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Switzerland has one of the best communication
networks in Europe.
There are several ways to get to Geneva
:
- by plane : Air France, AOM and Swissair have
several daily flights, which take 55 minutes
(approx 1170 FF). There is a railway station at
Geneva airport.
- by train : the railways, like the bus service, is
rapid and efficient. There are three TGVs every day
between Paris and Geneva, a trip which takes
3h30.
- by road :
Paris -Basle (by main roads) : N19 via Troyes,
Chaumont, Vesoul, Belfort, then the D419 via
Altkirch = 490 kms.
by the autoroute : A6 to Beaune, A36 to Mulhouse,
A35 to Basle = 570 kms.
Paris - Geneva : by autoroute
AG to Macon, A40 to Geneva = 535 kms.
Paris - Lausanne : A6 to
Beaune, A36 to Dole, D72 to Pontarlier, N57 to
Vallorbe = 514 kms
to get to Zurich :
- by plane : the international airport of
Zurich-Kloten is 10 kms out of Zurich. Air France
and Swissair do direct flights which take about an
hour.
- by train : there is no TGV going there, but you
can take an international train : Le Corbusier
leaves in the morning and L'Arbalète in the
afternoon. The trip takes about 6 hours.
- by road : the A6 from Paris direction Bonn, then
the A36 to Mulhouse and the A35 direction Basle.
After that there is about 100 kms to Zurich.
to get to Lausanne :
- the TGV 'Ligne de coeur' which leaves from the
gare de Lyon gets you from Paris to Lausanne in
less than 4 hours. 3 - 5 return trips daily.
AOM : Tel 0803 00 12 34
Air France : 0820 820 820
Swissair : 0802 300 400
There are also regular flights to Basle and to
Berne.
Internal Transport :
Rail 2000 is a large scale railway project that the
Swiss approved in 1998 (both the citizens and the
cantons). Rail 2000 should improve public transport
by developing the railways using high tech. It will
require a lot of organization and modern equipment
and the lines will have to be rearranged.
The first stage of Rail 2000 concerns 50
construction projects and the second should work on
the concept of improving railway junctions to
increase the connections between the big cities and
the smaller towns, rural zones and small centres
etc. The cantons and the transport companies will
be closely involved in the planning.
There are several ways to get about in Switzerland,
there is a good bus network, hourly trains go
between most of the towns and the airports, a car
costs less than in France and petrol is
cheaper.
If you take your car with you, you have a year to
change your number plates.
Bicycles also have to be
registered in Switzerland.
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