Reply Submitted by Stan on Tue, 05/21/2013 - 00:29
Some years ago, I used Swiss trains to travel around the country for two weeks and found the service to be very dependable and efficient. However, I do remember having sometimes to carry my bag up and down flights of stairs and then up and down steps into the cars.
Maybe the situation has changed since then; I hope someone reading this can give you more current information. If I were you, though, I'd pack only as much as I could carry up and down one or two flights of steps without strain. I wouldn't depend on finding porters at all stations, especially smaller ones.
Reply Submitted by Elna on Tue, 06/04/2013 - 13:44
We plan to take the train from Basel to Geneva and Geneva back to Zurich airport in Dec/Jan. I've traveled by train in Switzerland in the past without problems.........usually purchase tickets in advance on line from European Railway (forget the website) but it was easy. I purchased 8 tickets in 2009 for TJV from Paris to Geneva, varying ages and the tickets came in the mail before we departed.
Swiss Rail Pass
See Rick Steves link on rail travel in Switzerland. http://www.ricksteves.com/rail/switzerland.cfm
Its user friendly. One comment: Be on time. They are very prompt and leave exactly on time.
Stairs
Some years ago, I used Swiss trains to travel around the country for two weeks and found the service to be very dependable and efficient. However, I do remember having sometimes to carry my bag up and down flights of stairs and then up and down steps into the cars.
Maybe the situation has changed since then; I hope someone reading this can give you more current information. If I were you, though, I'd pack only as much as I could carry up and down one or two flights of steps without strain. I wouldn't depend on finding porters at all stations, especially smaller ones.
trains in Switzerland
We plan to take the train from Basel to Geneva and Geneva back to Zurich airport in Dec/Jan. I've traveled by train in Switzerland in the past without problems.........usually purchase tickets in advance on line from European Railway (forget the website) but it was easy. I purchased 8 tickets in 2009 for TJV from Paris to Geneva, varying ages and the tickets came in the mail before we departed.