Route-specific class upgrade: change from 2nd class to 1st on the spur of the moment.

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Route-specific class upgrade

Route-specific class upgrade.

Do you have a ticket for 2nd class – a Point-to-Point ticket, a Day Pass or a GA Travelcard – and fancy changing to 1st class on the spur of the moment? Then buy a class upgrade on SBB.ch or in the SBB Mobile app. And you’ll be travelling first class.

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What the route-specific class upgrade offers.

Enjoy 1st-class comfort.

With a route-specific class upgrade, you can change to 1st class on your desired route on the spur of the moment and enjoy more legroom and comfort on your journey.

Go to the comfort of 1st class

Discount with GA Travelcard, Half Fare Travelcard and for children.

Children aged at least 6 and under 16 and passengers with a Half Fare Travelcard or a 2nd class GA Travelcard can purchase route-specific class upgrades at a discounted price. Passengers aged at least 16 who do not have a Half Fare Travelcard or a 2nd class GA Travelcard can buy a class upgrade at full price.

Class upgrades available on long-distance trains with passenger attendants.

If you are travelling on a long-distance train (EC, IC, IR) with passenger attendants, you can also buy a class upgrade on the train from the train crew. The minimum price of a class upgrade bought on the train is CHF 10. Important: To purchase a class upgrade, you must actively request this from the train crew.

Help with class upgrades on the train

Key information about route-specific class upgrades.

Purchasing.

The route-specific class upgrade can be purchased conveniently online at SBB.ch or in the SBB Mobile / Preview app, at ticket machines or at a staffed public transport point of sale.

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Only valid with tickets for 2nd class.

To make the switch to 1st class, you need to have one of the following 2nd class tickets as a basis: (Supersaver) ticket, Day Pass for the Half Fare Travelcard, Saver Day Pass, Municipal Saver Day Pass, Special Day Pass, GA Travelcard or a Regional / Point-to-Point / Modular Travelcard for the route.

Buy / validate before departure.

It is essential to purchase or validate the class upgrade BEFORE the first scheduled departure time of the train.

Class upgrades in fare networks.

Class upgrades for fare networks are available in the SBB Mobile / Preview apps, as well as via the sales channels of the relevant fare networks.

Questions and answers about the class upgrade.

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Help with class upgrades.

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Help with class upgrade refunds.

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