General practical information
On www.budget.com and www.alamo.com seem to offer the cheapest deals. However, these prices are only valid if you book online, and you must make your reservation at least 3 days before you want to hire the car, in order for them to confirm your booking and to guarantee those prices.
Alternatively, if you decide last-minute to hire a car, this is possible at Geneva Airport.
The Homepage of the Geneva bus company.
General timetable and route maps for the different bus and tram lines: www.tpg.ch
The night bus schedule:
http://www.tpg.ch/en/plan-noctambus
Please note you must buy a separate ticket for travel into France!
It is not only the bus company which sells passes; you can also get them in a lot of kiosks, listed in the following link.
The nearest place to CERN to buy a buss pass is in Balexert Shopping Centre.
On www.yallo.ch (does cheap sim cards – text to anywhere in Europe for 15 Cents, a call to any other phone for 22-25 Cents / minute in most countries – see list of countries here: https://www.yallo.ch/kp/ext/pdf/yallo_tarif_overview_e.pdf
Any electrical shop such as Fnac, Fust, both of which are in Balexert and in the city centre, can advise you on options.
Supermarkets in France:
- Carrefour Market in Saint Genis: bus Y direction Val Thoiry, stop "Malivert".
- Lidl in Ferney-Voltaire: bus Y direction Ferney-Voltaire-Mairie, stop : "Chemin de Colovrex-Douane".
- Leclerc in Ferney-Voltaire: tram 18 to "Jardin-Alpin-Vivarium" - tram 14 to "Meyrin-Gravière" - bus O direction Lycée International , stop: "Bois Candide".
- Shopping Centre “Val Thoiry”: bus Y direction Val Thoiry, terminus.
- DIA in Ferney-Voltaire: bus Y direction Ferney-Voltaire-Mairie, stop : "Brunette"
Supermarkets in Switzerland:
- Coop in Meyrin Village: tram 18, stop: "Meyrin Village".
- Shopping Centre of Meyrin: tram 18 to "Jardin-Alpin-Vivarium" - tram 14 direction Meyrin Gavriere, stop “Forumeyrin”.
- Pam in Meyrin: tram 18 to "Meyrin Village" - bus 57 direction Aeroport, stop “Vernes” (very small).
- Shopping Center Blandonnet: tram 18, stop “Blandonnet”.
- Shopping Centre Balexert: tram 18, stop “Balexert” – Has a large Migros and many other shops- including electrical shops, clothes shops, a cinema, and is also the nearest place to buy bus passes.