Geneva & the West - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 145

Boat
CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation; 0848 811 848; www.cgn.ch ) runs steamers from
Jardin Anglais and Pâquis to other villages on Lake Geneva, including Lausanne (Sfr60,
3½ hours). Those aged six to 16 pay half-price and kids under six years sail for free. A
one-day Carte Journalière CGN pass (Sfr60) allows unlimited boat travel. Eurail and
Swiss travel passes are also valid.

Train
Trains to/from Annecy, Chamonix and other destinations in neighbouring France use
Gare des Eaux-Vives (Av de la Gare des Eaux-Vives). More-or-less-hourly connections run
from Geneva's central train station Gare de Cornavin (Place de Cornavin) to most Swiss
towns:
Geneva Airport (Sfr2.20, six minutes)

Lausanne (Sfr21, 30 minutes)

Bern (Sfr47, 1¾ hours)
Zürich (Sfr82, 2¾ hours)

Getting Around

Bicycle
Genève Roule ( www.geneveroule.ch ; 4hr free, then per hr Sfr2) Jetée des Pâquis (Jetée des Pâquis;
9am-7pm May-Oct) ; Place de Montbrillant (Place de Montbrillant 17; 8am-9pm May-Oct) ; Place du Rhône

(Place du Rhône; 9am-7pm May-Oct) Bike hire requiring proof of ID and Sfr20 cash deposit.

Boat
Yellow shuttle boats called Les Mouettes ('Seagulls') cross the lake every 10 minutes
between 7.30am and 6pm. Public-transport tickets from by machines at boat bays are val-
id.

Car & Motorcycle