Friends Day Pass for Youth vs GA Travel Card

StefanKatsarov

Hi! I’m planning a trip to Saas-Grund with a friend and we’ll both be using the Friends Day Pass for Youth (CHF 80 for up to 4 people under 25). I know this pass counts as a GA for the day, and I had a couple of specific questions:

Is the Saas-Grund → Kreuzboden cable car fully included in the GA area (and thus free with the Youth Day Pass)?

For the Kreuzboden → Hohsaas segment (which I understand is not included in the GA), → Do we get the GA discounted fare (CHF 19.50 return) since the Youth Day Pass counts as a GA for that day?

Here is the relevant website for the cable car pricing: https://www.saas-fee.ch/en/services-informationen/tarife-fahrplaene-bergbahnen/tarife-bergbahnen/saas-grund.

Just trying to double-check how the fares work so we can plan accordingly. Thanks for any information on this 🙂.

RedBaron

StefanKatsarov
Day passes “count as GA” only in terms of free travel on public transportation to permanently populated places such as Saas Fee. A discount (usually 50%) on ‘touristic’ mountain rides like those cable cars is however only granted with a half fare card or a ‘real’ GA (coming with a 4-digit price tag).
Just a day pass without half fare card doesn’t get you such a reduction, that would be too good to be true.

You would also see this on the online validity map, making sure you select the correct day pass option (WITHOUT half fare card) in that box within the map, and then zooming in to the Saas Fee area:
https://sbb-tickets.cc/en/tickets-offers/travelcards/area-validity-map.html
(grey solid line = not included / no reduction)