Is Pilatus included in the Swiss Travel Pass?
Answer
No
Pilatus is not free with the Swiss Travel Pass, but you get 50% off. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding. A seat reservation is recommended on Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus Kulm.
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Check your exact connectionAlpnachstad → Pilatus Kulm, segment by segment
- Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus KulmPilatus-Bahnen50% discountReservation: Recommended · Supplement: None
What to buy
- TicketAlpnachstad PB → Pilatus Kulm · Pilatus-Bahnen50% off with your pass. Buy before boarding. Price set by the operator.Buy from Pilatus-Bahnen
Conditions
- You live outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and you carry the passport or ID card the pass was issued for.
- Your pass class matches the class you travel in (this guide assumes 2nd class).
Other ways to Pilatus
- Luzern, Bahnhof → Kriens (Pilatusbahn) → Fräkmüntegg → Pilatus KulmRailza has not fully verified Pilatus with the Swiss Travel Pass yet. 1 of 3 segments are confirmed. Check with the operator before you travel.Under review
- Luzern, Bahnhof → Luzern, Moosegg → Kriens (Pilatusbahn) → Fräkmüntegg → Pilatus KulmRailza has not fully verified Pilatus with the Swiss Travel Pass yet. 2 of 4 segments are confirmed. Check with the operator before you travel.Under review
- Luzern → Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus KulmPartly. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the journey from Luzern as far as Alpnachstad. From Alpnachstad to Pilatus you need a reduced ticket (50% off with the Swiss Travel Pass). A seat reservation is recommended on Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus Kulm.Verified
- Kriens Mattenhof → Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus KulmPartly. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the journey from Kriens Mattenhof as far as Alpnachstad. From Alpnachstad to Pilatus you need a reduced ticket (50% off with the Swiss Travel Pass). A seat reservation is recommended on Alpnachstad PB → Pilatus Kulm.Verified
- Kriens Mattenhof, Bahnhof → Kriens (Pilatusbahn) → Fräkmüntegg → Pilatus KulmRailza has not fully verified Pilatus with the Swiss Travel Pass yet. 1 of 3 segments are confirmed. Check with the operator before you travel.Under review
- Kriens, Oberkuonimatt → Kriens (Pilatusbahn) → Fräkmüntegg → Pilatus KulmRailza has not fully verified Pilatus with the Swiss Travel Pass yet. 1 of 3 segments are confirmed. Check with the operator before you travel.Under review
Getting there
Pilatus is reached by the cogwheel railway from Alpnachstad or by gondola and aerial cableway from Kriens, near Lucerne.
Official evidence
- Pilatus-BahnenStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: 50% off the cogwheel railway Alpnachstad–Pilatus Kulm: buy a reduced ticket. Seat reservation on the cogwheel railway is recommended in good weather, not mandatory.
Official wording: “With the SBB GA Travelcard (General Abonnement) or SBB Half Fare Travelcard, you can travel at half price. Please note : Municipal day passes, special offer day passes and any other SBB savings offers and day passes are not valid! Holders …”
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Railza’s reading: 50% off the cogwheel railway Alpnachstad–Pilatus Kulm: buy a reduced ticket.
Official wording: “The validity period of the STP starts at 00.00am on the first day of validity and expires at 05.00am on the day after the last day of validity. […] The validity of STPF Flex days begins at 00.00 hours on the activated day of travel and …”
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