Do you have a question about the Night GA Travelcard? On this page, you can find out about the Night GA Travelcard, which replaced seven25 and Track 7: how to buy it, where it is valid and how to renew it.
Offer.
The Night GA Travelcard is ideal if you are aged under 25 and are often on the move in the evenings. Because the Night GA Travelcard lets you enjoy unlimited travel in 2nd class on SBB trains, most other railways and many other public transport services in Switzerland from 7pm to 5am (on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays until 7am) – as if you had a GA Travelcard.
The Night GA Travelcard is available on the SwissPass.
The area of validity for the Night GA Travelcard corresponds to that of the GA Travelcard.
The Night GA Travelcard is valid for one year from its first day of validity.
Yes. If you turn 25 while your Night GA Travelcard is valid, you can continue to use it until the end of the period of validity. However, you cannot buy a Night GA Travelcard after your 25th birthday.
Until you turn 25, you can buy the Night GA Travelcard for one year for CHF 99. The Night GA Travelcard is available for the 2nd class.
When purchasing online, the most important thing is your customer number in the format 000-000-000-0. If you have or had a SwissPass or a public transport travelcard in the last five years, you can find this number on your SwissPass card and use it to purchase your Night GA Travelcard online.
If you used to have a travelcard but have forgotten the customer number, you can find out what it is by going to a public transport point of sale or phoning the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
First-time purchasing online with an identity check.
If you do not yet hold a travelcard or a SwissPass, you can still buy your new Night GA Travelcard online. If you are buying a travelcard for the first time, we need to verify your identity. This identity check takes place online – you will need your passport or ID card and a smartphone with a camera. You will also need a recent, high-quality, digital passport photo.
Online purchase with an identity check is not possible for other persons.
You may also want to know: if you wish to buy the Night GA Travelcard for your children, you can do so, as long as you and your child hold SwissPass cards with a linked SwissPass login. To buy for your child, select Purchase a travelcard for another person during the purchasing process.
Note: a SwissPass login is linked with SBB.ch if the customer number is stored in your profile on SBB.ch. After signing in, click on your initials, then on Profile and then on Update details in the Personal details tile. If the customer number is displayed in the form 000-000-000-0, it means it is linked.
Purchase at a staffed public transport point of sale.
Of course, you can also purchase the Night GA Travelcard at a staffed public transport point of sale. Please bring your SwissPass (if you have one), a recent analogue or digital passport photo and your passport/ID card. If you are purchasing for another person, then please bring the documents for this person (e.g. for your child).
If you wish to renew your Night GA Travelcard after it expires, you can buy a new travelcard. The Night GA Travelcard is not renewed automatically. Before your current Night GA Travelcard expires, we will inform you about how you can renew it.
When purchasing online, you can pay by credit card, PostFinance Card, Reka Card or Twint.
At a staffed public transport point of sale.
When purchasing at a staffed point of sale, the following payment methods are available to you: cash, vouchers, Reka Check, Reka Rail, Twint, debit or credit card (PostFinance Card, Mastercard, Visa, Reka Card, American Express, Diners, JCB or myOne).
Payment by credit card.
You can pay for your new travelcard with the following credit cards:
Visa (incl. prepaid cards)
MasterCard (incl. prepaid cards)
American Express
Diners Club International
JCB
MyOne
Please note:
The credit card will be charged once the order has been received.
Payment by PostFinance Card.
Payment with Twint.
Photo.
Requirements.
For the travelcard on the SwissPass, you need to provide a recent analogue or digital passport photo which fulfils the following criteria:
Taken from the front.
Eyes open and not covered.
Plain background.
Even lighting (no shadows).
Clear with high contrast.
Black and white or colour.
Approx. size 35mm × 45mm.
Analogue passport photo: only original prints, no scans or photos printed out on paper.
Digital passport photo: unedited, min. image size 200 × 250 pixels; in .JPG or .JPEG format with a maximum size of 4MB.
Purchasing a Night GA Travelcard online for the first time.
If you already have a SwissPass or used to have another public transport travelcard, we will use the same photo for your new travelcard. Children and young people aged at least 6 and under 25 only need a new photo if the current photo was taken more than five years ago.
First-time purchasing online with an identity check.
If you are purchasing a Night GA Travelcard for the first time and do not yet have a SwissPass or travelcard, you can upload your digital passport photo once the purchasing process (including the identity check) is complete.
Purchasing for the first time via the order form.
You will need to submit an original, high resolution passport photo taken recently. Your photo will be stored electronically for a maximum of five years (applicable for children and young people under 25).
Please write your first name and surname in block capitals on the back of the photo.
Please attach the photo to the order form in the space indicated.
Purchasing the travelcard for the first time at a staffed point of sale.
Please bring a recent analogue or digital passport photo to the counter.
Changing your photo.
If you would like to update your photo before the 5/10 year period has elapsed, please bring a recent analogue or digital passport photo to a public transport point of sale. You can then get a new SwissPass card with the new photo for a fee of CHF 30.
Documents.
Purchasing online with a SwissPass.
If you already have a SwissPass, you will need the following documents to purchase your GA Travelcard for the first time online.
Debit or credit card (PostFinance Card, Mastercard, Visa, Reka Card, American Express, Diners, JCB or myOne), Twint.
Passport or ID card.
