Notice: The prices below are those from 2011.
Important: Occupancy tax per person: CHF 2.55 - (subject to change)
Please note: Sometimes a credit card is needed for reservation. If this is the case you will find a “CC” at the description. If you want to stay in a hostel and don’t have a credit card (www.youthhostel.ch) you can make a deposit at a hostel from “Hostelling International” (4500 Hostels worldwide; www.hihostels.com) in your country to confirm the reservation. Another way to make a reservation at a hotel if you don’t have a credit card is by paying a part of the whole amount in advance.
Low Prices
INCOMINDIOS WELCOME CENTER (IWC)
For Indigenous delegates
Open during the Indigenous Delegates Caucus from 9-10 July 2011 and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples from 11-15 July 2011 at the Cité Universitaire, Geneva
Address:
46, av. Miremont
CH -1206 Genève
IWC-Office: B 4.33
Web site: www.asso-etud.unige.ch/cite-uni/hebergementGuest.php
E-mail: guest@unige.ch (Reservations accepted only by Internet or fax)
Tel.: +41 22 839 22 22
Fax: +41 22 839 22 23 (Please write “Reservation Request” on the form before faxing)
Prices:
Incomindios has an agreement with the Cité Universitaire, ensuring the most inexpensive accommodation options if you choose to use their services. However, they can only take reservations until 22 May 2011. Below the “incomindios” prices:
Standard Room: (two single beds, washbasin, communal showers and toilets on each floor): CHF 42.- night/person, full week: CHF 269.-/person.
Premium Room: (same as a standard, but with 1 person per room): CHF 62.-/night, full week: CHF 409.-.
Breakfast included, access to the communal Incomindios room, internet access, helpdesk with information regarding the EMRIP.
Considering that the date given to make reservations through Incomindios has passed, you can contact the Cité Universitaire directly to make a reservation (see the contact details above). Prices below:
Single Room: CHF 62.-/night/person. Week: from CHF 380.-.
Single Room with kitchen: CHF 90.-night, CHF 510.-/week.
Studio 2 people: CHF 110.-/night, CHF 580.-/week.
Studio 3 beds: CHF 130.-/night, CHF 710.-/week.
Studio 4 beds: CHF 160.-/night, CHF 870.-/week.
More prices at: www.asso-etud.unige.ch/cite-uni/docPDF/Tarif%20HP%2005.2011.pdf
Prices do not include the hotel tax (2.30 CHF per person per day) that permits access to Geneva public transport.
To make a reservation, please directly contact Cité Universitaire reception.
Location:
From the airport, the Cité Universitaire can be reached easily by public transportation. Take bus 10 (direction: “Onex-Cité”). Change buses at Cornavin Station and take bus 3 (direction "Champel") to the Cité Universitaire (bus stop: "Crêts-de-Champel").
From the Cité Universitaire, the United Nations is easily accessible. Take bus 3 (direction: “Gardiol”) and transfer at Cornavin Station. Then, take tram 15 (direction: “Nations”) to the “Nations” stop.
Incomindos has the pleasure of welcoming you to Geneva!
MANDAT INTERNATIONAL
Address :
31, Villa Rappard
Chemin William-Rappard
1293 Chambésy/ Geneva
Tel : +41 22 959 88 55
Fax : +41 22 959 88 51
E-mail : admin@mandint.org
Web site : www.mandint.org
Location:
About 15 minutes from the UN by bus and then a 10-minute walk. Take the Bus “V” (direction Versoix) at the railway station “Gare Cornavin” or at “Place des Nations” or opposite the CICR (Red Cross). Get off at “Valavran” (ask the driver). Walk about 150 meters in the direction taken by the bus and then turn left onto “Chemin William Rappart”. Go to the end of the road, following the signs “Mandat international”. The reception is behind the small forest.
Prices:
There is accommodation for 40 people; 32 places in rooms with 2,3 or 4 beds; and 6 places in the dormitory. Whether a representative shares a room or not depends on how many people are staying at Mandat International. There is also a housing network, which is activated when the accommodation center is full. Free shuttle service: We offer free shuttle bus service from Monday to Friday between the Welcome Centre and the conference sites.
For Indigenous delegates: CHF 25 - CHF 35.- breakfast included
Evening meal on request: CHF 12.-
Facilities:
Fax, phones, computers with word processing, photocopier, internet and e-mail access for the representatives, etc. There is also a documentation center that assists representatives in their research and gives access to periodicals in French, English and Spanish, various international publications, reference works, conventions, directories in the various fields of conferences, several databases on international actors, Internet access and access to UN optical discs (ODS), videos, CD-ROMs and other documents, and various documents produced by NGOs and international organizations.
