at a ticket office or by asking a ticket inspector.
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You can find information on the validity of your travelcards on the SwissPass under the Travelcards tab in your customer account on swisspass.ch. Alternatively, you can find this information in the SBB Mobile app.
Show your public transport travelcards digitally with SwissPass Mobile. It also gives you an overview of your valid and expired tickets and travelcards on the SwissPass.
The Swiss Travel Pass and Swiss Half Fare Card can be used simply by showing the printed ticket or displaying the QR code on your mobile device. For Swiss Travel Pass Flex holders, please follow the instructions on how to activate the day(s) when you want to use the pass.
SwissPass Mobile is the digital version of your SwissPass card. With SwissPass Mobile, all public transport travelcards can be checked digitally, for instance the Half Fare Travelcard, the GA Travelcard, the Regional Travelcard and the seven25 Travelcard.
You must have a valid passport or national identity card to enter Switzerland. In some instances, Switzerland will accept a travel document that has expired. You can find out whether this applies to you here Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality.
Mountain excursions are not included with the Swiss Travel Pass (with the exception of Mt Rigi, Stanserhorn, and Stoos as mentioned above), but you do get a discount on most of them. Under 'mountain excursions' they mean cable cars, gondolas, funiculars, cogwheel trains, trains to the mountain peaks, etc.
Download the free SBB Mobile app on your smartphone or tablet. The app is available for both iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. After downloading, log in to the app using your SwissPass login. Under the 'Tickets & SwissPass' tile, you will see your Swiss Travel Pass or Swiss Half Fare Card.
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.
Because the vast majority of POS terminals in Switzerland are now NFC capable, Apple Pay can be used to pay at the majority of shops and other businesses. You can also use Apple Pay with the Safari web browser at an increasing number of online stores.
As an EU national, you have the right to travel freely in the 27 EU member countries as well as in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland (non-EU countries but members of the Schengen area) carrying either a valid passport or a national identity card (ID).