Zürich Travel Deals

This is a typical "Sparschiene" offer with advance booking (7 day) and limited seat contingent. As most railway offers from countries from former "East Block", this is NOT an on-line offer. The link to the web site is merely for information. Booking is in person at the station - but you have to know about this offer in order to ask for it, otherwise you can lose well over 100 Euros! Wasteels agency at the Keleti station in Budapest is pretty professional and there aren't any booking fees.

Sparschiene prices:

39 Euro: couch
49 Euro: 6-bed couchette (the web site is incorrect, it mentions 4-bed couchette for 6-bed couchette price)
59 Euro: 4-bed couchette

However, if the conditions aren't met (the biggest problem is usually not the seat contingent but the advance booking) the discounted "Global Price" is still very good:

51.90 Euro for the couch
71,90 Euro for the 6-bed couchette
81,90 Euro for the 4-bed couchette

http://www.mav-start.hu/res/ulo-halo-_es-fekvohelydijak-2008.pdf
(as usual, the document is in Hungarian, the Zürich special is on the page 7)

Otherwise the regular price even in couch is "ouch!": 109.60 Euro!

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Important: Same prices do apply either way if buying the ticket in Hungary! That means, even if someone does not qualifies for the "Spar-Schiene" offer due the 7-day advance purchase rule being not met, one still may qualify for it for the trip back!

Sample: a US citizen is visiting Budapest and Zürich. He is spending 4 days in Budapest and 4 days in Zürich before flying back from Budapest. Without knowing about this offer he would probably buy an expensive railpass or spend almost 220 Euro for the round-trip.

Instead, he will pay 51.90 Euro for the trip to Zürich and 39 Euro for the trip back. A total of ca.90.10 Euro - saving almost 130 Euros just because he knows about this offer.

A great idea to ride Zurich by bicycle for free!

Thanks to sponsoring from Zurich City and local companies, you could rent bike for free during Summertime for everyone.

Locations available to rent bikes from May 1 to October 29 (7.30AM - 9.30PM):
- Velogate Hauptbahnhof (Main railway station)
- Globus City
- Opernhaus,
- Oerlikon - Swissotel
- Bahnhof Enge

Available 7 days a week.

Conditions for bike renting:
- To present a valid Identity paper
- To deposit a guarantee of CHF 20.-
- To return the free rented bicycle the same day and to the same place before 9.30PM.
- To carry a helmet, rent for free, is highly recommended
- To take care of the bicycle and to close it with the provided locker

Enjoy your bike tour around Zurich!

Experience the fascinating nature and the attractive mountain scenery between Lake Geneva and the Bernese Oberland. The journey by the modern GoldenPass Panoramic train or the new GoldenPass Classic in the Orient Express style takes passengers from Zweisimmen to Montreux. Stop on the way to visit magnificent resorts like Gstaad or Château-d'Oex. An ideal way of getting to know the different cultures of this region.


Air-conditioned 1st and 2nd class GoldenPass panoramic carriages, air-conditioned Classic carriage
Trains with front seats (VIP) 1st class
Minibar service at your own seat in many trains

Offer valid until 31.12.2008
Seat booking in the GoldenPass Panoramic is advisable (7/15 francs VIP seat and 25 francs including meal tray in the GoldenPass Classic).
Online booking at www.mob.ch or in the railway station
Travel Guide available at every railway station with many hints for excursions

Sample fares (June 2008) in CHF including reduced-fare rail journey (20%). Rail ticket valid for 3 days. Prices subject to change.

SWISS International Airlines is offering special flights

from London Heathrow --> to Zurich
for only £79.- return!

Only 9,999 seats are available, so HURRY!

Offer valid as long as "stocks" of seats last :-)

This offer makes sense, when you stay in Zuerich and plan to see the Jungfraujoch :
and when you have enough time, you can even search for a hotel in Interlaken and start from there,because the ticket is valid for 3 days !
The price of 273,60 sfr includes

2nd class rail travel from Zuerich via OLTEN/BERN to Kleine Scheidegg and finally to Jungfraujoch
Cheese fondue with dessert in the restaurant at Jungfraujoch
Sample fares including reduced-fare rail journey (10% off) and reduced-price add-on (10% off). Rail ticket valid for 3 days. Prices subject to change.
Offer available at all stations or from Rail Service
Helpdesk 0900 300 300 (CHF 1.19/min.).
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You can get to Jungfraujoch every day on scheduled trains
Restaurants are open until the last train leaves Jungfraujoch
The ice palace, Sphinx terraces and Ice Gateway are open daily
admission free
Offer not valid between (and including) Spiez/Brienz
Waymarked trail around Jungfraujoch
Top of Europe
The loftiest ice palace, with a variety of ice sculptures- Take a modern lift to the Sphinx terraces for unbeatable panoramic views
Ice Gateway, with views of the longest glaciers in the Alps
Restaurant with a choice of table service and self-service
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Valid from 01.05.2008 to 30.11.2008
Rail ticket valid for 3 days