Reception hours:
Monday to Friday: 8.10 am-12pm and 7pm-9.30pm
Saturday: 8.10am-10.30am and 7pm-9.30pm
Sunday: 2.30 pm-9.30pm
CITY-HOSTEL GENEVA CC
Address:
2, rue Ferrier
1202 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 901 15 00
Fax : +41 22 901 15 60
E-mail : info@cityhostel.ch
Web site: www.cityhostel.ch
Location:
From the station “Gare Cornavin”: when you get out of the train station, turn right and follow “Rue de Lausanne”, stay on the left side of the road. After about 5 minutes walk, you should arrive at the “MOTO” shop. Turn left (rue Prieuré) and after a few meters, the hostel will be on your right (rue Ferrier).
Prices:
Rooms have a washbasin. Communal toilets/showers are on each floor. Rooms have wardrobe/drawers and hot/cold water. A kitchen for groups and individuals is available. No breakfast is offered. All rooms are non-smoking. Access for clients 24/24 hours. Prices include all taxes.
Four bed room: CHF 32.-per person/ with bed sheets and towels
Three bed room: CHF 32.-per person/ with bed sheets and towels
Two bed room: CHF 75.-per room/with bed sheets and towels
Double room “Eco”: CHF 88.-per person/with bed sheets and towels, higher comfort
Single room: CHF 61.-per person/with bed sheets+ towels, higher comfort
Single room with TV: CHF 65.-per person/with bed sheets + towels, higher comfort
Facilities:
Photocopier, fax, and bus card for Geneva included in price. Kitchen available from 7am-11pm. ADSL internet access for 1h: CHF 3.-. WIFI access: 1 day- CHF 2.-, 2 days- CHF 3.-, 10days- CHF 10.-.
Reception hours:
Every day: 7.30am-12pm and 1pm-midnight (late arrival possible until 1.30am) Access for clients 24/24 hours with key.
CENTRE DES UNIONS CHRETIENNE FOYER GEORGE WILLIAMS
Address :
9, av. Ste Clotilde
1205 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 328 12 03
Fax : +41 22 328 12 04
E.mail : admin@ucg.ch/fgw.htm
Web site : www.ucg.ch
Location :
In the ‘junction’ disctrict, close to the ‘old town’.
From the station : bus 1, stop « Place du Cirque », duration about 10 minutes.
From the airport : bus 10, stop « rue des Deux-Ponts », duration about 25 minutes.
From the UN : bus 11, stop « rue des Deux Ponts », duration about 20 minutes.
Prices :
Single room with washbasin in the room and communal toilets: CHF 29.-(from one day to two months stay) and CHF 555.- per month for more than two months stay.
Internet: unlimited internet access available, prices on request at the reception.
Facilities:
104 rooms with communal area and bathrooms, 4 kitchens with individual locked fridges (must bring own dishes), 1 TV room, 1 laundry room (CHF 30.- card: can be bought at reception), 1 entertainment room, 1 hot drinks dispenser and 1 bar (20h-23h)
Reception hours:
Monday to Friday: 9.30am-11.30am Every day: 6pm-8pm
HOME SAINT-PIERRE CC
(accommodation for women only, except one dormitory reserved for men)
Address :
4, Cour Saint-Pierre
1204 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 310 37 07
Fax : +41 22 310 17 27
E-mal : homestpierre@freesurf.ch
Web site : www.homestpierre.ch
Location :
Home St-Pierre is located right in the center of the old town of Geneva, it is a bridge between the past and today. Bus 5, from Cornavin train station to Place Neuve, bus 10 from the airport to Bel-Air station, then bus 5. The Home is located in front of St-Pierre Cathedral.
Prices :
Dormitries (6 and 10 beds) : CHF 29.- /person with a sleeping bag
CHF 31.- with provided sheets
Double room: CHF 36.-/night per person (breakfast included)
Single room with shower: CHF 48.-/night per person (breakfast included)
Breakfast: CHF 7,50.-/person
Tax CHF 1,50.-/person/night
Facilities:
Toilet and shower on each floor, well-equipped kitchen and dining room, two living rooms with TV and a roof terrace with a view of the lake, laundry service, 3 telephone booths (card or money accepted), free internet.
Reception hours:
Monday-Saturday: 9h00-12h00 and 16h00-20h00.
Thursday: 8h00-12h00 and 16h00-19h30.
Sunday: closed.
GENEVA YOUTH HOSTEL CC
Address:
30, rue Rothschild
1202 Geneva
Tel. : +41 22 632 62 60
Fax : +41 22 738 39 87
E.mail : bookingoffice@youthhostel.ch
Web site: www.genevahostel.ch
Location:
The youth hostel is located in the center of “Pâquis”. It is an ideal setting; close to the ”Cornavin” train station, the lake, parks, the UN and the Red Cross Museum.
