Regional trains cannot be booked, neither in Italy nor in Switzerland. 1st class is always empty in Switzerland. As I always say, 2nd class tickets are expensive enough. Do not miss the Bernina route ! It is simply stunning. Go to the front of the Allegra unit, there is a small 1st class section (always empty) where you can see the driver's cab if the blind isn't shut. Really fun ! Be aware that Italy only has 2nd class carriages on those trains. You can sit there with no issues. Excellent suggestion! I will take the Bernina route on the regional train as Bernina doesn’t run in that direction on Mondays which 25th March is.
Reservations for domestic journeys in Switzerland are not needed and basically a waste of money, if they're possible at all. Unless you really want to book the Glacier Express or the panoramic coaches of the Bernina Express, you don't need to book. This is so amazing, contrary to train journeys anywhere else in the world (except the 3-5 non-reserved coaches Shinkansens in Japan - other than the Hokkaido Shinkansens which have no non-reserved cars). I have to get used to this “relaxed” style of Swiss travel, a skill I am still trying to learn in my retirement after a lifetime of working and living in the silicon valley.I have booked the Glacier Express on the day the reservation opened up for the season and I am looking forward to the experience. That is the reason I am trying to get to Zermatt from Zurich.
Firstly trains via Tirano CAN NOT sell out. Only the tourist panorama carriages on the Bernina Express trains can be booked, the general cars on that train and all other trains on that route are not reservable, the trains from Tirano to Milan are also not bookable. From experience you will not have trouble getting seats on anything but the tourist services in Switzerland. Thanks for the guidance. “Tickets not available” on all the trains on 25th March for the St Moritz to Milano Centrale must mean something else. It does sound strange that none of them have availability. I wish software developers behind these apps took care of better error reporting.What would be your recommendation for this trip? Take the two regional trains connecting via Tirano OR take the regional train + IC Train to Zurich and travel on the EC train to Milano? One worry was that I would have just 8 minutes to change trains in Tirano with all our suitcases. However, there is another train to Milano 2 hrs later fr
Thank you very much 🙏 It’s amazing that you made the effort on my behalf to find out.
Thank you very much for the link. I see from the photos there what you mean by open plan. You are an amazing source of information, Sir.
I think I understand it now. Just to be clear…Even though I have already added the journeys to the trips, I don’t see the “switch” as yet as I haven’t activated my passes as yet - I am assuming the switch is the “Travel Day” slider that I can slide to the right to activate that specific journey. All my journeys don’t get automatically converted to activated journey once I activate the pass. I have to slide the Travel Day slider for each one that I want (best done before boarding the train). And then generate the ticket for that day.Is this understanding of mine correct?
Thank you both for helping me understand the process. How do I “confirm the journey” on Rail Planner app for which I have already obtained the reservation. I couldn’t find any activation/confirmation option for the journeys. I can see the activation step for the passes, which I will do later.
Thank you for your guidance. I was able to complete the booking. Now on to few other bookings….
Thank you so much for such a quick and resourceful reply. Appreciate that very much 🙏Thanks to you, I was able to add the pass type under discounts under my profile. However, if I select reservation only, it says no tickets available and doesn’t proceed any further. If I select “one way ticket…” as you suggested, it shows free reservation, but is charging 26 Euros. Is that correct?
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