According to the Switzerland’s price watchdog Surveillant des prix, train journeys between Geneva and Lausanne, and between Bern and Zurich are too expensive when compared to prices abroad.
A one-year annual GA travel card (abonnement general) currently costs CHF 3,655 in second class or CHF 5,970 in first class. Swiss Rail’s website puts the per killometre price at 14.2 cents if you cover 25,000 km over a year. A round trip from Zurich to Geneva is around 550 kms so you’d need to make this journey on average once a week to reach 25,000 km across a year. If these prices are out of reach then a half price card, which halves ticket prices, is a good option. These cost CHF 165 for one year. According to one calculation a typical car costs 65 cents per kilometre.
Source: Le NEWS & 24 Heures, 05.05.2016
