You always have the option of spontaneously choosing to travel in 1st class. To do so, buy a class upgrade for the relevant route or the whole day using the SBB Mobile app, online at SBB.ch, from a ticket machine or at a ticket counter.

Important: In order to buy a class upgrade, you must be in possession of a valid 2nd class ticket (e.g. a ticket, a Day Pass, a GA Travelcard, a Leisure Travelcard for that particular day.).

If you have a 2nd class GA Travelcard, you also have the option of buying a 1-month class upgrade. You can get one at staffed public transport points of sale.

As a general rule, you must always have a valid ticket for the right class of travel with you by the time the train departs. However, there are the following exceptions to this:

Option of buying a class upgrade on the train.

If you are travelling on a long-distance train with passenger attendants, you also have the option of buying a class upgrade on the train from the train crew. This is possible on the following train categories:

• InterCity (IC).
• EuroCity (EC).
• InterRegio (IR).
• InterCityExpress (ICE).
• Railjet (RJX).

The minimum price of a class upgrade bought on the train is CHF 10. Please actively seek out train crew to speak to if you would like to purchase a class upgrade.

No option of buying a class upgrade on the train.

If you are travelling on a regional train without passenger attendants, you must always purchase any class upgrades before the train departs. This concerns the following train categories:

• S-Bahn (S).
• Regio (R).
• RegioExpress (RE).

If you travel in 1st class without buying a class upgrade beforehand (or a 1st class ticket), we will consider you to be travelling without a valid ticket.

Tip: buy your class upgrade in the SBB Mobile app. It’s quick and it means you can make sure that you are in possession of a valid ticket, even if you decide to upgrade your class on the spur of the moment.