Public transport in the City of Geneva

The City of Geneva actively participates in developing the public transport network to ensure that it meets the needs of the inhabitants as closely as possible:

• it adapts the city’s roads to public transport, paying particular attention to making stops accessible to people with reduced mobility;
• it contributes to funding certain lines (line 35);
• it subsidises the Noctambus service (night service on Fridays and Saturdays from midnight);
• it participates in the projects and studies of the public transport blueprint.

Trains and RER lines

Léman Express - CEVA

From 15 December 2019, the Léman Express will operate on the new CEVA line (Cornavin–Eaux-Vives–Annemasse line) connecting 45 stations across a distance of 230 km. UNIRESO tickets and passes are valid, except to and from Bellegarde.

RER

The regional express network (RER) serves the surrounding municipalities, in particular on the northern shore, from Versoix to la Plaine, with a “Tout Genève” unireso travel ticket.

CFF lines

Outside the regional network, the train offers a quick means of travel between Geneva and other Swiss cities. The City of Geneva provides its inhabitants with CFF day passes at reduced rates.

Timetables, prices and information relating to the trains can be found on the CFF website.

Buses and trams

A large number of bus and tram lines managed by Transports publics genevois (TPG) allow users to travel around the entire territory.

Noctambus

On Friday and Saturday evenings, the Noctambus service operates between the city centre and the surrounding areas from midnight to 5 a.m.

Handicapped people

TPG has taken measures to facilitate access to buses and trams for handicapped people. All lines are accessible to people with reduced mobility and confined to a wheelchair. The presence of a pictogram on the information boards indicates whether the vehicles are adapted. Working in collaboration with Foyer Handicap, TPG also offers a “mobility for all” accompaniment service.

Blind and visually impaired people can obtain a card authorising them to travel freely and free of charge on the entire local public transport network. This identity card can be obtained from the Fondation pour le bien des aveugles (foundation for the welfare of the blind).

Mouettes and excursion boats

The Mouettes genevoises operate shuttle services on the lake which are part of the TPG network (accessible with a unireso travel ticket), connecting one shore with the other.

The Compagnie générale de navigation sur le lac Léman (CGN) offers excursions around the entire lake. The City of Geneva provides its inhabitants with CGN day passes at reduced rates.

Taxis

In Geneva, it is possible to order a taxi in several ways:

• by hailing one in the street;
• by contacting a taxi firm (telephone, mobile app or website);
• by waiting at one of the 60 taxi ranks in the city, at the airport and at the railway stations.

Consult the list of taxi firms in the Geneva Yellow Pages.

Mobility allowance for young people

The City of Geneva grants young people aged between 6 and 24 resident in the municipality with an allowance of CHF 100 to obtain an annual “Tout Genève” unireso junior pass. More information