With just the U-Abo Subscription you can travel anywhere in the entire TNW network (all zones) - similar to the GA Travelcard. How easy is that? The U-Abo Subscription has been valid trinationally since June 2021. It is also recognized in zones 1, 2 and 3 of the RVL (Regio Verkehrsverbund Lörrach) and in the area of the French Distribus.
Trinational validity of the U-Abo Subscription:
Not out and about every day? A monthly U-Abo subscription for adults is already worthwhile after a good eleven days if, for example, you make two trips a day (return trip) within a zone. It is worthwhile for young adults from the age of seven and for senior citizens from nine days. With two trips a day across two zones, a monthly subscription is worthwhile after nine days for adults, after six days for young adults and eight days for senior citizens.
The annual U-Abo subscription is particularly advantageous: just get yours and ride in comfort for the whole year. The annual subscription is 20% cheaper than buying twelve monthly subscriptions. That’s not all: you get to choose when you want to start the date for your year’s travel.
In order to make the price of the U-Abo Subscription particularly attractive, individual communities and the participating cantons together subsidise the cost of the U-Abo Subscription for all residents in the TNW area.
The U-Abo subscription is personal - issued in your name, which means it cannot be transferred to anyone else. It is only valid together with some other form of personal ID (identity card, passport, SwissPass, U-Abo Card with picture or TNW basic card). If you leave your U-Abo Subscription at home, you have ten days to produce it at any of our sales offices. All you pay is a CHF 5 processing fee and not the surcharge for travellers who don’t own a valid ticket, which is at least CHF 100. Should you lose your personal U-Abo subscription, you can order a replacement, for which the processing fee is CHF 30.
A transferable U-Abo Subscription is also available. It is issued in your name, but an ID isn’t required and this U-Abo Subscription can be loaned to anyone else. However: if you lose it, you cannot get a replacement substitute, and leaving it at home is considered as travelling without a valid ticket. The transferable U-Abo Subscription is only valid for the indicated pass holder in the RVL zones 1, 2 and 3.
Pensioners’ and disability U-Abo Subscription are only available as a personal subscription for 2nd class travel. In order to qualify for subscription for disabled persons, on first application you will need to bring confirmation of disability.
People up to the age of 25 (25th birthday) can save money with the U-Abo Subscription for young adults. These U-Abo Subscriptions are only available as a personal subscription for 2nd class travel.
For dogs with a shoulder hight of more than 30 cm, a dog U-Abo subscription can be purchased for one month or one year.
Answers to frequently asked questions can be found in the FAQ section.
More information on various purchasing and payment possibilities can be found under Purchasing a U-Abo Subscription.
To order your U-Abo subscription you have different options: Ordering a U-Abo Subscription (in German).
With the U-Abo Subscription, you can benefit from exclusive offers. You can find more information about the U-Abo voucher portal under Discounts or directly at u-abo.ch.
U-Abo prices (effective 10.12.2023) | ||||
Residence and tax domicile | Monthly U-Abo Subscription | Annual U-Abo Subscription | ||
2nd Class | 1st Class | 2nd Class | 1st Class | |
Adult (domicile in the TNW network) | 86.00 | 164.00 | 824.00 | 1576.00 |
Adult (not domiciled in the TNW network) | 111.00 | 189.00 | 1074.00 | 1826.00 |
Adult transferable (domicile in the TNW network) | 108.00 | 202.00 | 1020.00 | 1926.00 |
Adult transferable (not domiciled in the TNW network) | 133.00 | 226.00 | 1280.00 | 2176.00 |
Senior citizens (men: 65+, women: 64+) (domicile in the TNW network) | 72.00 | -- | 688.00 | -- |
25 or under (domicile in the TNW area) | 57.00 | -- | 542.00 | -- |
25 or under (not domiciled in the TNW network) | 82.00 | -- | 792.00 | -- |