Prices:
Breakfast, bed sheets and hotel taxes included.
Dormitory: CHF 29.-(+CHF 6 for non members)
Double room with communal shower and toilet: CHF 85.-(+CHF 11 for non members)
Double room with shower and toilet: CHF 95.-(+CHF 11 for non members)
4-bed room with communal shower and toilet: CHF 123.-(+CHF6 for non members)
4-bed room with shower and toilet: CHF 135.-(+CHF 24 for non members)
6-bed room with shower and toilet: CHF 185.-(CHF 34 for non members)
Possible to have evening meal at the hostel for CHF 15.-.
Facilities:
Facilities equipped for disabled guests, including access ramp, toilets and showers. Bathrooms with hair dryers on each floor; hire of towels (CHF 2.-) ; washing machine (CHF 8.-) ; leisure room with TV, library and internet access (15 mins: CHF 2.-/ 30 mins: CHF 3.-/ 60 mins: CHF 4.-); free public transportation card.
Reception hours: Every day from 6h30-10h00 and 14h00-midnight.
HOTEL CARMEN CC
Address :
5, rue Dancet
1205 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 329 11 11
Fax : +41 22 781 59 33
E-mail : hotelcarmen.gasser@bluewin.ch
Website : www.hotel-carmen.ch
Location:
Plainpalais neighborhood, close to the University of Geneva and the center of town. To go to the UN, take tram 13 to the “Cornavin” station, and then take bus 5, 8 or F to the UN. The trip takes about half an hour.
Prices :
Single/double rooms with washbasin: CHF 68.-/CHF 95.-
(Communal shower and toilets)
Single/double rooms with shower: CHF 90.-/CHF 112.-
Single/double rooms with shower and toilet: CHF 110.-/CHF 128.-
Triple rooms with bathroom and toilet: CHF 156.-
Breakfast: CHF 10.-
Supplementary bed: CHF 15.-
There is free Internet access in all the rooms. No laundry room.
Reception hours: 7/7- 6h30 to 23h00.
TOR HOTEL CC
Address:
3, Rue Ami-Lévrier
1201 Geneva
Tel. : +41 22 909 88 20
Fax: +41 22 909 88 21
E-mail: info@torhotel.com
Website: www.torhotel.com
Location:
A few steps from the lake and the railway station and close to public transport. To get to the UN, take tram 13 or 15 from the station "Cornavin" to "Place des Nations" then bus number 8 or F to the UN (stop "Appia"). The journey takes about 25 minutes.
Prices:
Prices for several options are available (continental breakfast served in room is included)
Easy Room 1-2 persons: CHF 90 .- to CHF 110 .-
Compact 1-2 person: CHF 110 .- to CHF 150 .-
Standard 1-2 persons: CHF 130 .- to CHF 180 .-
Family 1-4 persons: CHF 140 .- to CHF 210 .-
Studios 1-4 persons: CHF 150 .- to CHF 260 .-
Studios 1-4 persons (with kitchenette): CHF 170 .- to CHF 290 .-
Apartments and suites 1 - 8 / 10: Information and prices on request.
HOTEL CENTRAL CC
Address :
2, Avenue de la Rôtisserie
1204 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 818 81 00
Fax : +41 22 818 81 01
E-mail : info@hotelcentral.ch
Web site : www.hotelcentral.ch
Location :
Hotel in the center of Geneva, at the foot of the old town and 3 minutes from the lake.
Prices :
Different options are available (breakfast and hotel tax included)
Budget room (with shower in the room, communal toilets on the floor and bunk beds).
1- 2 people: CHF 105.-
3 people: CHF 140.-
Compact rooms (practical with shower and toilets inside the room, 1 double bed)
1-2 people: CHF 125.-
Standard rooms, comfortable, with separate bathroom (shower & toilet).
1 - 2 people: CHF 155.-
Larges rooms
1- 2 people: CHF 175.-
3 people: CHF 210.-
4 people: CHF 245.-
5 people: CHF 280.-
Junior suite 2 people: CHF 225.-
Facilities:
All rooms are equipped with TV (cable) and VHS, telephone with Fax/Modem socket and answering machine.
