Online check-in and automated check-in

Online check-in opens 24 hours before take-off.

We also offer automatic check-in
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How to get your boarding pass

Find your booking

Identify yourself using your name and 6-digit booking reference or ticket number.

Sign in with Travel ID

Sign in with your existing Travel ID — or create one in just a few steps — to continue with online check-in.

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Complete your travel details

Provide the required travel information and travel documents for your flight and destination.

Personalize your flight

Select a seat for yourself and anyone travelling with you. Add available services such as baggage or upgrades.

Other options in combination with online check-in

In combination with online check-in, on a constantly growing number of routes you now have the option of preparing the baggage tag for your checked baggage easily at home. Both the home printed baggage tag and the RIMOWA Electronic Tag are available to you for this purpose.

Further information about baggage tags

Self check-in options

The self-check-in options are for people who would like to check in quickly and flexibly. Lots of airports benefit from these various offers.

To the Self check-in options

Your benefits

  • You will receive your mobile boarding pass 16-20 hours before departure by e-mail
  • Go straight to the gate with hand baggage
  • Convenient and secure
  • Also possible for bookings of up to nine people

Automatic check-in

With automatic check-in, you will receive your boarding pass automatically by e-mail.

Please note: for some flight connections*, automated check-in is not available.

Depending upon the route and flight class, you can reserve your preferred seat either free-of-charge or at an extra cost while booking online.

If you have still not received a boarding pass or a message 16 hours before departure, you cannot be checked in automatically. However, all the other check-in options are still available as usual.

* For flights from Dubrovnik, Nis, Pula, Split, Tirana and Toulon, there is no automated check-in available.

Additional passenger information

Some countries require additional passenger information before people may enter them. Please enter this information at swiss.com/api up to 72 hours before your departure. If the information is incomplete or not available, we cannot proceed with automated check-in and we will notify you by e-mail or SMS around 20 hours before departure. In this event, please use one of the other check-in options.

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