Can a grandfather add his grandson to the Swiss Travel pass - Family Card?

leonvillacr

Is it possible for a grandfather to add his grandson to a Swiss Travel Pass?

The boy is traveling with grandparents only, not his parents, and they are wondering if it´s possible for them to add his grandson.

Thanks in advance for your answer.

Regards

RolandP

Hello leonvillacr

Unfortunately not.

The Swiss Family Card is available for own children, stepchildren and foster children up to 15.99 years of age.

For the grand parents, there is the Children’s Co-Travel Card. It costs CHF 30 per child, valid for one year and it offers the absolutely identical benefits as the Swiss Family Card. They can obtain the Childrens’ Co-Travel Card at the counter in the SBB Travel Center. For residents, it comes as a red plastic card, for tourist as paper pass.

→ Children’s Co-Travelcard. | SBB

Kind regards,
Roland

leonvillacr

Thanks Roland

The things is that:

they are not EU citizens
they will be just staying for 4 days
they want to buy the Swiss travel card online

Is there an option for them?

Regards

RolandP

Hello leonvillacr

Yes, they can still buy the Children Co-Travel Card at the counter. It costs CHF 30 per child, and is still the cheaper option than buying Child day passes or Child tickets. The Co-Travelcard for tourists cannot be bought online and is not mentioned on the SBB website. The link I pasted above is about the resident offer, just to give you an idea.

The Swiss Travel Pass comes with the Swiss Family Card but this is for parents only, not for other relatives.

They should go to the counter after arrival and ask for Children Co-Travelcards; there is really no issue or any strings attached; as foreigners, they will receive them as paper tickets and the children can travel free of charge where ever they travel together.

There is no similar product available online.

Alternatively, they could buy the Children’s Day Pass for CHF 19 / day & child (note: the Co-Travel card costs CHF 30 for their entire stay). However, the day pass is not valid for mountain excursions while the Co-Travelcard is.

Kind regards,
Roland