Hi if I have the Swiss pass and want to make my reservation for the glacier express but I want to get the excellence experience how to do I book that and how much?
Best answer by thibcabe
View originalHi if I have the Swiss pass and want to make my reservation for the glacier express but I want to get the excellence experience how to do I book that and how much?
Best answer by thibcabe
View originalHi
What exactly do you have? Swiss Pass is just an “empty” ticket holder in switzerland.
Are you talking about interrail/eurail one country pass for switzerland?
to reserve in excellence class, you need a first class ticket, and the reservation itself is over chf 400… you get the reservation in glacier express’ web page. just “buy a ticket” and in the lat step you can select interrail/eurail as reduction
This will answer your questions : https://www.glacierexpress.ch/en/offers/excellence-class
It indeed costs 470 CHF and need to be booked well in advance. You must have a valid 1st class ticket/pass too (or pay for an upgrade). It's probably a really good experience but I would never spend that much !
As alternatives :
- regular Glacier Express carriages (1st/2nd class) : 49 CHF mandatory reservation (food not included). Book well in advabce too.
- hourly regional trains on the same route : no supplement, same views, less crowded !
The choice is easily made in my opinion. :)
Do you have a 1st or 2nd class pass ?
Here is the reservation page : https://shop.glacierexpress.ch/gex_en
The upgrade to 1st class (outside any reservation) costs 50 CHF (day upgrade). See : https://www.sbb.ch/en/tickets-offers/tickets/point-to-point-tickets-switzerland/class-upgrades-supersaver-class-upgrades/class-upgrade.html
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