School classes and Y+S (Youth+Sports) groups with passengers under 25 years old can benefit from the affordable Day Pass for Schools. Children, young people, dogs and accompanying adults can travel for one day as a group of 10 or more in 2nd class for as little as CHF 15 – wherever the GA Travelcard is valid. The usual registration requirement for groups applies.

The Day Pass for Schools is valid for travel as a group as part of school trips or Youth+Sports events. The group can be made up of the following passengers aged from 6 and under 25 (up to 24.99 years old):

• children aged at least 6 from public or private nurseries.
• pupils from the 1st to 9th year at public and private middle schools, or schools for the disabled, deaf, blind and visually impaired.
• students from higher education institutes and universities.
• young people from disabled youth institutes, orphanages and children’s homes.
• people taking part in Youth+Sports events, Youth+Sports camps and other official camps and events (training camps, music camps etc.).

The Day Pass for Schools is only available in 2nd class and cannot be combined with a class upgrade.

The Day Pass for Schools is available at staffed public transport points of or via the order form for school trips (order deadline: at least five days in advance). It is best that the person leading the school trip books the required Day Passes for Schools (or other group tickets), including the seat reservations. To ensure we can calculate the price correctly, we need to know the ages of the pupils you are travelling with and how many hold a GA Travelcard, Half Fare Travelcard, Regional Travelcard, Point-to-Point Travelcard or Modular Travelcard for the entire route being travelled. 

The Day Pass for Schools also costs CHF 15 for accompanying adults aged 25 or over. A maximum of two accompanying adults aged 25 or over are permitted for each eight young people (aged 6–24.99).

For group journeys under the price threshold of the Day Pass for Schools (CHF 15 per person), please buy standard group tickets or group tickets from the regional fare networks.

• You can change the number of passengers up until 30 minutes before the start of the journey free of charge at a staffed public transport point of sale.
• If you make a change later, we will charge an excess of CHF 10 for each refund request made if the group becomes smaller.
• If a change is made, you should always ask train staff to confirm how many passengers actually make the journey in each direction. Do the same if you use additional services from third parties at your destination.
• If necessary, apply for a refund after your journey.

School trips must be booked in advance. When you make the purchase at a staffed public transport point of sale, we ask you to register the journey at the latest two working days before your departure. (For example, if you are travelling on a Thursday, the request must be submitted by Monday evening at the latest).

The Day Pass for Schools is only valid for the selected travel date, for journeys from Monday to Sunday from midnight to 5am the following day. 

Yes. Seat reservations are included in the price of the tickets and will be made where possible.

People holding a GA Travelcard, Point-to-Point Travelcard, Modular Travelcard or Regional Travelcard count towards the minimum number of participants provided the area of validity for their travelcard(s) covers the route of the group journey in full.

No, there is not always a label on the train. For group journeys on RegioExpress, regional and S-Bahn trains, the seating the group needs is provided but no physical reservation label is provided on the train. On long-distance trains travelling before 6am and after 8pm, reservation labels are also not provided.

If your group journey cannot take place as planned, let us know that you wish to amend or cancel your journey no later than 11am the day before travel. Please observe the special provisions for partner offers, including RailAway. Unfortunately, if you inform us later than this, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to make the changes.

Please note that a fee of CHF 10 is charged for cancellation of unused group tickets with the Day Pass for Schools.

No. Self-service loading of bicycles is not available for groups with the Day Pass for Schools. Find out about the other options available to you.

We provide the following luggage offers for group journeys in Switzerland:

Dogs can also travel with you for CHF 15. The dog counts towards the minimum number of participants of 10.

Yes, you have to tell us when ordering your group journey so that a suitable coach can be reserved for you. At the same time, notify the SBB Contact Center Handicap about your journey. Groups that include more than one wheelchair user can only be carried subject to certain conditions. The double-deck trains for long-distance services enable travel in a group (maximum of ten people in wheelchairs). On board all other trains, groups may only be able to travel in different compartments or split across several trains, depending on the size of the group.