Thursday, 12 July 2012

Switzerland 6

The annual half-price tickets cost CHF165, visitors from abroad can be a 1-month half-fare for tickets purchased for CHF 99. You save CHF 57 on a return ticket from Zurich to Lugano, so if you plan a lot, will soon be recovered. Children aged 6-16 pay half price for the trip to Switzerland.The next step from mid-price is a step in Switzerland, which provides access to all bus and train national, all transit systems of cities, and huge discount for private use of boats, cable cars and ski lifts.
These range from CHF 260 for 4 days, second class pass to CHF 578 for a month pass, 2 nd class. As the half-price, you can buy a train ticket.Only two trains in Switzerland require reservations: Bernina Express, which runs daily between Chur and Tirano and the Glacier Express connects St. Moritz to Zermatt. On most trains in Switzerland, the tickets can be purchased on board, so it is advisable to buy tickets in advance. You get fined if you do not have a ticket. Swiss rail kiosks accept credit cards / debit cards, although they require a PIN to be entered. You can also buy a ticket at the Swiss Federal Railways SBB website or iPhone application.

TravelsThe use of trains is simple, although the number of different types of trains can be a bit 'confusing if you do not know the layout in a Swiss railway station are colored. The yellow plate for the departure and the white paper is for arrivals. Faster trains on both plates in red, while black trains parked at more stations. For long trips it is often easier to use on the site, because you get the transfer for you. Do not fear the transfer of five minutes or less. You can get them, provided that you know exactly what platform and you get to what you leave. Many Swiss commute with the transfer of one or two minutes!On the road, the signs indicate the destination and departure time. 
The small numbers and letters along the bottom that indicates where you train. The letters indicate the area that you should stay, and the numbers indicate the class. The class (1 ° and 2 °) by a "1" or "2" on the side of the carriage, which correspond to the numbers on the board. All Swiss trains smoke - this is also indicated on the side of the car, but also inside. 

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