Hello -

I have a part time nanny who picks up my daughter (6) from school and comes home on the bus. I am looking for the most affordable way for the nanny to travel with her on the bus. On the SBB website it says the junior card must be purchased by a parent or grandparent but I wonder if this could be an option for the nanny. It isn't clear if the parent/grandparent is the person that must be traveling with them or if they could ride with another adult who has a ticket.

If the junior card isn't an option, do any of you have any thoughts on other ways to get a decent fare for her?

Thanks!

Does the nanny already have a halbtax?

How often does she do that? If it's every day, a weekly or monthly pass is the way to go. (And possibly a taxable benefit in kind).

According to mine - the parent card isn't transferable. I.e. it only works when I'm carrying and travelling with my daughter. I'd love to be wrong though!

As Tom suggested, daily or frequent trips would be cheapest with a monthly or annual pass. A few trips each week, then you'd have to check the price difference between the pass and "mehrfahrtenkarten", multi-trip passes. My kids only travel to or from school without me on rare occasions, but they each have a card in their wallet to clip when traveling without me. You can buy them in bulk, either at a ticket office or online.

Curiously, the online ticket shop appears to not be available in English.