Proof of identity must be provided when electronic tickets are inspected. These tickets are therefore personal and non-transferable. They are only valid in conjunction with a valid, official form of identification (passport or identity card) belonging to the person travelling and shown to the ticket inspector. 

On journeys within Switzerland, a valid Half Fare or GA travelcard may also be produced instead of an official form of identification. With discounted tickets, the corresponding authorisation (e.g. Half Fare travelcard) must be shown. A linked SwissPass must only be shown if required by a ticket inspector.  

Tickets for children, dogs and bicycles must bear the name and date of birth of the individual travelling with the child/dog/bicycle. 

This data is maintained directly by customers or users. For data protection reasons, this information is not synchronised with the original data. Customers are therefore responsible for updating the data for travel companions.

General.

For electronic tickets, the date of travel is set when the tickets are purchased or ordered. The obtained tickets are only valid for one calendar day for each route. The validity period may differ from that of tickets purchased at ticket counters or ticket machines.

Electronic tickets can be purchased no earlier than 60 days in advance at SBB.ch (international tickets can be purchased up to three months before departure). 

In the case of tickets valid over a number of days, the return journey must be made on the day specified when the tickets were purchased or ordered.

Supersaver tickets.

Supersaver tickets are electronic tickets that can only be used on certain trains and their prices are correspondingly reduced. Supersaver tickets can only be obtained as electronic tickets. Supersaver tickets are personal and are valid only for the day, train (train number) and route printed on the ticket. Booked tickets are not associated with any fixed seat (seat reservation).

The limited number of supersaver tickets available under this offer changes from day to day. Supersaver tickets are only available for single journeys in 1st and 2nd class and up to an hour before the train departs. Subsequent changes to class or route cannot be purchased. Supersaver tickets may be purchased for dogs, but not for bicycles. Family discounts are allowed (Junior Travelcard and Children’s Co-Travelcard).

Inspections of screen displays.

The mobile device must – if requested – be handed over to allow ticket inspectors to inspect tickets. Inspectors are entitled to operate the mobile device in order to carry out due and proper inspection. Customers must be in possession of their ticket before the start of their journey (actual departure time of the train). The purchasing and ordering process must be completed before the actual departure time of the train and the ticket must be available as an on-screen display or via an application on the device. If this is not the case, the passenger will have to pay a surcharge (on top of the fare) in accordance with Tariff 600, Paragraph 12.7. Electronic tickets purchased in the SBB Mobile iOS app (including the preview version) or in the SBB mini app on Alipay/WeChat for yourself or another person can be stored in “Apple Wallet” or in the Alipay/WeChat mini app if you wish. All tickets forwarded to another person as an Apple Wallet or Alipay/WeChat mini app “boarding pass” or QR code via WhatsApp, iMessage, SMS text, e-mail or WeChat are only valid if the provisions on proof of identity are respected.

Ticket holders must be able to present an A4 printout of their ticket containing all ticket information for inspection. Tickets must be printed in full size (not scaled) on white, previously unused, standard A4 paper in portrait format with a high resolution using a laser or inkjet printer. Tickets printed or copied on a fax machine or another device are not accepted as valid. The (12-digit) OT number in the top right hand corner of your ticket must be fully legible. 

The e-mail confirmation sent by SBB does NOT count as a ticket. The advertising in the lower third of the printout may be detached. Tickets which are not fully legible are not valid for travel and passengers in this situation will be treated as if they were travelling without a valid ticket in accordance with Tariff 600, Section 6.

Electronic tickets can be refunded in accordance with T600.9.

Tickets issued as part of a special offer can be exchanged or refunded for a reduced fee in the following cases: 

• Duplicate tickets purchased (travel date, route and passenger – full name and date of birth – are identical)
• If the customer misses a connection booked with a supersaver ticket, they can purchase a ticket at the standard rate for the same day and obtain a refund for the supersaver ticket after the journey. To obtain a refund, the customer must present both their original supersaver ticket and the original ticket bought at the standard rate. Only tickets with completely identical routes can be refunded.
  
• Ticket purchased for the wrong customer group (day pass without the Half Fare travelcard or full fare instead of discounted). Tickets can only be refunded if customers can prove that they purchased the correct ticket afterwards (route and passenger – full name and date of birth – must be identical).
  
• Proven inability to travel (illness, accident), confirmed by a doctor’s note. 
  
• Death.

Tickets issued as part of a special offer can be exchanged or refunded free of charge in the following cases:

• Subsequent purchase of personal travelcards for at least 12 months (as per tariff 600.9, section 16.0). The name on the e-ticket must match the one on the travelcard and each e-ticket can only be shown once. The OT number/ticket ID must be checked.

Online refunds.

If a ticket was purchased and not used under the above-mentioned conditions, the refund can be applied for independently either directly online or by means of an online refund form. 

You can find more information on this at sbb.ch/en/refund

Note: The relevant ticket or order number must also be sent with the form. In the case of a forgotten travelcard, the customer number (000-000-000-0) or the basic card number (xxxxxx) of the forgotten travelcard must also be given.

Refunds at the station.

The ticket can be shown on your mobile device or as a printout at the station to obtain a refund. Supersaver tickets cannot be refunded at the Station.

An e-voucher is a means of payment that can be bought and redeemed electronically on a self-service basis. E-vouchers may be purchased online at SBB.ch/en/buying. E-vouchers cannot be bought and/or redeemed at ticket counters and ticket machines. They also cannot be redeemed via SBB Businesstravel. 

E-vouchers are impersonal and may therefore be transferred. They can be redeemed as often as you wish until the credit has been used up completely. E-vouchers are generally redeemable for all offers via the aforementioned sales channels.  

E-vouchers are available in any value up to a maximum of CHF 5,500. E-vouchers are valid for five years from the date of purchase. They may no longer be redeemed after the expiry date. If the e-voucher code is lost, it is only possible for the person who bought the e-voucher to request it from the SBB Contact Center via their profile. It is not possible to redeem e-vouchers in conjunction with payments made on an American Express credit card.

E-vouchers cannot be exchanged or refunded.

Please note our data privacy policy.

Securing revenue/anti-abuse measures.

The data of customers and travelcard holders is required and processed to secure revenue (checking the validity of tickets or travelcards, collection of payment, anti-abuse measures, etc.). The Swiss transport companies are entitled to process all data regarding passengers or the contracting parties (ticket and inspection data and, where appropriate, sensitive data related to any abuse) for the entire inspection process and to share said data with other transport companies (including those in other countries in the case of international tickets or travelcards) for validity inspection purposes or in order to prevent abuse.

Passengers and the contracting parties recognise that, in the event of the discovery of any abuse and forgeries, the Swiss transport companies are authorised to make the relevant personal and customer data (which is no longer anonymised and sensitive, if applicable) available to all internal personnel affected by the abuse as well as external transport companies to prevent further abuse. Additionally, the personal and customer data of passengers or contracting parties who have a criminal record may be shared with internal and external transport companies, especially for prevention purposes. In this case, access to sensitive personal and customer data in line with data protection law is guaranteed. SBB reserves the right to analyse individuals’ use of promotional codes.

The GTCs shall apply in their final version. The LTCs may amend their tariffs, and thus these GTCs, at any time. SBB shall inform passengers and/or contracting parties of any changes to the GTCs properly and in advance.

Swiss law shall apply exclusively. The place of performance, place of debt enforcement (the latter applying only to persons resident abroad) and sole place of jurisdiction for any disputes in connection with this agreement will be Bern, unless specified otherwise by the Swiss Civil Jurisdiction Act.