How can you buy tickets on Swiss trains? Can you buy on the train or do you have to buy before?

or do i need them before getting on the train?

I'm going to Russia in April and don't want to be stuck somewhere unable to get train tickets but I also don't want to be ripped off by an online ticket agency. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks

I have tried searching for train prices from Paris to Berlin and the only site that show prices are Eurorail or other similar sites (for US citizens) but those prices are way too expensive! SInce I wouldnt be able to afford prices like 150 dollars and...

There are several websites to buy euro rail tickets like http://www.raileurope.com/index.html or http://www.eurorailways.com/ and honestly i am confused. Here are my questions 1) when they say eurorail, are they talking about the the same thing? Or are...

People must buy train tickets all the time which they can't use, non-refundable ones especially. I know some people buy tickets on multiple trains weeks in advance for instance. ...show more

I bought a Eurail select pass from eurail.com and now I need to buy additional tickets because the Eurail pass doesn't cover overnight trains. I went to eurorailways.com to buy a discounted night train ticket but I was having trouble so I spoke with...

I'll visit Shanghai soon. I want to have excursion by train during my stay. I would like to know the best way to buy train ticket, "D" train 動車, mainly to Nanking and back. I heard that there is no online reservation in Chinese...

I'm going to the south of France next month- We'll be starting in Nice, then going to Cannes. Should I reserve tickets online now, or just buy tickets when we want to leave? I saw that a new train leaves every 20 minutes or so, and I'd really prefer...

I will be in Switzerland over the summer and need to get from Lucerne to Zurich. I noticed that trains run quite frequently. I was wondering if there is a ticket machine or ticket booth at the Lucerne train station where I can buy a ticket right before...