BivioPublic transport
Pick your station and your day: we show you the hikes that fit in a day, from the first train out to the last one home.
For each hike: the first train after 7 am from your station, the official walking time, then the last connection that gets you back the same evening. Everything comes from the official timetable, read for the day you picked.
Reading the official timetable…
Keep some time in hand: the official walking time doesn’t include breaks. Before you go, check your journey in the SBB Mobile app, the day before and on the morning.
Starting from somewhere else? Every hike page shows the next departures from the stop where the hike ends.
Your hike doesn’t have to be a loop: go up one side, come down the other. 25 of the 34 Bivio hikes finish somewhere other than where they start.
The easiest way: the SBB Mobile app, before you get on. The links take you to the official pages.
Type your start and destination, pick a connection, and pay in two taps.
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In the same app: swipe when you set off, and your train, bus or boat ticket sorts itself out. The app also warns you about delays on your journey.
Tickets and fares are on the operator’s website: check them before you go. Each hike page names the operator.
Mountain railway, cable car, small company: the area of validity map shows where your pass is valid. Zoom in to see the smallest companies. The area of validity map (opens in a new tab)
Only for people whose permanent residence is outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
One ticket for trains, buses and boats all over Switzerland, panorama trains (seat reservations not included), the Rigi, Stanserhorn and Stoos, and public transport in over 90 towns and cities. On other mountain excursions: 50% off.
3, 4, 6, 8 or 15 consecutive days; or Flex: the same number of days, chosen freely within one month.
Prices and purchase on sbb.ch(opens in a new tab)One month of reduced fares on trains, buses and boats, and also on panorama trains, mountain railways and gondolas.
Prices and purchase on sbb.ch(opens in a new tab)Half price with SBB and most other railways, by boat and by PostBus, within its area of validity.
New prices announced by SBB from 13 December 2026.
Prices and purchase on sbb.ch(opens in a new tab)The general travelcard: in principle, any public transport, with a few exceptions.
For a mountain lift, check the area of validity map.
Prices and purchase on sbb.ch(opens in a new tab)The official timetable shows a scheduled departure; it doesn’t tell you whether a lift is running that day. At the start and end of the season, call the operator.
Some need a reservation. One example published by PostBus: the central Alps pass circuits run from 20 June to 4 October 2026; for the three- and four-pass routes, individual travellers book by 4 pm the day before at the latest, on +41 848 818 818.
In the SBB Mobile app: search your trip and pay in two taps. You can also buy it on sbb.ch or at a station counter.
Yes. SBB says the Half Fare travelcard gives you half price on PostBuses and boats, as well as most railways.
It depends on the line. In principle the GA is valid on all public transport, with a few exceptions: the area of validity map on sbb.ch tells you where.
On some mountain pass routes, yes. For the three- and four-pass routes in the Central Alps, PostBus asks individual travellers to book by 4 p.m. the day before.
For the hikes listed here, the Bivio page shows the last departure of the day from the official timetable. For the others, check the official timetable from the stop at the finish.
The Swiss Half Fare Card, for people living outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein, lasts one month and cuts fares on trains, buses, boats, mountain railways and gondolas.
Bob relies on the site's data (SwitzerlandMobility, MeteoSwiss, official timetable) and can be wrong. On the ground, the signposts come first. Emergency: 1414 (Rega) or 112.