{"id":14781,"date":"2022-11-24T15:45:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T14:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wobblyride.com\/?p=14781"},"modified":"2024-10-01T15:15:41","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T13:15:41","slug":"interrail-in-switzerland-travel-cheaply-with-swiss-trains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wobblyride.com\/pl\/2022\/11\/24\/interrail-in-switzerland-travel-cheaply-with-swiss-trains\/","title":{"rendered":"Interrail in Switzerland. Can you travel cheaply by train in Switzerland?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since I was little, I dreamt of taking a Swiss train and travelling to the Alps. See the Matterhorn, experience the Almleben,<\/em> get stuffed with fondue<\/strong> and stare at the bridges, passes and peaks through the window. The dream came through, first in 2010 when I spent four months in Switzerland working as an au-pair and again this year when I visited my hosting family and decided to test how the Interrail Pass works in Szwajcaria<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A monumental viaduct on the route of Bernina Express. Photo by Peter Wormstetter<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Travelling by train in Switzerland is pretty easy, especially if you compare it to the chaos of the Polish PKP trains or taking trains in countries like Kyrgyzstan. But there were a few things that surprised me on the way. To make your trip smoother, I gathered the relevant information about the Swiss trains in this short post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s talk about money: what\u2019s the cheapest way to travel by train in Switzerland?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Switzerland is not easy on your wallet. As one of the most expensive countries in the world, you have to be careful with your budget. As someone who travels mostly to the Balkans or central and eastern Europe, I get financial anxiety every time I go to Switzerland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swiss trains are comfortable, punctual and scenic, but the tickets cost a lot. Especially now, when the Swiss Franc is reaching an all-time high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Zurich is a charming city but it always shocks me with its prices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Is the Interrail Pass in Switzerland worth it?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After visiting the website of the Swiss Railways and browsing through the tickets for the trips I was planning to take, I realised it\u2019s gonna cost me lots of money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was planning the trip late, and all the Sparangebote<\/em><\/strong> (the special offers I’ll talk more about later) were already sold out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And then I remembered that such a thing as Interrail exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When is it worth buying an Interrail Pass?<\/p>\n\n\n\n