Children up to the age of 16 can obtain a reduced GA travelcard when one parent in the household already holds a basic GA travelcard (GA travelcard for adults, GA travelcard for young adults, GA travelcard for students, GA travelcard for senior citizens or GA travelcard for disabled persons).
Tip: if children up to the age of 16 travel with a GA travelcard but the parents do not hold one themselves, the GA travelcard for children is the ideal solution.
Purchase and payment options.
The Familia GA travelcard for children can only be ordered using an order form (PDF, 255 KB). To do this, you need your documentary proof (see below for the documents), your passport or your ID card and a digital passport photo. If you already own a SwissPass, then you can conveniently upload your digital photo to www.swisspass.chLink opens in new window.. The same applies if you have interrupted the automatic renewal of your GA travelcard on your SwissPass and would like to purchase another travelcard. You only need a photo if your previous photo was registered with us more than five years ago.
The GA travelcard for children with annual or monthly payment.
Choose whether to pay for your GA travelcard yearly or monthly. If you would rather pay in smaller, regular amounts, we recommend the GA travelcard with monthly payment for you. This gives you unlimited mobility for any number of months, subject to an applicable minimum contract term, with monthly payment by invoice or with your preferred method of payment at any public transport counter.
Payment – your options at a glance.
Paying for your new travelcard.
When you order your new travelcard using an order form, you can choose whether to pay by invoice and payment slip or by credit card. Alternatively, you can order your travelcard in the online shop and pay there using a PostFinance debit card or a credit card. If you would like face-to-face advice, visit a point of sale, where you can pay by all the usual methods.
I’m paying by credit card.
Pay for your new travelcard with the following credit cards:
- Visa (incl. prepaid cards)
- MasterCard (incl. prepaid cards)
- American Express
- Diners Club International
Order your travelcard and pay by credit card in the online shop, using an order form or at a point of sale. 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.
I’m paying by invoice.
We will send you the invoice together with a payment slip in the post. Please note:
- Your order must be placed at least ten days before your travelcard validity begins. Otherwise your payment by invoice cannot be processed and will be returned.
- We will send you the invoice separately – i.e. not together with your SwissPass card. You must pay this before the first day that your travelcard is valid, otherwise you will receive a payment reminder.
Other options at the point of sale.
Pay by Maestro card, PostFinance card, credit card, Reka Cheque, vouchers or cash at the point of sale.
Payment of subsequent invoices.
Invoice by e-mail.
We will send the travelcard contracting party an e-mail once the invoice is ready in the customer account on swisspass.chLink opens in new window., where you will find all the information about paying the invoice by online banking.
Sign up to receive invoices by e-mail on swisspass.chLink opens in new window. under “Notifications” in the “Settings” menu item or on the order form.
Invoice by post.
We will send you the invoice together with a payment slip in the post.
Direct debit (LSV) and DebitDirect.
If you pay by direct debit through your bank or DebitDirect from Swiss Post, the travelcard fee will automatically be debited from your account on the date the payment is due unless you cancel in time. Fill in the form to pay by LSV or DebitDirect. If you decide to pay by direct debit through a bank, please send the signed form to your bank. If you would like to pay by DebitDirect (Swiss Post) please send the signed form to SBB AG Passenger Traffic c/o SBB Corporate Finance, Poststrasse 6, CH-3000 Bern 65. We will notify you by post or e-mail before the automatic renewal of your travelcard about the upcoming direct debit.
E-bill directly to your e-banking account.
Paying is even more convenient with the e-bill service from Swiss banks. We will send you the e-bill electronically to the billing inbox in your e-banking account. You do not have to read in a payment slip. Simply check the invoice and authorise payment with just a few clicks. Sign up for e-banking with your bank under the menu item E-billing/invoicing at SBB to receive e-bills.
Please note: You will not receive any additional invoicing information from us by post or e-mail when you pay by e-bill. We recommend that you sign up for reminders at swisspass.chLink opens in new window. and we will then remind you in good time, by e-mail or SMS, of your travelcard’s possible cancellation date.
Other options at the point of sale.
Pay by Maestro card, PostFinance card, credit card, Reka Cheque, vouchers or cash at the point of sale.
SwissPass delivery.
Your GA travelcard on your SwissPass will be delivered by post within around ten days. If you need your GA travelcard to be valid sooner than this, we will issue you with a temporary SwissPass. If you order online, print this out as a PDF; if you order at a ticket counter, bring all of your documents with you and you will receive it there.
Required documents.
- A current, good-quality, colour, digital passport photo. If you already own a SwissPass, then you can conveniently upload your digital photo to www.swisspass.ch.Link opens in new window.
- Copy of the passport or ID card of all persons.
- For married parents and registered partnerships or single parents: Copy of family certificate/partnership certificate or the child’s birth certificate.
- Cohabiting parents or parent: Copy of family certificate/partnership certificate of the person with a child/children or the child’s birth certificate.
- Child does not live with the parent who has a basic GA travelcard (parents have separate residences/parents are divorced): Copy of the family certificate of the person(s) with a child/children.
