Hi everyone, I’m currently injured and can’t walk without crutches and it’s slowly driving me insane. I have a GA so I‘ve been thinking that instead of doing nothing on the couch, I could at least enjoy the views from a boat or from a train. I’ve been thinking about taking the Glacier Express. However, I noticed that the seat reservation fee is CHF 56, which is quite high. Since seat availability is visible online and I live here, I’m super flexible to go last minute whenever there are still seats available. There currently seem to be a lot of free seats for the next week. However, from the information online, the seat reservation is mandatory. When I took the Panorama Express a few years ago the train conductor told me that even though seat reservation is mandatory, we could just show up and get free seats if there are any left, to avoid paying the fee. Has anyone ever tried this with a train like the Glacier Express or Panorama Express? P.S.: I know that there are regular regional trains that take exactly the same route. If there’s no way around the seat reservation fee I’ll probably take those :) submitted by /u/Isi-Peasy-Lemon
Originally posted by u/Isi-Peasy-Lemon on r/Switzerland