Nov 5, 2016 - 1:06 PM
It seems that all passengers on ZSG ships on Lake Zürich will have to pay a surcharge from 11 December 2016. I have only been able to find the information in German, but this is the gist of what it says, to the best of my understanding:
- Surcharge is CHF 5 per passenger on ZSG ships
- Everyone needs 2 tickets: a normal ticket (or pass, I presume) for the appropriate zones, plus a ticket for the CHF 5 surcharge, otherwise you are considered to be travelling without a valid ticket
- Surcharge tickets can be bought in ticket machines, at counters, by SMS, on board and in the SBB Ticket Shop
- No reductions in the surcharge for children up to 16 years old, Half-fare Card or GA passholders. (I suspect this will also apply to holders of the Swiss Travel Pass, although it is not stated.)
- The surcharge is not included in the ZürichCARD, and must be bought separately
- There are some exceptions for children up to 6 years old, and children travelling on Juniorkarte, Enkelkarte, Kinder-Mitfahrkarte. (I'm not certain what the official English names for these cards are)
- The surcharge ticket is valid for a calendar day (till 5 am the following morning), not for a 24-hour period
Hopefully there will be an official page in English before the surcharge comes into effect.
The German-language page is at:
www.zvv.ch/zvv/de/abos -und-tickets/tickets/zsg-schiffszuschlag.html#
There is also a link on that page to FAQs, also in German
Alpenrose
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