# Swiss Federal Railways

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Swiss Federal Railways and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Swiss trains for their excellent, friendly service, fixed pricing that needs no reservation, and routes that even climb mountains.

## Why people recommend it

- Excellent, friendly, delightful service (4 comments): "Swiss trains are a delight. They even have trains going up mountains" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46421105)) "Swiss trains are run by a national company and they’re great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46426101)) "The Swiss railways are excellent and friendly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46420811))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Amtrak](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amtrak.md): 25 recommend
- [SBB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sbb.md): 11 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

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.sbb.ch/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Swiss Federal Railways", https://hackerapproved.com/p/swiss-federal-railways/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).