I currently work at a startup which we’re financing from our own pockets. So I’m always looking for a way to save some money. And I found a way to save almost 1000 Swiss Francs on my public transport bills this year.
The GA is the train flat-rate as sold by the Swiss train company SBB. There is complicated tariff jungle for how much it costs. This is how I bought the GA so far:
Owner | Category | Price |
---|---|---|
Me | Adult GA | CHF 3100 |
My wive | Partner GA | CHF 2100 |
Total | - | CHF 5200 |
As my wive is not yet 25 I’ll now be able to reverse it like this:
Owner | Category | Price |
---|---|---|
My wive | Junior GA | CHF 2250 |
Me | Partner GA | CHF 2100 |
Total | - | CHF 4350 |
Savings: CHF 850.
A few detail information:
- The Junior GA is for people from 16 to 25
- The Adult GA is for everybody from 25 to 65
- The Partner GA can be bought if somebody living in the same household as a proper GA. And the Junior GA does count (contrary to what I had expected)