With the GA Travelcard you can enjoy unlimited travel on CFF trains and those of most private Swiss railway companies. The GA is also valid for postbuses and boats, as well as local public transport such as trams and buses in most cities and urban areas. You can also benefit from advantageous conditions on many Swiss mountain railways. Please note that the night supplement is not included in the GA (and must therefore be paid as extra).
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Staff entitled to SBB Half-Fare Travelcard can choose for a subsidy on the purchase of a GA Travelcard instead. The subsidy is in the form of a voucher (PDF) which can be requested by email from [email protected]. Please let us know if you wish to travel 1st class. The voucher is valid online for a first purchase with an annual payment. For monthly payments and automatic renewals, the voucher must be redeemed directly at a SBB point of sale. No refund after the purchase is possible.
- For employees over 25 years old, a 25% voucher for a GA Travelcard for Adults 2nd class ( for 1st class, the voucher will then be of 15%) or a voucher up to CHF 500.- maximum for the GA Duo Partner, GA for disabled persons,GA for 25 year olds or the GA Travelcard Familia for Adults. The subsidy for the GA Travelcard Familia Youth is of 25%, ie CHF 231,25.
- Employees undergoing training (Doctoral Assistants,Apprentices and Interns) are authorized to travel 2nd class and can obtain a voucher up to CHF 500.- maximum valid for the GA youth for those under 25 years old or a 25% voucher valid for a GA Travelcard for Adults.
The value of these vouchers is part of the taxable salary. The amount is shown on the payslip as ‘Bon de réduction sur l’AG’.
Additional reductions can be granted as from 60 days* per calendar year of business travel (when an employee exercises their professional activity away from their habitual workplace and more than 10km away from it or from their home). It should be noted that the journey from home to workplace is not considered as a business trip. It is possible as of EPF functional grades 7 to subscribe to the 1st class.
- 60 days or more of business travel per year : fully paid by EPFL.
In order to benefit from frequent traveller discounts, you must complete a list of your business trips signed by your line manager. You will find this document on our page HR Documents and Forms (title of form: Professional Travel List under heading Mobility benefits).
*A round trip on the same day counts as a one-day travel.
For any questions concerning these discounts, please contact [email protected] (or +41 21 693 37 04).
Doctoral Assistants based on associated campuses who have to attend their courses on the EPFL site in Lausanne, are considered as frequent travellers with the application of the corresponding 40% discount on the corresponding GA This is a transition measure only valid in 2023. As of 2024, LEX 5.6.2 will be applied under the same conditions as for the other employees..
Please contact [email protected] (or +41 21 693 37 04) to obtain the discount.
Ask [email protected] for a new AG voucher.
The EPFL subsidy for frequent travellers is in the form of discount vouchers issued by HR. This subsidy is intended to be for one year. If the employment contract is terminated before the end of the validity of the GA Travelcard, a reimbursement is required and deducted from the final salary (if necessary, the holder of the GA Travelcard can request the cancellation of their Travelcard and receive the reimbursement).
Please ask [email protected] to receive a new AG voucher.