With the 1-month GA Travelcard, you can travel for one month without restriction on public transport throughout Switzerland, in the same way as with a GA Travelcard.

The 1-month GA Travelcard is available for children and young people (under 25) and for adults (aged at least 25) in 1st and 2nd class. It is personal, non-transferable and valid for one month from the start date of your choice(?)Show note choiceChosen start date until -1 day in the following month (for example: 23 September 2021 until 22 October 2021).Close note.

The area of validity for the 1-month GA Travelcard corresponds to that of the GA Travelcard.

If you have a SwissPass, you can buy the 1-month GA Travelcard online or at a staffed point of sale for public transport.

To make sure you receive the right offer for adults or young people when purchasing online, please enter the relevant customer number. You will find the customer number on the SwissPass in the format 000-000-000-0.

You can buy the 1-month GA Travelcard including SwissPass at any point of sale for public transport. Please take official ID and a recent analogue or digital passport photo with you.

First-time purchasing online with an identity check.

If you did not previously hold a SwissPass, you can still buy your new 1-month 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.

Delivery of your 1-month GA Travelcard on the SwissPass takes approx. ten days by post. If you would like your 1-month GA Travelcard to be valid sooner, we will issue you with a temporary SwissPass.

Since the 1-month GA Travelcard is not automatically renewed, you need to purchase a new travelcard if you want to travel for another month with your GA Travelcard. You can do this very easily online. Alternatively, you can buy your 1-month GA Travelcard at any SBB ticket machine or at a staffed point of sale. Before your current 1-month GA Travelcard expires, we will inform you about how you can renew it.

To make sure you receive the right offer for adults or children and young people when purchasing online, please enter the relevant customer number. You will find the customer number on the SwissPass in the format 000-000-000-0.

Purchasing online.

When purchasing online, you can pay by credit card, PostFinance Card, Reka Card or Twint.

Purchasing 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 must be in the same name as the contracting party.
• The credit card will be charged once the order has been received.

Payment by PostFinance Card and by Twint.

Other payment options at our points of sale.

At a point of sale, you can pay using a Maestro card, PostFinance Card, any of the credit cards listed above, Reka Checks, Reka Card, Twint, voucher or cash.

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 1-month 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. In this case, adults will only need to provide a new photo if the previous one was taken more than ten years ago. Children and young people under 25 will only have to do so if their previous photo was taken more than five years ago.

First-time purchasing online with an identity check.

If you are purchasing a 1-month 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. 

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.

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. (The credit card must be in the same name as the contracting party.)
• Passport or ID card for the travelcard user and for the contracting party (for example, if you are purchasing a 1-month GA Travelcard for your child as a parent or for another person). 
• 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 1-month 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.
• a recent, high-quality, digital passport photo.
• a passport or ID card.

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Purchasing at a public transport point of sale.

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 Point-to-Point Travelcard for your child as a parent or for another person).

Already have a SwissPass?

Your 1-month GA Travelcard will be valid on the SwissPass from its first day of validity. 

This is your first SwissPass?

Your 1-month GA Travelcard on the SwissPass will be delivered by post within around ten days. If you would like your new 1-month GA Travelcard to be valid earlier, we can provide a temporary SwissPass. If you order online, you can print it out as a PDF. If you order at a ticket counter, bring all your documents with you and you will receive it there.

No. As a 1-month GA Travelcard is only valid for one month and does not renew automatically, you cannot deposit or cancel it.

No, a Half Fare Travelcard is not required to purchase a 1-month GA Travelcard.

No, the 1-month GA Travelcard does not renew automatically. Register at swisspass.ch and we will remind you in good time by e-mail or text message of the last day of validity for your card.