Reception hours:
7/7: 7am-12am
MODERATE PRICES
CENTRE JOHN KNOX : CENTRE INTERNATIONAL REFORME CC
Address :
27, Champs des Crêtes-de-Pregny
1218 Grand Saconnex/Geneva
Tel : +41 22 747 00 00
Fax : +41 22 747 00 99
E-mail : welcome@johnknox.ch
Web site : www.johnknox.ch
Location:
To go to the Centre John Knox from the UN, take bus F or 18 (direction: “Ferney” or “Nations”) to the stop “Vie des champs”. From “Cornavin” railway station, take bus F (direction “Ferney-Marie/Gex-ZAC”) to the stop “Vie des Champs”- follows the “Chemin de la Riole”- turn right and follow the “Chemin des Crêts de Pregny”. Estimated walking time is 10 minutes to the Centre (transport cost approximately CHF 3.-)
Prices:
Rooms can be rented per day or per month. Studios with kitchenettes, bathroom and phones are also available. Breakfast included, but not the city tax of CHF 2.30.-/night/person. Free transport card.
Single/double room with shower, toilet and phone:
1 person CHF 100.-
2 people CHF 125.-
Facilities:
There are three conference rooms for 12 to 60 people (CHF 105.-to 330.- per day, or CHF 70.-to 170.- per half- day), cafeteria with daily specials (CHF 15.50), computer and internet facilities and photocopier. Possibility to buy soap, toothbrush, first-aid kit. TV room and laundry room.
Reception hours: Monday to Friday: 7h30-20h00; Saturday: 7h30-12h00; Sunday: 8h00-11h00.
HOTEL SAINT- GERVAIS CC
Address:
20, Rue des Corps-Saints
1201 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 732 45 72
Fax : +41 22 731 42 90
E-mail : info@stgervais-geneva.ch
Web site : www.stgervais-geneva.ch
Location :
Near “Cornavin” station. Follow Rue Cornavin to the end, and then turn right.
Prices : (breakfast included)
Single room with communal WC and shower: CHF 109.-
Double room with communal WC and shower: CHF 119.-
Free WIFI internet access.
Reception hours: 7/7 every day 7h00 to 23h00
HOTEL LE PRINCE CC
Address :
16, Rue des Voisins
1205 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 807 05 00
Fax : +41 22 320 28 70
E-mail : info@hotel-le-prince.ch
Website : www.hotel-le-prince.ch
Location:
“Plainpalais” neighborhood, next to the University of Geneva and the town center. To go to the UN, take tram 13 to ”Cornavin” station, then take bus 5, 8 or F to the UN. The trip takes about half an hour.
Prices : (breakfast not included) Tax of 3.8% included.
Single room with bathroom from CHF 95.-
Double room with bathroom from CHF 130 .-
Triple room with bathroom from CHF 60.- per person
Breakfast CHF 6.-
Reception hours : 7/7 7h00 to 22h00.
HOTEL DE GENEVE (formerly Hotel Rio) CC
Address:
1, Place Isaac-Mercier
1201 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 908 54 00
Fax : +41 22 732 82 64
E-mail : contact@hotel-de-geneve.ch
Web site : www.hotel-de-geneve.ch
Location: A 5-minute walk from the railway station. With the railway station behind you, turn right onto Boulevard James Fazy, walk past the Cinema Rialto, and continue straight on until a pharmacy on the corner of the street “Rue Voltaire”. In front of the pharmacy, look left. There is a small square with trees, and the hotel is right there at no.1. To go to the UN, take bus 5, 8 or F from “Cornavin” station until you reach the UN. The journey takes about 10 minutes.
Prices: (Breakfast included)
Single/double rooms with toilet and shower: from CHF 135.55.-/ from CHF 168.10.-
Single/ double room with bath and toilet: from CHF 157.55/ form CHF 190.10.-
Triple room with shower and toilet/ bath and toilet: from CHF 188.65.-/ from CHF 212.65.-
A computer with Internet connection is available.
Reception hours: 7/7 8h00 to 23h00.
LONG-TERM ACCOMODATIONS
CENTRE SPIRITUEL “LE CENACLE” CC
Address :
17, Promenade Charles-Martin
1208 Geneva
Tel : +41 22 707 08 30
Fax : +41 22 840 30 40
E-mail : info@cenacle.ch
Web site : www.cenacle.ch
Location : located in the city center, 30 minutes from the UN by bus. Take bus 20 or 27 to “Cornavin” station, then take bus 5, 8 or F
Prices: (Breakfast included: 7h00-9h00). City tax CHF 2.30/day/person.
Rooms with washbasin (communal showers and toilets):
Single standard room: from CHF 76.-
Double standard room: from CHF 112.-
Single long-stay room: from CHF 96.-
Double long-stay room: from CHF 132.-
Triple long-stay room: from CHF 174.-
Rooms with showers:
Double Parc room: from CHF 172.-
Triple Parc room: from CHF 206.-
Studio Parc (shower and kitchenette): from CHF 192.-
Supplementary bed: CHF 40.-
WIFI CHF 9.-/h or fixed rate of CHF 20 for 24h.
