What is GA Travelcard? How to apply and obtain? Types of Card, Required Documents, Valid Area, Prices

What is GA Travelcard?

GA stands for General Abonnemen(in French). The GA travel card allows Swiss citizens unlimited public transport for a year. The general subscription (GA) is essentially Switzerland’s flat-rate card and entitles travelers to use all SBB trains as well as most other Swiss railways and buses, trams, and ships without further bookings. The GA is offered at a discounted price for many target groups – children, students, seniors and people with disabilities receive the subscription at a special price and there is even a special GA for dogs.

Types of GA Travelcard

• Adults Card
• Children Card
• Youth 2650 Card
• 25-Year-Olds Card
• Seniors Card
• Disabled Persons Card
• Duos Card
• Families

Advantages of GA Travelcard

• Class upgrade – travel in 1st class with a 2nd class GA Travelcard.
• Depositing your GA Travelcard.
• The GA Travelcard in mountain regions.
• Boat journeys with the GA Travelcard.
• Commission-free currency exchange with SBB Change.
• Discounts on day trips with RailAway.
• P+Rail – monthly and annual passes for parking at the station.
• International travel.
• Discounts for Rent a Bike.
• Europcar – save up to 15% on car hires.
• SwissPass Plus Special Offers.
• SBB Lost and Found Service: reduced return fee.
• Access to the lounges of the Railteam partners (GA Travelcard in 1st class).

GA Travelcard prices

Annual Prices for GA Travel Card

What are the required document for apply GA Travelcard?

• smartphone with a camera.
• Debit or credit card (Post Finance Card, Mastercard, Visa, Reka Card, American Express, Diners, JCB or my One), Twint.
• Recent, high-quality, digital passport photo.
• Passport or ID card.

How to apply and obtain GA Travelcard?

Apply through Online

1. Visit https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/railpasses/ga.html
2. Select your travel card
3. Choose your pass payment either annual Payment or monthly payment
4. Click “Purchase”
5. Sign in to Your Swiss Pass account
6. Enter your SwissPass card number (If you don’t have a travel card or a SwissPass, you can still buy your new GA Travelcard online. You will also need a recent, high-quality, digital passport photo.)
7. Enter the Personal details and document details
8. Make a Payment

Apply through Order Form

• Download the Form
• Select your Card
• Enter the name, address, Postcode, Country, email and phone number
• Enter the date of birth, Correspondence and customer number
• Enter the Payment details and document details
• After completing the form to send by SBB AG, SBB Contact Center, P.O. Box 176, CH-3900 Brig

where your GA Travelcard is valid?

What happens if the GA Travel Card is not used for a certain period of time?

Deposit your GA Travelcard on your SwissPass free of charge for a minimum of 5 days and a maximum of 30.

How to deposit your GA Travel Card on Swiss Pass?

You can deposit your GA Travel Card on Swiss Pass

• Online
• public transport point of sale
• By Calling SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).

Through online:

1. Go to Swiss Pass Login
2. Enter the Email and Password
3. Then click on the grey button ‘Details of deposit’ next to your GA Travelcard.
4. Select ‘Suspend GA Travelcards for free’.
5. Complete the form and submit it.

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