Swiss Federal Railways
Shares rank 5 of 7 train services by recommenders
People recommend Swiss trains for their excellent, friendly service, fixed pricing that needs no reservation, and routes that even climb mountains.
People recommend Swiss trains for their excellent, friendly service, fixed pricing that needs no reservation, and routes that even climb mountains.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Excellent, friendly, delightful service
“Swiss trains are a delight. They even have trains going up mountains”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” “Swiss trains are run by a national company and they’re great.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” “The Swiss railways are excellent and friendly.”
Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn” - Comment from 29 Dec 2025 in “Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn”
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See all 7 train services, rankedWhat people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“second only to the Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses”
“I much prefer the mostly fixed pricing (and no reservation required) of swiss network”
“Swiss trains are run by a national company and they’re great.”
“Swiss trains are a delight. They even have trains going up mountains”
“The Swiss train system is excellent.”
“The Swiss railways are excellent and friendly.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.