Facilities:
Possibility to hire the conference rooms (for a half-day: rates from CHF 162.- to CHF 252.-).
Reception hours: 7/7: 8h00-12h00 and 14h00-22h00
FOYER “LE CARILAN”
Address :
16, Av. des Communes-Réunies
1212 Grand Lancy
Tel : +41 22 794 61 50
E-mail : carilan@caritas-geneve.ch
Prices:
Furnished room: CHF 400.- per month
Medium sized room: CHF 420.- per month
Large room: CHF 450.- per month
In the event of immediate availability the rooms can be rented for CHF 25 per person per night.
On each floor, a kitchen is at the disposal of our guests.
Internet connection available: +10 CHF.
Reception hours: Monday to Friday 18hoo-19h30
FOYER "LE MYRJANA”
Address :
16, Av.des Communes-Réunies
1212 Grand Lancy
Tel : +41 22 708 04 44
E-mail : carilan@caritas-geneve.ch
Prices : Attention : The minimum booking for a room is one month.
Furnished room: CHF 400.-/month
3 smaller rooms: CHF 370.-/room
Common areas (kitchen, dining room, TV room, etc) are at the disposal of the boarders.
Reception hours: Monday to Sunday: 8h00-12h00 and 14h00-18h00
RESIDENCE L’ACCUEIL
Residence for young women
Address :
8, Rue Alcide-Jentzer
1205 Genève
Tél : +41 22 320 92 77
Fax : +41 22 320 19 33
E-mail : accueil@infomaniak.ch
Location :
Close to HUG (University Hospital of Geneva). From the « Cornavin » station and the « Place des Nations : tram 13 direction « Palettes » (stop « Place des Augustins).
Prices: (breakfast included)
One person: CHF 35 to CHF 40.- per night,
Two persons : CHF 54.-/night
CHF 260.- / week
CHF 840- / month.
Facilities:
Washing machine, TV, kitchenette, telephone booth.
Reception hours: Monday-Friday: 8h00-12h00 and 14h00-22h00, Saturday: 8h00-12h00 and 18h00-20h00, Sunday: 18h00-22h00.
FOYER INTERNATIONAL D’ETUDIANTS ST- JUSTIN
Address :
15-17, Rue de Prieuré
1202 Genève
Tél : +41 22 731 11 35
Fax : +41 22 738 88 84
E-mail : justinge@justinus.ch
Web Site: www.justinus.ch/index.php
Location:
5 minutes from the “Cornavin” station, tram 13, stop “Môle“.
Prices:
Rooms: communal showers and WC, Studio: shower and WC included.
Single room: CHF 60.-/night,
Studio for one person: CHF 100.-/night
Double room: CHF 100.-/night,
Studio for two people: CHF 150.-/night
Kitchen available if needed
Free internet connection available, but unreliable
Reception hours : Monday-Friday : 8h00-12h00 and 15h00-19h00, Saturday: 10h30-11h30
and 17h00-18h00, Sunday: 11h30-12h30 and 18h00-19h00
FOYER INTERNATIONAL DE JEUNES FILLES
(only ladies aged 18-30 for a minimum stay of one month)
Address : CC or bank deposit
29, Rue Plantamour
1201 Genève
Tél : +41 22 731 55 60
Fax : +41 22 7315561
E-mail : foyer.inter@bluewin.ch
Web site : www.foyerinternational.ch
Prices :
Studio : CHF 600 - 700.-/ per month, and if less than one month: CHF 40.- per night
Studios are furnished with kitchen, shower/toilets. Laundry service available. Free internet
connection.
Reception hours : 9h-12h and 16h-19h, except Saturdays and Sundays.
PENSION CLOTILDE (reserved for women and couples) CC
Address :
14, Rue du Mont-de-Sion
1206 Genève
Tél : +41 22 703 51 70
Fax : +41 22 703 51 99
E-mail : villaclotilde@bluewin.ch
Web site : www.villaclotilde.ch
Prices: (breakfast included)
Nightly: CHF 60 (half-board)
For the academic year, per month: CHF 1350.- to CHF 1450.-
(half board or full board)
Reception hours: All day.
In Geneva, you can use tramway and buses from the "Transports Publics Genevois" (TPG) easily. They provide a good coverage area of the city. If you need a ride before of after tram and buses schedules, you can book a "taxibus".
(See also: www.tpg.ch only in French)
Taxibus:
For trips at night from or to the railway station "Cornavin" or the airport "Cointrin", from or to any place in Geneva.
Important! This service only runs outside the Geneva Public Transportation (Transports Publics Genevois - TPG) service hours. That is, for example, for flights leaving from the Geneva-Cointrin airport before 6.45am.
