The joint service was first launched in 2020 during the Covid pandemic, when 10 daily flights between Zurich and Geneva airports dwindled to just two, and trains were put into service instead between the two hubs. 

Since then, this flight and train ticket combo has  expanded to cover more stations: 21 cities, both in Switzerland and abroad.

And from October 2nd, SWISS and SBB will add four new destinations to their Air Rail network.

The newest additions are the canton’s capital Chur, as well as popular Alpine resorts of Davos, Klosters, and St. Moritz.

Where can you travel with Air Rail?

Besides the four new destinations, you can benefit from the combo offer to and from Swiss cities of Basel, Bellinzona, Bern, Brig, Fribourg, Geneva, Interlaken, Lausanne, Lugano, Lucerne, Montreux, Sierre, Sion, Vevey and Visp in Switzerland.

Additionally, Munich in Germany and Bregenz in Austria are also included in the network.

This map does not yet include the four new destinations, but it shows you where you can go, and from which airport.

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How can you benefit from this system?

If you want to take a train from one of the above cities to the Zurich or Geneva Airport, you no longer have to buy a train ticket and a plane ticket separately.

You only need to make one booking with SWISS for the entire journey by train and plane.

You can do so through this link on the airline’s website, choosing in what class you want to travel on the train and plane.

“When embarking on the journey, the traveller needs to check-in only once, and will then be issued with their boarding pass (which includes their rail ticket) directly from SWISS,” the airline said.

The system is flexible

“SWISS Air Rail customers can also use their rail ticket one day after their SWISS arrival or one day before their SWISS departure if they prefer, which gives them greater flexibility in their travel planning,” the airline said.

You will also have a ‘connection guarantee’ in the event of a delay. 

What’s more, the ticket offers the same delay compensation as a connecting flight. This means that if your flight is delayed and you miss your train, you will be rebooked onto another rail service free of charge. Perhaps most importantly, if your train is delayed and you miss your flight, you will also be rebooked free of charge.

And if you are Miles & More member — which, aside from SWISS, includes Lufthansa ( as well as other airlines in the group) — you will earn miles and points for the rail travel, too.

Keep in mind though that Air Rail can be booked only if you travel with SWISS or other members of the Lufthansa group; it is not valid for all airlines.