The most efficient way to get to the station? Your bicycle. Cycling means you can set off whenever you like, without being dependent on the timetables of other modes of public transport. On top of this, the bicycle takes up very little space, helps to protect the environment and is good for your health. At the railway station, there are various places where you can leave your bicycle: the standard bicycle parking spaces, which can be found at almost all Swiss railway stations, as well as secured and supervised cycle parks, where your bicycle will be protected from weather, vandalism and theft.

You can get an overview of the various bicycle parking options on the SBB page ‘Bike parking – your bicycle space at the station’.

Your place of work does not have good public transport connections? No problem. The last mile, that is to say, the route from the station of arrival and your final destination, can easily be travelled using a bicycle or an e-bike which you can rent locally.

An app can be used for many of these offers. You can now even use your SwissPass with Publibike – with no need to sign up for a separate app (for more on this, see the SBB page ‘Tap and Go’).

On the SBB page ‘Rental bikes and bike sharing’ you will find the various offers and their locations.

For commuters from more isolated regions or areas with no direct public transport connections, driving to the nearest station by car is often the best option. Once there, you can simply leave your car at a P+Rail car park – with no need to spend time hunting for a blue parking space.

On the SBB page ‘P+Rail – your parking space at the station’ you can obtain Annual, Monthly or Daily Passes. At selected locations, it is also possible to reserve a space in advance. The P+Rail app provides a quick overview of available parking spaces and makes payment easy – both on site and when you are on the move.

P+Rail offers also come in handy if your final destination is in the city centre, where parking spaces are hard to come by. This way, you can easily change over to public transport and leave the urban traffic and the hunt for a parking space far behind you.

If you park your electric car at a P+Rail car park, check whether an SBB eCharge charging station is available. With your SwissPass, it is easy to start the charging process using Tap&Go – with no need to sign up or use an additional app. Charging and parking fees are automatically settled via your SBB profile. It’s a good way to save yourself time and stress.

You can also pay without a SwissPass via QR code and web payment. In this case, a separate car park ticket is required.

You can find the current locations of these charging stations and find out how they work in detail on the SBB page ‘SBB eCharge – the new charging solution from SBB’.

The process of using e-scooters is similar to that of bike sharing. With providers such as Bird, Voi, Bolt and others, it is easy to get to the station or from there to your destination. The biggest advantage of e-scooters – in contrast to bike sharing – is that you can end your journey almost wherever you like and leave the scooter there. At the railway station itself, however, there are clearly defined sharing zones where you can find your next scooter and return it again in due course.

You can find more information on e-scooter offers on the SBB page ‘E-scooters’.

Bike sharing and e-scooters are practical. But if you have a lot of luggage, or you’re doing the weekly shop, or it’s been a rainy day at work, it can get quite impractical trying to get all the way to or from the station.

In such situations, car rental and car sharing offers at the station make a lot of sense. You might want to transport a lot of luggage, get to a spontaneous appointment outside the public transport network, or you may simply want to drive the last part to your destination: Using SBB’s car sharing offers, it is easy to book the vehicle you need, either in advance or on the spur of the moment – without needing to have a car of your own parked in the garage.

You can find more detailed information on the SBB page ‘Carsharing and public transport – the perfect combination’.

If your destination station is not as well-connected with regular services, or you are travelling especially late or with a lot of luggage, on-demand services like on-demand buses or taxis also provide a convenient complement to public transport.

• On-demand buses (e. g. PubliCar or Salü) provide a flexible alternative to regular bus services, especially in rural or peripheral areas.
• At many railway stations, taxis are available for door-to-door services – useful at night, or when there are no direct services.

Such services can often be ordered by app or by telephone, providing a reliable service to complement train or bus connections, which is almost always available. More than anything else, if the public transport for the route you need to travel is not ideal, on-call buses and taxis ensure that you can arrive or continue your journey stress-free.

You can find more details on services, booking and location requests on the SBB page ‘On-demand services: on-demand buses and taxis’.

Especially useful during peak hours: Using the SBB Mobile app, you can have a look at the train formation before the train even departs: It allows you to see where on the platform the different coaches will be – for example 1st and 2nd class or family business zones. The expected occupancy rate of the coaches is also displayed. This helps you to get to the right part of the platform on time and avoid getting into the wrong compartment, or into one which is already full.

Those who wish to work while they are on the move will find the areas they need in the 1st class portion of InterCity trains: In the quiet zones, passengers can read or concentrate on working at their laptops, without being disturbed by telephone calls or conversations. The business zones provide more comfort, with large tables, for example, which are ideal for getting work done on your laptop – a particular advantage for longer commuting distances. In the modernised IC2000 trains there are also inductive charging stations, providing you with the convenience of cable-free charging.

Did you know that you can set up your own personal commuting route in the SBB Mobile app? By subscribing to push notifications, you automatically get information about disruptions and deviations from the timetable – without having to check the timetable yourself.