Reservations: 022 331 41 33 stating that you want a taxibus and not a normal taxi. Reserve before 11.30 pm on the previous day, for morning departure. Reserve anytime for arrival after midnight.
Prices: To and from Geneva-Cornavin (railway station): from CHF 6.- To Geneva-Cointrin (airport): from CHF 16.-
See: www.tpg.ch/index.php/tpg/produits_et_services/services/les_offres_de_proximite/taxibus
Transports Publics Genevois - TPG:
PLEASE NOTE: Train and bus tickets must be taken from the ticket machine (available at each station/bus stop). The ticket machine do not give change back.
Reduced-fare tickets are only for people under age 16 or with a CFF reduced-fare pass.
Ticket price: The tickets listed are now valid for the whole canton
One-hour tickets for all Geneva (zone 10):
Full-fare ticket: CHF 3,50
Reduced-fare ticket: CHF 2,50
Day pass: valid from 9h until the end of service for all Geneva (zone 10)
Full-fare ticket: CHF 8,00
Reduced-fare ticket: CHF 5,60
24 hour pass: valid for the whole day until the end of service for all Geneva (Saturday and Sunday, this ticket is valid for two people travelling together):
Full-fare ticket: CHF 10,00
Reduced-fare ticket: CHF 7,30
Short trip pass: valid for 3 stops:
Full-fare ticket: CHF 2.00.-
Subscription / Pass
“Unireso” 7-day full-fare pass All Zones, nominal CHF 35.-
7-day full-fare pass All Zones, transferable CHF 50.-
“Unireso” monthly full-fare pass All Zones, nominal CHF 70.-
Monthly full-far pass All Zones, transferable CHF 100.-
You can buy the pass at the "TPG" “Transports Publics Genevois” desk in the Cornavin railway station. You will need a photo ID, an ID and an address in Geneva to have your pass made. Opening hours of the desk: Monday to Friday: 7am-7pm,, Saturday 9am-5pm, Closed on Sunday. You can also buy the pass at CFF counters at the station or the airport.
How to buy a bus ticket
Almost all bus stops have a ticket machine. Always carry enough coins with you since the ticket machines do not give change back. If you pay too much, keep the ticket and you can get reimbursed the amount (which is printed on the ticket) at the TPG counter at the “Cornavin” station. Push the button corresponding to the ticket you want and then put the money in. The ticket will be printed automatically. For a standard trip, choose the button under the column A (TOUT GENEVE Zones 11, 12, 15, 16 et 17). This is a pass for one hour, with as many connections as you want. For a shorter trip, choose the button "Saut de puce/Short trip" that is valid for 3 bus stops with neither a connection nor a trip back.
Keep the ticket until you get off the bus! If you are caught without a ticket you have to pay a CHF 80.- on the spot.
( CHF 120.- if you pay later!)
If you plan to take the bus often, you can purchase a card cart@bonus for CHF 20.-, 30.-, or 50.- (similar to a telephone card), at the railway station "Cornavin" TPG Office or you can buy them at certain kiosks or tobacco shops.
How to use the card
Before entering the bus, push the button corresponding to the ticket you want and put the card into the machine to be debited for that amount. You will receive a ticket. Keep the ticket until the end of your ride. You can buy these cards at the TPG desk in the Cornavin railway station or at some kiosks. Whatever the amount remaining on the card, you can always buy a ticket for CHF 3.-.
Some useful trips: attention- transport times change 1 July
- From Cointrin Airport to Cornavin Central Railway Station -
Take the train or bus 10 (direction "Onex Cité") until the “Lyon” station. The first bus, from Monday to Friday is at 5.05am. On average the bus runs every 15 minutes. The last bus is at 12.48am (past midnight). On Saturday from 5.37am to 12.48am (past midnight) and on Sunday from 5.42 am to 12.48am. The bus runs on average every 14 minutes during the weekend. You can also take the train. The first one is at 5.12 am. On average the train runs every 15 minutes. The last train is at 12.12am (past midnight)
- From Cornavin Station to Cointrin Airport -
Take the train or bus 10 (direction "Aéroport") The first bus, from Monday to Friday is at 4.44am and the last one at 12.26 am (past midnight). On Saturday, the first bus runs at 5.14am and on Sunday at 5.14am until 12.26am (past midnight). On average the bus runs every 8-15 minutes. The first train is at 5.17 am, on average it runs every 15 minutes.
- From the airport to the UN -
Bus 5 (direction "Hôpital"). Get off at the "Nations"stop. The trip takes about 15 min. to the UN. The first buses from Monday to Friday are at 5.15am, 5.35am and 5.53am. After 6.07 am, on average the bus runs every 10 min. The last bus is at 12.03am (past midnight) On Saturday, the first bus is at 6:02am , on Sunday at 6.20 am and the last at 12.20am (past midnight).
