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Does the Swiss Travel Pass include museums?

You are already holding a Swiss Travel Pass? Then benefit from free admission to more than 500 museums on your selected travel days – unlimitedly. Whether art, culture, sports or history: The following ten galeries, castles and sites are particularly popular with Swiss Travel Pass holders.



Yes, the Swiss Travel Pass is one of the most comprehensive tourist passes in the world because it essentially doubles as a "National Museum Pass." In 2026, the pass provides free admission to over 500 museums across Switzerland. This includes iconic attractions like the Château de Chillon in Montreux, the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, the FIFA Museum in Zurich, and the Ballenberg Open-Air Museum. It covers nearly every major art, history, and science museum in the country, allowing you to simply show your digital or physical pass at the ticket counter for entry. Some specialized exhibits or temporary "extra" displays may still require a small surcharge, but the permanent collections are almost universally covered. This benefit is a massive value-add for 2026 travelers, as individual museum tickets in Switzerland often cost between 15 and 25 CHF. When combined with unlimited travel on trains, buses, and boats, the museum benefit makes the Swiss Travel Pass an "indispensable" tool for anyone looking to immerse themselves in Swiss culture without constantly paying out-of-pocket for every stop.

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This is a question commonly asked by visitors to Switzerland. The answer is no, the entire journey to the Jungfraujoch is not covered by the Swiss Travel Pass. Passholders can travel for free as far as either Wengen or Grindelwald. A 25% discount applies for the remainder of the trip to Jungfraujoch.

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Grindelwald First with the Swiss Travel Pass Activities must be paid for individually over and above the cable car ticket and can be chosen from. The Swiss Travel Pass discount is valid on all the types of Swiss Travel Pass, i.e. 1st or 2nd class for 3, 4, 8, or 15 days continuous or flexi pass.

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The Glacier Express & Bernina Express are Switzerland's two most scenic train journeys and these Panoramic journeys are free with your Swiss Travel Pass. However you need to pay a compulsory seat reservation fee regardless of whether you are holding a travel pass or point to point ticket.

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If you are wondering which mountain excursions are 100% included in the Swiss Travel Pass, the answer is: Stanserhorn, Rigi, Stoos, Brunni and Klewenalp. To obtain tickets for any cable car, funicular or cog railway, you should present your Swiss Travel Pass at the ticket office.

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The advantages for you.
  • Unlimited travel by train, bus and boat.
  • Unlimited travel on premium panorama trains (seat reservation fees and/or surcharges apply)
  • Unlimited use of public transport in more than 90 towns & cities.
  • Free admission to more than 500 museums.
  • Mountain excursions included: Rigi, Stanserhorn and Stoos.


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Swiss Travel Pass/GA travelcard: Your return ticket to the Grindelwald valley station is included in the price.

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Furka Pass Open since 1867, the road connects Realp in the canton of Uri with Goms in Upper Valais. The pass is well-known to fans of cinema as it was the location for one of James Bond's famous car chases in Goldfinger.

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The Jungfrau 'Top of Europe' requires a surcharge and in the high season a seat reservation (5 CHF) might be required. Swiss Travel Pass gives you a 100% Discount for the journey from Interlaken to Lauterbrunnen/Wengen and Grindelwald.

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Switzerland is the public transport country par excellence. On the world's densest public transport network, you can discover the Holiday Region Interlaken and the rest of Switzerland comfortably and easily. One ticket is all you need: the Swiss Travel Pass.

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