One-month GA travel card_sent to train station_delayed delivery_Alpiglen to Gri…

Pin-Hsuan · 2023-09-10T09:05:14+00:00

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One-month GA travel card_sent to train station_delayed delivery_Alpiglen to Grindelwald.

Is it possible to deliver the travel card to one of the SBB train station?We will not staying in one location but constantly travelaround Switzerland, thus it is impossible for us to staying in one place just to wait for the travel card.
It is suggested on the website that it takes approximately 10 ten days to deliver the travel card and SBB could provide us a temperory Swiss Pass at first. How long is the valid period of temperory pass?What if the Travel Card is not delivered after 10 days? Could the expiration date of temperory Swiss Pass be extended?

3. We plan on hiking the Eiger Trail and will have to take the train from Alpiglen to Grindelwald. Is the GA Travel Card valid for the train between Alpiglen and Grindelwald? Should we pay extra fee for this route?

Thank you for your time.

Mit freundlichen grüßenPin-Hsuan

RolandP

Hello Pin-Hsuan

1) No, the delivery address cannot be a station yet must be a private address in Switzerland or in one of the neighbouring countries.

2) The temporary GA travel Card is valid for 2 months; with it, you must always carry a passport or ID card.

3) No, the GA Travel Card is valid to inhabited places such as Grindelwald, but not above. Holding the GA Travell Card you benefit from discounts, see the validity map here: https://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/internet/sbb/en/abos-billette/abonnemente/Geltungsbereichskarte.pdf.sbbdownload.pdf.. The area of validity is commonly known as GA-Geltungsbereich.

Kind regards,
Roland

Pin-Hsuan

Hello RolandP,

Thank you for the answer. It helps a lot.

But about the 2nd question, you said that the temperory GA card is valid for two months. However, what we want to purchase is the 1-Month GA Travel Card

(https://www.sbb.ch/en/travelcards-and-tickets/railpasses/ga/ga-1-month.html).

In this case, do you know how long the valid period of the temperory travel card of 1 month GA card is?

RolandP

Hello Pin-Hsuan

They are all valid at least 1 month.

Kind regards,
Roland

Pin-Hsuan

Hello @RolandP,

Got it!

Thank you for the information.

Best regards,

Pin-Hsuan.