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Tickets for one-way and return journeys

Tickets for one-way journeys and return tickets are valid on the chosen route and can be purchased from Postbus sales outlets, at ticket machines and from PostBus drivers. The ticket is valid for a one-way journey and the return ticket is valid for one day, irrespective of the distance.

Multiple Journey Cards

Multiple Journey Cards are ideal if you often travel the same route. The cards are not personalised and can be used by others, including several people travelling together. Multiple Journey Cards are for 1 year valid. They are available at the ticket counters or vending machines, from the drivers, and on most public transport apps.

Route Pass

The route subscription is the ticket for the daily journey to work or school. It entitles the holder to an unlimited number of journeys on the chosen route and is not transferable. Route subscriptions with a validity of one month or one year can be purchased from PostBus sales outlets and from some PostBus drivers. 

The GA travelcard on the SwissPass

With the GA travelcard you enjoy unlimited travel on PostBus and most railways in Switzerland. Besides this you can travel on boats, buses and trams and you also receive discounts on many mountain railways as well as RailAway offers at reduced prices.

Price annual payment CHF
(Minimum contract duration of six months, annual payment):

Summary of assortment

1st class

2nd class

GA travelcard for adults
(25–64/65 years)

6'300.00

3'860.00

GA travelcard for senior citizens
(from their 64/65 years)

4'840.00

2'880.00

GA travelcard for young adults
(16–25 years)

4'520.00

2'650.00
GA Travelcard for 25-year-olds

5'450.00

3'360.00

GA travelcard for the disabled

4'050.00

2'480.00

GA travelcard for children
(6–16 years)

2'760.00

1'645.00

Duo Partner GA travelcard*

4'340.00

2'700.00

Familia GA travelcard for children**
(6–16 years)

2'760.00

680.00

Familia GA travelcard for young adults**
(16–25 years)

2'790.00

925.00

Familia GA travelcard for partners***

3'520.00

2'180.00
Dog pass****

305.00

305.00

*Important: The Duo partner GA travelcard is associated with a basic GA travelcard (GA travelcard for adults, GA travelcard for young adults, GA travelcard for students aged 25 to 30, GA travelcard for senior citizens or GA travelcard for disabled persons)
**Important: Will be cancelled if the conditions for their association are no longer fulfilled, e.g. cancellation of the basic GA travelcard or discontinuation of one of the GA travelcards required for their association.
***Important: If children or young people who also hold a GA travelcard live in the same household, there is the advantageous Familia GA travelcard for partners.
**** One dog per dog pass. The dog pass is class-neutral and is linked to the SwissPass of the accompanying person. The pass is not transferable.

Price monthly payment CHF
(Minimum contract duration of six months, monthly payment, will only be issued if the contractual partner is over 18 years old):

Summary of assortment

1st class

2nd class

GA travelcard for adults
(25–64/65 years)

545.00

340.00

GA travelcard for senior citizens
(from their 64/65 years)

430.00

260.00

GA travelcard for young adults
(16–25 years)

405.00

245.00
GA Travelcard for 25-year-olds

475.00

300.00

GA travelcard for the disabled

355.00

225.00

GA travelcard for children
(6–16 years)

250.00

160.00

Duo Partner GA travelcard*

380.00

245.00

Familia GA travelcard for children**
(6–16 years)

250.00

75.00

Familia GA travelcard for young adults**
(16–25 years)

255.00

95.00

Familia GA travelcard for partners***

310.00

200.00

*Important: The Duo partner GA travelcard is associated with a basic GA travelcard (GA travelcard for adults, GA travelcard for young adults, GA travelcard for students aged 25 to 30, GA travelcard for senior citizens or GA travelcard for disabled persons)
**Important: Will be cancelled if the conditions for their association are no longer fulfilled, e.g. cancellation of the basic GA travelcard or discontinuation of one of the GA travelcards required for their association.
***Important: If children or young people who also hold a GA travelcard live in the same household, there is the advantageous Familia GA travelcard for partners.

Required documents:
Recent, good-quality, original colour passport photo and copy of the passport or ID card for all individuals. Confirmation of residence for Familia GA travelcard.
GA travelcard information  GA order form

Seven25 travelcard

Are you under 25 years of age and like to go out at night? In that case, the seven25 travelcard is perfect for you. From 19.00 h to 05.00 h, you can use the SBB trains and most other trains as well as all postbuses and numerous other means of public transport within Switzerland and in 2nd class free of charge. Your seven25 travelcard will be registered on your SwissPass.

You can purchase the seven25 travelcard until your 25th birthday, it will not be automatically renewed. 

Prices:
Assortment 1 month 1 year

Seven25 travelcard

CHF 39.00

CHF 390.00

The Half-Fare travelcard on the SwissPass

Travel for half the regular price in 1st or 2nd class: on the PostBus and SBB networks, on the majority of boats and private railway transport as well as most mountain railways in all of Switzerland.