When buying online, you can enter details for the following types of ID: passports and ID cards issued in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, France, Italy or Liechtenstein.
Purchasing online with an identity check.
When purchasing with the identity check, you can only buy a Night GA Travelcard for yourself. You will need:
a smartphone with a camera.
a debit or credit card (PostFinance Card, Mastercard, Visa, Reka Card, American Express, Diners, JCB or myOne), Twint.
To purchase for the first time at a public transport point of sale, you need a recent analogue or digital passport photo and the passport/ID card for yourself or the other person (for example, if you are purchasing a Night GA Travelcard for your child as a parent or for another person).
Delivery.
Already have a SwissPass?
Your Night GA Travelcard on the SwissPass will be valid from its first day of validity.
This is your first SwissPass?
Your Night GA Travelcard on the SwissPass will be delivered by post within around ten days. If you would like your Night GA Travelcard to be valid earlier, we can provide a temporary SwissPass. If you would like your new GA Travelcard to be valid earlier, we can provide a temporary SwissPass.
Deposit and cancellation.
You cannot deposit or return your Night GA Travelcard. A refund is possible if you purchase a GA Travelcard from the standard GA Travelcard range instead.
If you leave your SwissPass at home or in the office, you can display it very easily in the SBB Mobile app in the Tickets & SwissPass tab (you must have a login with linked customer number).
Alternatively, you can buy a card with temporary validity for a fee of CHF 5 from a public transport point of sale upon presentation of official ID.
No problem, order a replacement SwissPass for CHF 30. We are also happy to help you at a staffed point of sale.
The Night GA Travelcard is valid from 7pm. Validity is based on the scheduled departure time. For departures before 7pm, a ticket valid as far as the first stop made by the train after 7pm must be purchased. This rule also applies to journeys with EasyRide or other check-in/check-out solutions.
The Night GA Travelcard is valid up to the last stop reached before 5am / 7am at the weekend and on public holidays. For travel after 5am / 7am, please buy a ticket.
If you hold a Night GA Travelcard and are aged 16 or over, please buy a full price ticket for your chosen route.
If you hold a Night GA Travelcard and a Half Fare Travelcard or if you hold a seven25 Travelcard and are 15 years old or younger, buy a half-price ticket for the rest of your journey.
To travel in 1st class, you need to buy a 1st class upgrade for the route you wish to travel.
If you hold a Night GA Travelcard and are 16 or over, buy a first-class upgrade for the route you wish to travel.
If you hold a Night GA Travelcard and a Half Fare Travelcard and are 15 years old or younger, buy a half-price first-class upgrade for the route you wish to travel.
You cannot buy a 1-day class upgrade for a Night GA Travelcard.
You can buy class upgrades for a specific route online on SBB.ch, in the SBB Mobile app and from ticket machines. So you always have the option of going 1st class.
Hello,I have an appointment with the SBB office to change my seven25 to the Night GA tavelcard but I forgot my walet at home. Is it enough to go to the appintment with the information in my phone (active SBB app and email appointment confirmation)?Thank you.
Hello @Nina_GzLink opens in new window. , Thank you for your request. According to our information, you do not need an ID for such an exchange. You only need your Swiss Pass and the new subscription will be loaded after the payment. Have a nice day, Kind regards MelanieD
Seven25 with trains arriving after 5am/7am with NO stops
HelloI have a seven25 card and the documents dont really specify something neither have I seen it here get asked, besides thisLink opens in new window. Let's say there is a train from Geneva to Zurich with NO stops, departs at 5:42 and reaches the destination at 8:28. Its weekend so the validity is until 7am. Is this valid for my card? Do I need to buy a ticket? Do I buy additional ticket from the nearest station that reaches at 7am until Zurich? Let's say Bern-Zurich. Or because I departed within the validity and there are no stops, I don't need anything extra and the card is valid? Or maybe I am not even supposed to take this train because the first stop (and final) is after 7am and I will get finedThank you
Hi @ybggLink opens in new window. Until a few years ago, it was possible to board a train that left a station before 05:00 AM; the ticket from the previous day, valid until 05:00 AM, remained valid as long as one stayed on the same train despite the fact the ticket expired during the journey (at 05:00 AM). Thus, it was possible to board a train in Geneva at 04:59 and to travel with the expired ticket to St. Gallen provided the passenger remained on the train until St. Gallen. This rule was changed some time ago.Nowadays, your seven25 is valid to the last stop before 05:00 AM / 07:00 AM. Therefore, you must buy a ticket from the last stop before 05:00 AM or 07:00 AM respectively.Examples:If you board a train on a weekeend at 06:45 while the next stop is at 07:15, you must buy a ticket from the place the train is leaving at 06:45. If you continue without an additional ticket, or intend to buy a ticket from the station where the train stops at 07:15, you are considered a passenger without valid ticket.If the train departs in Bern at 04:30 service nonstop to Zurich, you need a ticket for the entire journey Bern-Zurich as your seven25 is not valid.Best regards, Roland
Hi there, I have a seven25 and it is valid until 13.12.2022. I would like to know if I can still take a train after 19h on 13.12.2022, that arrives before 5am on 14.12.2022? i.e. Can I still take a train that leaves 23h on 13.12.2022 and arrives 00:30h on 14.12.2022 with my seven25? Thank you very much