No discount shown/applied for group tickets?

Mr.Scully

Hi guys, I hope somebody can advise me. I’m trying to purchase a group ticket for 30 people for a train from the Geneva airport to Montreux on 04.09.2024 (let’s say for the train at 17:01). 2nd class, most likely no half fare discounts, the standard price is 37 CHF for point-to-point (which is basically what we paid for the flight but OK, I understand the Swiss trains are extremely expensive). I logged in using my SwissPass and if I want to add 30 passengers the system wants me to fill in a name and date of birth for every single of them (very annoying). After I’m finished I click on checkout and it still shows the price of 37 CHF per person. Where is the 30% discount? I really really don’t feel like phoning the SBB customer support line in foreign language, especially since our mobile operator charges nonsense for phone calls to abroad. Is there any normal quick way to buy 30 train tickets online and get the 30% group discount? Thank you very much. Martin

RahelW

Hello Mr.Scully

You can only purchase a reduced group ticket if you make a group reservation. You can make the reservation and purchase the ticket online. If the online purchase does not work, we will take your reservation by phone at 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.) or from abroad at +41 51 225 56 78.

I wish you an excellent day.

Greetings
RahelW

Mr.Scully

RahelW Thank you, I didn’t know it’s a separate section of the website. I thought I’d just buy a standard ticket and add the remaining passengers but it doesn’t apply the discount that way. It seems to be necessary to purchase via that specific form where the amount of passengers is selected in the first step. I’ll give it a try but I’m sure it will work fine. Thank you!