# SBB 11 Hacker News commenters recommended SBB and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule. **Verdict:** Recommended for booking any Swiss journey by selecting origin and destination, with reliable trains. Common caveat: the support helpline costs money. ## Why people recommend it - Reliable, competent Swiss trains (3 comments): "SBB is just generally very competent and has insane amount of traffic in comparison to any European rail" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46421866)) "Swiss Rail (SBB) is still the poster child for a decent rail system." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45915199)) "Swiss trains (SBB) are extremely reliable" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45917086)) - Easy online booking for any journey (2 comments): "you're able to book any journey within Switzerland (and even cross-country) by just selecting origin and destination" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50324505)) "everything can be booked on the SBB website/app" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598966)) - Good app and website (2 comments): "My recent visit to the country was smooth thanks to the SBB app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48599061)) "it's actually very good, but it's still an "app experience"" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49476037)) ## Alternatives hackers recommend - [Amtrak](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amtrak.md): 25 recommend - [ÖBB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/bb.md): 8 recommend - [SNCF TGV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tgv.md): 6 recommend - [NS (Nederlandse Spoorwegen)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ns.md): 5 recommend - [Swiss Federal Railways](https://hackerapproved.com/p/swiss-federal-railways.md): 5 recommend ## Where to get it - [Visit the official site](https://www.sbb.ch/) ## Cite as Hacker Approved, "SBB", https://hackerapproved.com/p/sbb/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).