ZONE UPGRADE

Zone upgrade for a valid ticket

Are you planning to travel outside the area for which your ticket or travelcard is valid? If so, you can purchase the missing zones at automatic ticket machines. You can also buy zone upgrades in advance at the ticket counter (don’t forget to validate!).

Short-duration zone upgrade

  Adults Children 6 - 16 / Half-Fare
  Valid Hrs. 2nd class CHF 1st class CHF 2nd class CHF 1st class CHF
1-2 zones 1 4.00 6.60 2.80 4.60
3 zones 2 6.20 10.20 3.10 5.10
4 zones 2 8.00 13.20 4.00 6.60
5 zones 2 9.80 16.20 4.90 8.10
6 zones 2 11.60 19.20 5.80 9.60
7 zones 2 13.40 22.20 6.70 11.10
 

24-hour zone upgrade

  Adults Children 6 - 16 / Half-Fare
  Valid Hrs. 2nd class CHF 1st class CHF 2nd class CHF 1st class CHF
1-2 zones 24 8.00 13.20 5.60 9.20
3 zones 24 12.40 20.40 6.20 10.20
4 zones 24 16.00 26.40 8.00 13.20
5 zones 24 19.60 32.40 9.80 16.20
6 zones 24 23.20 38.40 11.60 19.20
7 zones 24 26.80 44.40 13.40 22.20
 

If your ZVV ticket plus your zone upgrade cover 8 zones, you can roam freely within the entire ZVV network.
A 9 o’clock pass for the city/agglomeration of Zurich or a 9 o’clock pass for the city/agglomeration of Winterthur plus a zone upgrade for 4 zones entitles you to travel across the whole ZVV network.
Fare zones 10 (Zurich municipal Zone) and 20 (Winterthur) count double in calculating the fare.