School classes and Y+S groups of 10 or more people can benefit from the attractively priced Day Pass for Schools for their group travel. Children from 6 years of age, young people under 25 and their accompanying adults can travel for one day in 2nd class for as little as CHF 15 – wherever the GA Travelcard is valid.
The Day Pass for Schools is valid for groups of 10 or more people for travel together as part of school trips or Youth+Sports events.
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 children or young people (aged 6 to under 25).
Dogs can also travel with you for CHF 15. The dog counts towards the minimum number of participants of 10.
You can purchase the Day Pass for Schools using the order form up to seven days before your departure. For schools trips planned at short notice, the Day Pass for Schools can be obtained at a staffed point of sale or by calling the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
The Day Pass for Schools enables you to travel wherever the GA Travelcard is valid. For journeys outside the GA Travelcard area of validity, you must buy add-on tickets at the group rate.
Passengers aged from 6 to under 25 years old and accompanying adults aged 25 or over can benefit from the Day Pass for Schools.
The Day Pass for Schools is only valid for journeys in 2nd class. A class upgrade cannot be added.
The Day Pass for Schools is valid for the following passengers aged at least 6 and under 25:
- Children aged at least 6 from public or private nurseries.
- Pupils from the 1st to 9th year of compulsory education.
- Pupils from public or private secondary schools and vocational training students.
- Pupils from 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.).
- Group journeys for schools and Y+S groups can be booked up to two days before departure (depending on the connection chosen).
- Making a group reservation is obligatory and reservations are made automatically when you buy the Day Pass for Schools at the counter.
The general provisions regarding seat reservations for groups also apply. - 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.
- Children with a Junior Travelcard or Children’s Co-Travelcard, passengers with a Day Pass (including Municipal Day Passes and Saver Day Passes) or a Night GA Travelcard and people with a Disabled Passenger’s ID Card are not included.
- The refund conditions for group tickets under
Tariff 600.9 apply. - For group journeys under the price threshold of the Day Pass for Schools and Y+S groups (CHF 15 per person), please buy standard group tickets or group tickets from the regional fare networks.
- The Day Pass for Schools is not valid for children and young people travelling together unofficially, e.g. for private city trips, skiing trips etc.
When you book a RailAway school trip offer, all passengers with the Day Pass for Schools can benefit from attractive discounts on the school rate at popular excursion destinations throughout Switzerland.
Group ticket. Benefit from a 30% discount from 10 people.
School’n’Rail. Get a discount of up to 30% on school trip offers.
Friends Day Pass for Youth. CHF 80 to travel as a group of four for a day.
Day Pass for Children. Travel by train, bus, tram or boat for a day from CHF 19.