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Taxi, capped fareorPrivate transfer to Lausanne?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Taxi, capped fare reaches Gare Cornavin and the city centre; the Private transfer to Lausanne does not. This goes to Lausanne, not Geneva: the driver takes you to any address there.

The Taxi, capped fare is quicker: 15 min against 45 min.

Taxi, capped fare: hours not recorded. Private transfer to Lausanne: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Lausanne is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersTaxi, capped farePrivate transfer to LausanneDifference
1CHF 50about CHF 180CHF 130
2CHF 50about CHF 180CHF 130
3CHF 50about CHF 180CHF 130
4CHF 50about CHF 180CHF 130
5CHF 50about CHF 200CHF 150
6CHF 50about CHF 200CHF 150
7CHF 50about CHF 200CHF 150
8CHF 50about CHF 400CHF 350

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
taxi · Licensed Geneva taxisTaxi, capped fare
From
The rank outside arrivals
To
The right-bank centre; CHF 60 cap for the left bank
Luggage
Included; no supplement is published for it.
Journey
15 min

CHF 50 is the legal MAXIMUM to Cornavin and the right bank, and the meter is usually less. You cannot be charged more.

It may legally be a minibus with more than nine seats, but it never beats CHF 3 a head on the train until seventeen people.

More than three passengers puts the meter on the higher night rate, CHF 3.80 a kilometre — still under the cap on a ride this short.

In the gap between the last bus and the first train this is the only option, at the same capped price.

Taxi, capped fare: price for every party size

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