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Window, aisle, direction of travel: Will definitive seat reservations be made at SBB soon?

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Would you like to progress on the long journey from Zurich to Berlin? You cannot book full seats at SBB.

Anyone who has traveled abroad by train and booked with SBB knows that it is not yet possible to reserve a particular seat. Seat reservations are essential for many destinations abroad.

It is not possible to reserve seats facing the direction of travel. For people traveling together, only “nearby” seat reservations are possible through SBB and there is no guarantee. As the “Aargauer Zeitung” writes, this situation may change soon.

Problem: SBB reservation system is out of date. The Swiss rail operator is currently trying to modernize its sales systems. According to CH Media newspapers, final seat reservations will start next year.

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Most European train operators already offer their customers more than SBB when booking seats: with Deutsche Bahn you can choose the exact seat, just like on the plane. You can also see where the toilet or luggage rack is located. This is also possible with Trenitalia.

More innovations announced

SBB does not confirm that definitive seat reservations will occur as early as 2024. But it is “one of the top priorities.” There will be other innovations for next year. For example, international connections will finally be able to be booked via the app. This function was already announced in 2017 but it did not work.

Until now, you had to go to SBB’s website for international tickets. According to a spokesperson, “all relevant tickets” for trips to neighboring countries are available there. But this is not enough. The article continues: “We are working intensively on the international ticketing system together with partner railways.”

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But the change does not only bring positive things: from 2024 you will no longer be able to book tickets from SBB for trains in Spain, Great Britain, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Portugal, Poland and other Eastern countries. European countries. CH Media newspapers reported this in March. The focus is on neighboring countries. (kae)

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