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Getting Around Public Transport Geneva's superb bus and tram network, Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) (tel: (022) 308 3434; fax: (022) 308 3400; e-mail: cim@tpg.ch; website: www.tpg.ch) won the European transport prize in 1999. It is illegal to board a bus or tram without a pre-purchased or validated ticket. Coin-operated vending machines (where tickets can also be validated) are situated at all bus and tramway stops. These provide tickets allowing free circulation for one hour (SFr2.20, including transfers) or cheaper tickets for three-stop trips with a return within 30 minutes (SFr1.50). A one-day pass (SFr5) and multiple tickets can be purchased at ticket agents. Taxis Taxis can be ordered by phone, hailed in the street or found in one of the sixty authorised taxi ranks around the city. The fare is shown on the meter, which includes a tip and VAT. Rates are SFr2.70 per kilometre. Taxi-Phone Centrale SA Genève, Genevaís central taxi service, (tel: (022) 331 4133; fax: (022) 331 4122; e-mail: info@taxi-phone.ch; website: www.taxi-phone.ch) provides a 24-hour daily service. Limousines Providers include Arc Limousines Services SA, Rue de Malatrex 32 (tel: (022) 339 0888); Elite Limousine, Rue des Pâquis 51 (tel: (022) 731 8111 (24 hours); website: www.elite.ch) and Avis SA, Rue de Lausanne 44 (tel: (022) 731 9000). Expect to pay about SFr583 for a day's hire. Driving in the City The roads in Geneva are good and rarely congested. There are extra low speed limits on narrow sections of road, such as in the Old Town. White markings signify unlimited parking; blue, 90 minute parking; and red, 15 minutes. Parking discs are compulsory and can be obtained from police stations. The main car parks are situated at Rue du Mont-Blanc, Place de Cornavin and Rue Henri Dunant. Car Hire Cars can be hired at the airport, railway station and hotels. Bookings can be made directly or via car companies. A national driving licence and credit card are required; drivers must be aged 21 years or older. Providers include Avis SA (tel: (022) 731 9000), Budget (tel: (022) 900 2400) and Hertz (tel: (022) 731 1200). Bicycle Hire Bicycles can be hired from Cornavin railway station (tel: 0512 25 14 82). Rates are SFr22 (adults), SFr16 (children), Hot-Point, Rue des Pâquis 22 (tel: (022) 738 3696) and Genèv'Roule, Place de Montbrilliant 17 (tel: (022) 740 1343). |
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