National Tickets

Tickets for one-way and return journeys

Tickets for one-way and return journeys are valid for the selected route and are obtainable at PostBus sales points, ticket machines as well as from your PostBus driver. One-way tickets are valid for a single day and return tickets, according to distances, for 1 day or 10 days.

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 valid for a period of 3 years and are obtainable at PostBus sales points or alternatively, from your PostBus driver.

Route Pass

Route passes are the most advantageous transport ticket for those travelling daily to either work or school. The route pass entitles the holder to an unlimited number of journeys on the chosen route, but is personal and cannot be used by others. This kind of subscription is obtainable from PostBus sales points, in some cases from your PostBus driver, and purchasable for a time span of 1 week, 1 month or a whole year.

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.

*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.

*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 order form

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.

*  extended with no interruption.

Additional information

• New customers need to bring a colour passport photograph and an official ID.
• With the introduction of the SwissPass, the half-fare travelcard in combination with the Visa credit card is no longer available. Those already issued remain valid until the date of expiry of the credit card. 

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.

*Monday-Friday from 09.00 a.m., not valid Saturday/Sunday.
1-day travelpass order form

Children and Youths

• Accompanied by an adult, children up until 6 years of age travel free of charge (maximum 8 children accompanied by an older person). The accompanying person must take charge of the child/children and be at least 12 years of age.
• Youths up until 16 years of age travel with tickets at half the usual price and in addition pay less for a Multiple Journey Card.
• Youths travel at reduced cost up until 25 years of age with the "Junior Card" route pass.

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.

Promotion:

• Between 1 February 2017 and 31 January 2018, the transport companies will offer you a 50% discount on Children's Co-travelcards and on Junior travelcards for one year. Instead of CHF 30, you will pay only CHF 15 per year and child. 
• 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

Group Tickets

Group travel pays off! Groups of at least 10 people travel for 20% less. At the same time, the tenth person in any group travels free of charge. Further detailed information on this great offer is available at PostBus sales points or from your PostBus driver.

Dogs

For dogs of all sizes Small dogs up to 30cm shoulder-height (instep) in cages, baskets or other suitable transporters may be considered as hand luggage and are transported at no extra cost in passenger cars., travelling either in luggage or passenger cars, a half-price 2nd class ticket must be purchased – or the indicated minimum price (Dog Day Pass or Dog GA Travelcard) be paid.

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

Bicycle tickets and bike day passes are available for purchase directly from your driver in PostBus vehicles.

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, Grächen and Saas Fee, 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.

Spezielle Tarife

• Children in possession of a Junior/Grandchild Card/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/Grandchild Card/Children’s Co-travelcard or a GA-Plus Familia, PostBus then transports their bikes for free.
• 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.

1-day travelpass order form