Price:

The Half-Fare travelcard

Annual price first year

Annual loyalty price *

Half-Fare travelcard

CHF 185.00

CHF 165.00

Half-Fare travelcard Youths**

CHF 120.00

CHF 100.00

*  extended with no interruption.
**Half-Fare travelcard Youths special offer: until the end of April 2020, youths aged 16 to 25 can purchase the Half-Fare travelcard for the first year for only CHF 100.00, as of 1 May 2020 it will cost CHF 120.00 per year. 

Additional information

  • New customers need to bring a colour passport photograph and an official ID.

Half-Fare travelcard order form

1-day travelpass for the Half-Fare travelcard

With the 1-day travelpass you get unlimited access to public transport for one day, just like the GA travelcard.

Price:

Cards

1st class

2nd class

1-day travelpass for the Half-Fare travelcard

CHF 127.00

CHF   75.00

Multipack of 1-day travelpasses for the Half-Fare travelcard

CHF 762.00

CHF 450.00

1-day travelpass order form

Children and Youths

  • Children up to the age of 6 travel free of charge 
  • Children up to the age of 16 travel for a reduced fare with single, return and multiple-trip tickets.
  • Young people up to the age of 25 can obtain discounted “Youth" point-to-point travelcards and network subscriptions.

The Day Pass Children is available for children under the age of 16. A child can use it to travel throughout Switzerland alone, together with other children or with adults for a whole day, in the same way as with a GA Travelcard.

The Day Pass Children costs 19 francs for 2nd class and 33 francs for a 1st class journey. It is valid for one day within the GA Travelcard area of validity.

Junior Card

Children between 6 and 16 years of age travel free of charge when in possession of a personal Junior Card and, in addition, are accompanied by at least one of their parents. The accompanying person father and/ or mother must (each) hold a valid ticket. The Junior Card is obtainable at many PostBus sales points as well as at railway ticket desks.

Children’s Co-travelcard

The new card for all young companions.

With the Children’s Co-travelcard for 30 Swiss Francs per year, children from the age of six up to their 16th birthday can travel throughout Switzerland accompanied by someone holding a valid ticket.

The Children’s Co-travelcard is available for all travel companions (grandparents, godparents, neighbours, aunts and uncles, childminders, friends and relatives, etc.) over the age of 16.

Buy an Children’s Co-travelcard:

  • The Children’s Co-travelcard is available by the bus drivers (exept Ticino) or by the points of sale. The accompanying person and the child must be specified upon purchase. A separate travelcard is needed for every combination of child and accompanying person.
  • When purchasing a travelcard, please bring a passport or another form of official identification with you that shows  the child’s date of birth ist. There is no limit to the number of Children’s Co-travelcard purchases.

Validity:

  • Children’s Co-travelcard is valid anywhere where the Half-Fare travelcard is valid. Children can also travel on many the local transport tram and bus lines for free or at a reduced price. Find out where the Children’s Co-travelcard is valid on the overview map/Downloads.

Group Tickets

Group travel pays off! Groups of at least 10 people travel for 30% less. Further detailed information is available at PostBus sales points or from your PostBus driver.

Dogs / small animals

Dogs and small animals with a height at the withers of up to 30 cm may be carried free of charge in suitable containers such as cages or baskets. In all other cases, a reduced-price second-class fare must be purchased. 

If you hold a valid GA travelcard or ticket (with half-fare travelcard or under 16), together with a Day Pass for Dogs, your faithful friend is entitled to ride with you on postbuses, trains, boats, trams and most bus routes in the majority of cities and agglomerations a whole day long. In other words, your four-legged friend accompanies you wherever you go - no matter the means of transport and distance – in the very same way as holding a GA travelcard!

Bicycle

The travelpass for bikes and the bicycle pass of Swiss transport companies are now also valid on the entire PostBus network.

Price:
Type of ticket

Price
Annual bike pass 
(valid for 1 yeat, non-transferable)		 CHF 240.00
Day Card for bikes CHF 14.00
Multiple Day Card for bikes
(6 days)		 CHF 84.00
Local bike tickets 1/2 ticket 2nd class

Tickets in connection with community tariffs - Check the tariff rates on the websites of local communities.

Bicycle tickets and bike day passes are available for purchase directly from your driver in PostBus vehicles. A bike pass (valid for one year) is obtainable at PostBus sales points in Bern, Chur, Lugano, Brig, Saas Fee, Sion, and at the post offices of Flims Dorf, and Lenzerheide, as well as through the public transport sales points or from Internet at  www.sbb.ch/ticketshop. We recommend the purchase of a bike day pass if you intend travelling a long stretch.

Special rates

  • Children in possession of a Junior/Children’s Co-travelcard, and accompanied by parents, transport their bikes, children’s bike trailers and kickboards free of charge.
  • Children and youths from 6 to 16 years of age are entitled to family reduction prices for the transport of their bikes. If they hold a Junior/Children’s Co-travelcard or a GA-Plus Familia, PostBus then transports their bikes for free (but only when accompanied by the parents, one of the parents).
  • For special bikes (e.g. tandems, recumbent bikes, three-wheelers etc.) transport prices are double.
  • Bike trailers with a maximum width of 60 cm pay the same tariff as that of the transport for a bike.
  • Some integrated fare networks apply special tariffs. These rates must be checked on the corresponding Internet page.

Additional information at Biking and PostBus.