Check-in and purchase a ticket with Swiss Airlines


You can buy tickets online via the form on the home page of the website.

Order of Action:

  1. Select start and end point, date. If necessary, add return ticket information.
  2. Select flight, class of service and fare.
  3. Specify passenger data: first name, last name, bonus card number, e-mail and phone number.
  4. Pay for the ticket and receive a boarding pass.

Check-in rules

  • It is recommended to be at the airport 2 hours in advance for short-haul flights and 3 hours in advance for long-haul flights.
  • The opening hours of check-in counters depend on the airport’s opening hours.
  • Self-check-in is available at almost all airports.
  • Details in each city can be found on the “Check-in times” page on the carrier’s official website.
It is recommended to print out boarding passes just in case: not every route is allowed with an electronic version of the document.

Registration time

  • Automatic closes 24 hours before departure.
  • Online starts 23 hours before the flight.
  • At the counter – depends on each airport and destination. Same with check-in through kiosks.

Online check-in instructions

Order of Action:

  1. Go to the website or app.
  2. Enter your first and last name or reservation number.
  3. Select a seat.
  4. Receive your boarding pass in the app, text message or email.

Check-in instructions at airport terminals

Order of Action:

  1. Enter name and reservation number.
  2. Select a seat.
  3. Receive a boarding pass.