anodynes are the answer! . I will tell you a bit about the Swiss travel system which is tuned to the needs of needs of tourists.
What is the Swiss Travel System? It is a combination of several Swiss public transport companies which provides a unified access to the use public transport systems ( trains, buses, boats, postal buses etc with an all-encompassing offer. This is very useful to a tourist who avoids the hassle of standing in queues and locating ticket counters and hence save on the time available for touring.
The most popular transport ticket is the Swiss Pass, which gives travelers access to the entire network of Swiss trains, buses, boats and urban transport systems. It is managed by the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) in Bern.
Swiss Half Fare Card:The Swiss Half Fare Card gets you a 50% discount on trains, buses, boats and most mountain trains and cable-cars for one month also called Demi tariff card available for a validity period of 1/ 3/ 12 months. One can use a pack of Day Passes which is an add-on to the half fare card( each pack contains 6 day passes at the cost of 5 approx 280 CHF)). With the half fare card one can buy a Junior card of price 20 CHF this allows the child over 6 yrs to travel free with an accompanying parent with a valid travel document.
Swiss Pass:The Swiss Pass allows unlimited travel on the Swiss Travel System’s public transport on either 4, 8, 15, 22 days or 1 month. It also 50% discount on most mountain-top trains and cable cars.
Swiss Flexi Pass: The Swiss Flexi Pass allows the added advantage of chiose of the travelling days. One can travel on the Swiss Travel System network for 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8 non-consecutive days within a month. During the above period the pass allows 50% discount on most mountain-top trains and cable cars.
Swiss Youth Pass:25% discount for youths under age of 26 yrs. Same advantages as the swiss pass.
Swiss Transfer Ticket:A free round trip to anywhere in Switzerland starting at either the Swiss border or at any Swiss airport.
Swiss Card: Swiss Transfer Ticket + 50% discount on all trips effected by train, boat, (postal) bus and most mountain trains and cable cars between the transfer days. valid for a month.
Swiss Travel System Family Card: Ask for the Family card as it entitles your children up to 16 years of age to free travel, as long as minimally one parent accompanies them with a valid travel document.
