February 7, 2020
When you travel, one of the biggest inconveniences can be having to drag bulky, heavy luggage around with you. However, if you travel in Switzerland, SBB, the country’s national railway company, can take care of it for you so you don’t need to worry. Several options exist to help make your journeys much more hassle-free, and here we have all the information you need.
Door to Zurich Airport
Have your luggage collected from your home and sent directly to Zurich Airport.
- Standard service
Luggage collection is one day before your flight. It can be requested up to 8pm two days before the day of collection or three days before your flight. When booking, you can request a collection time between 1pm and 6pm or 6pm and 11pm. You can then pick your luggage up at the SBB luggage collection counter at Zurich Airport the next day between 6:30am and 10pm.
The same service is available for the return journey. If booking the outbound journey and the return journey at the same time, you need to book a minimum of five days before pickup or six days before your flight.
- Express service
An express same-day service is also available. Luggage can be collected from your address for flights leaving at 4pm or later on the day of the flight. The window for collection is 6am-9am. Luggage can then be collected from the SBB luggage collection counter at the airport from 3:15pm.
For prices and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Station to Zurich Airport
Drop your luggage off at a participating train station. You can then collect your luggage from SBB’s luggage collection counter at Zurich Airport before check-in on the day of your flight.
- Regular service
You can drop off your luggage at any participating station one day before you are due to fly. The collection is between 6:30am and 10pm the next day at the airport.
- Express service
The following stations offer a same-day express service: Grindelwald, Interlaken East, Lauterbrunnen, Mürren, Wengen and Zermatt. The collection is from 3:15pm the same afternoon.
For prices, details of participating stations and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Station to door
Drop your luggage off at a participating station before 7pm. It will then be delivered to the address of your choosing in Switzerland two days later.
You can choose one of the three-time windows for delivery at your chosen destination: 7am-12pm, 12pm-6pm or 6pm-11pm.
For prices, details of participating stations and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Door to station
Have your luggage collection from the address of your choosing within Switzerland and delivered to a participating station.
You can order this service until 8pm two days before collection. You will then be able to pick your luggage up from your chosen station from 9am two days later.
You can choose one of the three-time windows for collection from your home: 7am-12pm, 12pm-6pm or 6pm-11pm.
For prices, details of participating stations and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Door to door
Have your luggage collection from an address in Switzerland. It will then be delivered to your destination in Switzerland two days after pickup.
This service can be booked until 8pm two days before collection.
You can choose one of the three-time windows for collection from your home: 7am-12pm, 12pm-6pm or 6pm-11pm.
You can choose one of the three-time windows for delivery at the destination: 7am-12pm, 12pm-6pm or 6pm-11pm.
An express service is also available.
For prices and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Station to station
Drop your luggage off at a participating station and then collect it from another participating station in Switzerland two days later. Pickup and drop-off times vary depending on the stations involved.
For prices, details of participating stations and further information, please refer to the SBB website here.
Traveling outside Switzerland
A similar service exists for luggage collection to and from foreign countries. Please refer to the SBB website here for further information.
Luggage Categories and Conditions
Restrictions on the type of luggage, its weight and rules regarding the transportation of bicycles, ski equipment etc. vary depending on which service you are using. Please follow the links above to refer to the relevant pages on the SBB website for further information.
Note also that the above services are only available to those with a valid travel ticket for the route concerned. Again, please refer to the relevant sections on the SBB website for further information.
Example – Family Skiing Holiday in Switzerland
To help understand how the luggage collection works, let’s take an example.
Let’s imagine a family arriving in Switzerland for a skiing holiday by plane from outside the country.
On arriving at Zurich Airport, they would find the luggage collection counter to drop off their luggage and ski equipment before 7pm.
While at Zurich Airport, the family can also pick up a travelerswifi.com pocket Wi-Fi device to give the whole family a reliable internet connection during their time in Switzerland.
When it’s time to leave, they can then have their luggage and skiing equipment collected from their hotel two days before they leave – they simply collect it from the luggage counter at Zurich Airport on the day of their flight before checking it in with the airline.
Special Luggage Promotion
For bookings made up to 30th April 2020, SBB is currently running a special promotion where the fees for luggage transportation within Switzerland and Liechtenstein are being waived.
This means that, as long as you have a valid rail ticket, you can have your luggage collection from an address in Switzerland or Liechtenstein and delivered to your holiday destination within the two countries free of charge.
At the end of your trip, you can then have your luggage sent back to an address in Switzerland or Liechtenstein – again, without needing to pay anything.
Check out the SBB website here for further details of this promotion.
Stay connected wherever you travel
If you are traveling in Switzerland or anywhere else, you’ll want to be able to get online quickly and easily at all times. Click here to check out our pocket Wi-Fi device, a solution that gives you reliable access to a fast and secure internet connection wherever you go.