Your 2nd class GA travelcard entitles you to travel in 1st class. Class upgrades are available for individual journeys, 1 day or 1 month. You can permanently upgrade your 2nd class GA travelcard to 1st class at any time during its period of validity.
Class upgrade for individual trips.
You can always decide spontaneously whether you would like to travel in 1st class. Buy a Route-specific Class Upgrade online or via the smartphone app (important: before the train departs), at ticket machines or at the ticket counter. The basis for the class upgrade is a 2nd class ticket.
Class upgrade for 1 day.
The Day Class Upgrade entitles you to one day’s 1st class travel with your 2nd class GA travelcard.
Class upgrade for 1 month.
The one-month class upgrade allows you to travel first class for a month with your second class GA travelcard. It is available from any ticket counter priced at CHF 225 for an adult GA travelcard and at CHF 165 for the other GA travelcards. One-month class upgrades are not available for the Familia GA travelcard for children.
For GA Travelcard combinations, monthly class upgrades for discounted GA Travelcards are only possible if the basic GA Travelcard has been issued for the 1st class.
Permanent class upgrade.
You can permanently upgrade your 2nd class GA travelcard to 1st class at any time during its period of validity. The charge for your new GA travelcard is reduced pro rata in respect of the remaining term of the old one. Please note that the Duo partner GA travelcard and Familia GA travelcard for partners can only be permanently upgraded if combined with a 1st class basic GA travelcard.
Class upgrades for your GA travelcard may be obtained from the ticket counter or by contacting the SBB Contact Center, 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
