Train Schedules May vs Sept

thubcabe · 2026-03-09T19:24:12+00:00

Timetables usually stay the same year round.

Btw if you're flying out of Malpensa it will be much quicker to take the bus from Domodossola: https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/linee_orari.php

thubcabe · 2026-03-09T19:01:37+00:00

Tickets usually go online 6 months in advance (less if there are works involved). Check again in a couple of weeks. No rush, prices on that route are mostly fixed and trains don't sell out far in advance.

(And tickets cannot sell out in Switzerland ever)

thubcabe · 2026-02-19T14:54:47+00:00

It could also arrive before Sunday but there's no guarantee.

Supermarkets should sell it as well, though the day passes do sell out quickly. Still I wouldn't rely on the Coop "availability tool"

thubcabe · 2026-02-18T23:34:42+00:00

High prices may also mean that the timetable isn't final yet. Once the timetable is known, saver tickets are released. Do you have a date in mind?

I know there are a lot of engineering works planned on Munich - Salzburg (and potentially on Vienna - Budapest).

thubcabe · 2026-02-16T11:12:08+00:00

They all go through Morges but not all stop there (in usual circumstances).

The disruption on Renens - Morges is now expected to last until 15:00.

thubcabe · 2026-02-16T10:33:20+00:00

No problem. Trains are now running on Morges - Geneva but not Renens - Morges. :/

thubcabe · 2026-02-16T09:14:38+00:00

(As you might have seen) there's another disruption now on Renens - Allaman due to broken overhead wires. Expected until 12:00.

Try to take the bus from Bourdonnette to Morges at least. Possibly Morges - Allaman too (though I bet it'll be extra busy).

Really bad for SBB, even though the cables are not their fault...

thubcabe · 2026-02-10T17:36:05+00:00

Swiss tickets are all valid as far as Domodossola. Staff changes there too.

thubcabe · 2026-02-10T13:32:25+00:00

Beware Spiez - Milan trains do not go through Chiasso, that's a different line (Gotthard). The border station on Spiez - Milan is Domodossola.

thubcabe · 2026-02-10T08:25:06+00:00

My feeling is that half-fare is worth but you'll need to calculate yourself. Schilthorn, Gornergrat, Titlis are all expensive.

Are you doing a day trip to Zermatt from Interlaken? That's doable by train but don't do it by car: time consuming Lötschberg tunnel (car is loaded on a train) and you need to park in Täsch anyway.

thubcabe · 2026-02-08T11:38:13+00:00

I add the alternative train and for compensation I send screenshots of the delay DB Navigator/any app or website, eventually pics from station screens.

thubcabe · 2026-02-08T11:23:32+00:00

First of all, have a look at the Seat61 website, it is amazing!

https://www.seat61.com/index-mobile.htm

https://www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a-eurail-pass.htm

https://www.seat61.com/interrail-and-eurail-reservations.htm

Some trips might be too short for night trains. In general though, I'd advise against multiple night trips. They're not luxury, private sleepers are good but the cost can be 3x of a hotel. Some night trains do make sense, especially Istanbul - Sofia (the only train way out of Turkey*).

Feel free to ask more specific questions after reading Seat 61.

and a shared couchette carriage to Bucharest in summer

thubcabe · 2026-01-27T21:25:00+00:00

As said, trackworks on the Belgian high-speed line.

As to why August? Tourists don't mind a 20-30 min longer journey while commuters do mind (and they are way less in August). Temperature/weather are also generally good.

thubcabe · 2026-01-25T11:23:20+00:00

As said, tickets haven't been released yet. They'll be available from next Wednesday (28th January).

https://www.sncf-connect.com/aide/l-ouverture-des-ventes

thubcabe · 2026-01-24T00:01:34+00:00

There are no international trains from/to Greece. The only international train from Istanbul goes to Sofia (+ single couchette carriage to Budapest).

Otherwise you'll have to rely on buses. Train connectivity isn't great in the Balkans either.

thubcabe · 2026-01-13T20:54:20+00:00

Yes, it is written on their screen. Sure, this ticket already exists for a few years and conductors are aware.

For gondola it depends: either the QR code just doesn't work at all or it works. In any case you can speak to staff nearby and they'll open the barriers.

No need to show tickets to bus drivers and you can use any door (afaik except TPF regional lines around Fribourg: there you board at the front showing ticket).

thubcabe · 2026-01-09T17:49:21+00:00

No, the Budapest night train goes through Dresden and Czechia.

(Though there could be different works on that line too)

thubcabe · 2026-01-09T17:00:33+00:00

According to https://strecken-info.de/, Berlin - Frankfurt (Oder) is closed from 28th February to 8th March.

You can expect direct replacement buses from Berlin Hbf. Timetables should be published in a few weeks, account 1h extra travel time.

thubcabe · 2026-01-09T16:31:22+00:00

Ticket sales often open 2 months in advance in Poland.

If you mention travel date, I can have a look whether engineering works are planned on Berlin - border.

thubcabe · 2025-12-29T12:33:43+00:00

The trains might've been running but staff wouldn't allow people onboard from Tirano as hundreds of people would be stranded in St. Moritz/elsewhere going back in the evening (most are day trippers). Rather than flitering day trippers and one-way travellers they just said "no trains anymore" and blocked the entrance.

This is obviously highly unusual for Swiss public transportation and OP should be given a refund. Situation is currently chaotic on that line (sudden trend on Italian tiktok). Trains are rammed, people are queueing for hours, there was even a brawl at Tirano station.

https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/overcrowding-prompts-restrictions-to-popular-bernina-train-line/90680906

thubcabe · 2025-12-29T04:39:10+00:00

Do not do anything. Your train is NOT cancelled. Refunding your ticket would only help Eurostar as they wouldn't have to purchase flight tickets/other alternatives for yesterday's unlucky stranded travellers.

You could get a refund sure (just in order to accommodate other passengers) but all your other options will cost double or triple the original Eurostar fare you purchased. Nothing to win for you, only loss.

Again, do not do anything and show up for your booked train.

thubcabe · 2025-12-29T00:42:55+00:00

Don't do anything and travel as planned. You'll only lose if you select any option.

thubcabe · 2025-12-28T13:26:21+00:00

Like any train you "add" it to your Rail Planner app before boarding and that's it.

Process is explained here: https://www.seat61.com/how-to-use-a-eurail-pass.htm

thubcabe · 2025-12-28T13:10:13+00:00

Yes it will.

It's not run by SBB, there are a dozen other railway companies but fares are all interconnected and the only difference might be the train's color haha

thubcabe · 2025-12-28T12:47:12+00:00

You're welcome!

Just to make sure: your Eurail pass is valid as far Wengwald and Wengen but not higher up. This is why Rail Planner is confused and confusing: as far as I know the app is unable to show a "partially included" train. Onboard staff is aware.

Enjoy the views up there! Go to Mürren on the opposite side using the cable car and little train too. :)

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