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Sending luggage by Swissrail

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MG 14 Apr 2014

It looks like Swissrail will send your luggage to any railway station you like and keep it there until you appear to collect it. Has anyone tried this - particularly at each end of a ski tour? Did it work?

Turfty 14 Apr 2014

In reply to MG:

As I understand it you need to have a valid ticket for the route as well. Could be wrong but worth checking.

jon 15 Apr 2014

In reply to MG:

This used to be the case Martin, but I think it's been abandoned. I believe the other poster is correct. You could post it...

dhuhkosi 15 Apr 2014

In reply to MG:

Travelling easier without luggage: Within Switzerland we can deliver your luggage to, or pick it up from, any of 442 stations. Take your luggage to a station in Switzerland by 7 p.m. and collect it after 9 a.m. at your destination station two days later.

https://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/services/baggage/baggage-switzerland...

OP MG 15 Apr 2014

In reply to dhuhkosi:

Thanks all. The ticket thing is correct -"Heidi" at the Swiss tourist office says so - which makes it tricky or at least expensive. Will look at posting but I think my master plan has been rumbled so will be returning anyway.

W3 15 Apr 2014

In reply to MG:

We sent our bags from Grindelwald to Sion a couple of weeks back. Skied through the Oberland to Munster where we took the train to Sion and picked up our bags. Cost about SF10.

No questions asked about tickets.