You can also take the bus 28 (direction "Jardin Botanique"). Get off at the "Appia" stop or "Nations". The trip takes about 15 minutes to the UN. The first bus, from Monday to Friday, is at 5.54am. On average the bus runs every 20 minutes. The last bus is at 12.11am (past midnight). On Saturday, the first bus is at 5.512am and the last at 12.03am (past midnight), one bus every 20 minutes. On Sunday, the first bus is at 6.04am, one every 40 minutes, the last one at 12.11am (past midnight).
- From the UN to the airport -
Take bus 5 (direction "Palexpo-Aéroport") to the “Nations” stop. The trip takes about 15minutes. The first buses depart at 5.14am, 5.34am and 5.49am. After the bus runs every 15 min from Monday to Friday with the last leaving at 12.22am (past midnight). On Saturday, the first bus is at 5.49am the next at 6.09 am, one every 15 minutes until 12.22am (pas midnight). On Sunday, the first bus leaves at 4.49 am, one every 20 minutes until 12.21am (past midnight).
You can also take bus 28 (direction "Parfumerie") at the stop "Appia" or "Nations". Get off at the "Aéroport" stop. Pay attention, the bus stop “Nations” is know on the “Avenue de la Paix”.The first bus departs from "Nations" at 5.28am, the next at 05.58am, Monday to Friday, one every 15 minutes, with the last leaving at 11.59pm. On Saturday, the first bus is at 5.44am, one every 20 minutes until 11.57. On Sunday, the first bus leaves at 5.58am, one every 40 minutes until 11.59pm.
- Between Downtown Geneva and Cornavin Station.
Different buses are available for this trip (5, 8, 16, 14, 15, 13 etc.) Nevertheless, if you have 20 minutes, it is a nice walk.
- Bus from Cornavin to the UN -
You can take bus 5, 8, F or V. The trip takes about 10 minutes, but if you have 20 minutes free, you can take a nice walk.
No 5 (direction "Palexpo" and get off at "Nations") runs Monday to Friday starting at 5.07am, with the last bus departing at 12.14am (past midnight). On Saturday, the first bus leaves at 5.42m and the last leaves at 12.12am (past midnight). On Sunday, the bus runs from 6.12am until 12.12am (after midnight).
No 8 (direction "OMS" and get off at "Appia") runs Monday to Friday from 5.24am to 12.12am. On Saturday, the first bus runs from 5.57am to 12.12am, and on Sunday, 6.12am to 12.12am (after midnight).
Bus V (direction "C.S. La Bécassière") runs from Monday to Friday from 5.18am to 11.50pm, Saturday from 6.10am to 11.50pm and Sunday from 7.10am to 11.50pm. The bus runs every 30-60 minutes.
Bus F (direction Gex-ZAC and get off at "Nations") runs Monday to Friday from 5.57am to 12.10am, Saturday 6.03am to 12.10am, and Sunday 6.03am to 12.10am.
- Bus from the UN to Cornavin -
You can take bus 5, 8, F, V. The trip takes about 10 minutes, but if you have 20 minutes free, you can take a nice walk.
No 5, departing from "Nations" (direction "Hôpital") runs Monday to Friday from 5.22am, with the last departing at 12.14am (past midnight). On Saturday, the first bus leaves at 6.12am and the last is at 2.00am (past midnight). On Sunday, the first bus departs at 6.26am and the last departs at 12.14am (after midnight).
No 8, departing from "Appia" (direction "Veyrier-Tournettes") runs Monday to Friday from 5.47am to 12.10am (past midnight). Saturday buses depart from 5.58am to 12.10am (past midnight) and Sunday between 5.47am and 12.10am (past midnight)
Bus V (direction "Gare Cornavin") departing from "Appia" at 6.16 am and on average every 30 min. to 12.07am (past midnight). On Saturday the first bus is at 6.25 am (one every 60 min.) and the last at 12.05 am (past midnight). On Sunday the first bus departs at 7.24 am (one every 60 min.) and the last at 12.06 am (past midnight).
Bus F, departing from "Nations" (direction Cornavin) runs Monday to Friday from 5.47am to 11.53pm, Saturday from 6.22am to 11.53pm, and Sunday from 6.54am to 11.53pm.
-Tram between Cornavin and the UN-
Tramway 13,(direction "Nations"), everyday first departs at 5.12am, then every 12 minutes. The route takes 8 minutes and the last depart is at 12.33am (past midnight). On Saturday the tramway runs between 5.23am and 2.12am (past midnight), and on Sunday between 5.23am and 12.32am (past midnight).
