 2!