Titlis is a great mountain-area close to Luzern and it is a perfect daytrip from Zuerich !
129 sfr is the total fare from Zuerich via Luzern
The unique glacier paradise at the high altitude of 3020 metres above sea level enables you to experience snow and eternal ice even in summer; it can be reached quickly and conveniently. The high point of the excursion is a journey on the world's first revolving aerial cableway, the Titlis Rotair, a visit to the mysterious glacier grotto, the "Ice Flyer" chair lift soaring high above the glacier chasms, the panoramic view and the unique alpine Titlis Glacier Park. Take a memorable run on a rubber tire or other slide to race down the snow. For a combination of natural beauty with fun and experience, you have come to the right place with a Titlis excursion!


Titlis Rotair: the world's first revolving aerial cableway
"Ice Flyer" chairlift: spectacular trip across the glacier chasms
Titlis Glacier Park: race downhill on a range of slides (no extra charge). Opening times Titlis Glacier Park: May to October daily (depending on snow and weather conditions)
Titlis glacier grotto: experience and feel the glacier from the inside (no extra charge)

Offer valid: 1.4.till 31.10.2008
Opening hours Titlis Glacier Park: May to October daily (depending on snow and weather conditions)
Also included: mountain railway travel Engelberg-Titlis and back again, return journey by the "Ice Flyer" glacier chair lift

Sample fares (June 2008) in CHF including reduced-fare rail journey (20%) and reduced-price add-ons (20%). Rail ticket valid for 3 days. Prices subject to change.

Thats a great vdaytrip from Zuerich for just 149 sfr
Offer valid: 10.5.-19.10.2008
Also included: voucher for a luncheon worth 15 francs (other menus available against a price supplement), souvenir in the Ristorante Ai Portici in Tirano
Seat booking / supplement compulsory; bus Lugano - Tirano (CHF 12.-) and rail Tirano - Chur (CHF 9.-) payable extra
Remember to take your passport / ID card!

Sample fares (June 2008) in CHF including reduced-fare rail journey (20%) and reduced-price add-ons. Rail ticket valid for 3 days. Prices subject to change.

Travel programme (also possible in the other direction):

Basel to Lugano by rail
Special Rhätische Bahn bus along Lake Como and through the Veltlin to Tirano
Trip by air-conditioned panoramic carriage across the Kreis viaduct near Brusio, past the glacier ice and over the Bernina Pass
Travel by rail through the reversing tunnel on the Albula line and across the Landwasser viaduct to Chur

From palm trees to glaciers on the same day.


A journey through different cultures and language areas awaits you: Gotthard, Lugano and Gelato al Limone in Tirano (Italy). Experience Lake Como, the Veltlin vineyards and the eternal glaciers on the Bernina Pass (2253 metres above sea level); cross the world-famous curving Landwasser viaduct before reaching the highest viaduct of all on the Rhätische Bahn, the Soliser Viaduct (89 metres). A big tour of the Ticino, Veltin and Grisons! Salute Ticino, viva la Grischa!

Just 80 sfr is the ticket for your daytrip from Zuerich to Lake Lucerne :
Five nostalgic steamers and an impressive fleet of motor boats take you out into the natural arena of Lake Lucerne every day: gently sloping meadows, idyllic bays, dramatic inland fjords and on to the vertical drop of the first high Alpine summits. Enjoy the panoramic journey by ship in the first class on the upper deck or in the elegant steamer saloon. Combine your excursion with a gentle stroll along the lake shore or a swim in the transparent waters of Lake Lucerne.


Historic centres of the Swiss Confederation: Haus zur Treib, Schillerstein, Rütli and Tell's Chapel
Enjoy a visit to the villas and castles in the Lucerne Lake basin or by Lake Küssnacht
Gastronomic experience with Tavolago, served on the ships or in the self-service Schiffländi Bistros in Lucerne, Brunnen or Flüelen

Offer valid until 19.10.2008
Also included: 1st class day card for all ships sailing on Lake Lucerne
Distance between landing stage and railway station:
in Flüelen 130 metres
in Brunnen 700 metres
in Lucerne 170 metres

Sample fares (June 2008) in CHF including reduced-fare rail journey (20%) and reduced-price add-ons (20%). Rail ticket valid for 3 days. Prices subject to change.