travel and transportation

travelling between Saint-Genis-Pouilly and CERN

The little "Saut de puce" 2 CHF ticket is a tempting and rational ticket for the journal between Saint-Genis-Pouilly and CERN, but it is not the right ticket. The correct one is the "Short trip" 3.40 CHF ticket because you're crossing a border. Ugh. You can walk the journey as an alternative.

too many cooks

It is preferable to purchase tickets before boarding the transport. For some routes (including the Bus Y route), you may have to purchase tickets using an enboard ticket machine. If there are too many people to allow you to purchase the ticket in time, be sure to tell the driver (shouting if necessary) that you are trying to buy your ticket.

TPG SMS-Ticket

Within Geneva (probably only), you can get an SMS ticket. In order to use this you need a telephone with a Swiss SIM card and you need to know the appropriate ticket code. The ticket codes are as follows:

Send an SMS to 788 containing the appropriate ticket code (e.g. tpg1). The SMS-Ticket should be something like the following:

GENEVE
Billet zone 10
7h53
4561112-4521152871252-FGBH121255245
non-transmissible