Tramway 15, (direction "Nations") first departs at 5.57 am Monday to Friday and runs until 12.23 am (past midnight). On Saturday the tramway runs between 6.20am and 2.03am and on Sunday between 6.23 am and 12.23am (past midnight).
- Plainpalais to the UN -
Tramway 13 or 15, (direction "Nations") going through "Cornavin".
Tramway 13 first departs at 5.04am Monday to Friday (on average every 6 minutes) and the last departs at 12.25 am (past midnight) except on Friday, the last one is at 2.05am (past midnight). On Saturday trams depart between 5.16 am (it runs on average every 11 minutes) and 2.05 am (past midnight), and Sunday between 5.16 am and 12.24 (after midnight), one every 15 minutes.
Tramway 15 first departs at 5.10 am Monday to Friday (it runs on average every 11 minutes) and the last departs at 12.16 am (past midnight), except on Friday: 1.56am (past midnight). On Saturday, trams depart between 6.13 am and 1.58 am (after midnight), and on Sunday between 6.16 am and 12.16am (past midnight), one every 15 minutes.
- UN to Plainpalais -
Tram 13, (direction "Palettes") first departs from "Nations" at 5.29 am on Monday to Friday, it runs every 10-15 minutes and the last departs at 12.37 am (past midnight) and on Friday at 2.18am (past midnight). On Saturday, tramways depart from 5.42am and 2.18am (after midnight) and on Sunday between 5.37 am and 12.37 am (past midnight) (runs every 15 minutes).
Tram 15, direction "Palettes" first departs from "Nations" at 5.25 am on Monday to Friday and runs 11 minutes until 12.37 am (past midnight). On Saturday, the tram departs at 5.36 am and runs every 15 minutes until 12.28 am (after midnight) and on Sunday from 5.48 am to 12.44 am (after midnight).
- From Plainpalais to Cornavin Station -
Tramways 13 and 15, same timetable as Plainpalais to UN
Tramway 14, (direction "Meyrin-Gravière") first departs at 4.36 am, it runs every 5 minutes from Monday to Friday until 11.55pm. On Saturday from 4.48am to 11.55pm (every 15 minutes) and on Sunday from 4.50am to 11.55 pm.
- From Cornavin Station to Plainpalais -
Tramway 14, (direction "Augustins/Bachet-de-Pesay") first depart at 5.34 am, it runs every 15 minutes from Monday to Friday until 11.48 pm. On Saturday, the tramway departs at 5.58 am and runs every 15 minutes until 2.37am (past midnight) and on Sunday from 5.48am to 12.58am.
- From the UN to the World Council of Churches (WCC) -
Take bus 5, direction "Palexpo" or bus 28, direction "Parfumerie", or bus F direction "Ferney ou Gex" to the stop "Crêts-de-Morillon" (4 stops). Or take a short walk.
- From the UN to doCip -
Bus 22 (direction "Tours-de-Carouge"). Take the bus at the stop "Nations". From Monday to Friday there is a bus every 20 minutes. The first bus departs at 5.30 am and the last at 00.19 am (past midnight). On Saturday, it runs from 5.50am until 12.20am.Take the bus at “Nations” stop and get off at “Mervelet” stop (6 stops). The doCip is 5 minutes walk from the bus stop on the way up the Avenue de Trembley, in the white building "Ecole de Commerce André Chavannes", which is on the right side of the road.
- From the doCip to the UN -
Bus 2 direction "Nations". Take the bus stop "Mervelet". Get off at the stop "Nations" (5th stop).
- From Mandat International to the UN -
A shuttle leaves every morning at 8.30am (if there are many people there will be two shuttles: 8.15am and 8.45am) and returns from the UN every evening around 6.30 pm. Information is available at reception desks at hotels.
Otherwise, take bus V (bus stop "Valavran") to “Cornavin” and get off at the "Appia" bus stop. From Monday to Friday, the first bus leaves at 6.04am. On Saturday, the first one leaves at 6.14 am, and on Sunday at 7.13 am. This bus doesn't run very often, so it can be useful to look at the timetable.
- From the UN to Mandat International -
For the return, at the shuttle place, you can take the bus V, direction "C.S. La Becassière" and get off at "Valavran" bus stop. From Monday to Sunday, the last bus from the Railway Station is at 11.50 pm and from the UN at 11.57 pm. It takes about 10 minutes walking from the bus stop to Mandat International. This bus doesn't run very often, so it can be useful to look at the timetable.
Bicycle Rental
You can also rent a bicycle as a means of moving about:
Rent a bike: in the main train station (Cornavin), at the “Bagages” counter window. It is possible to rent a bike in Geneva and return it at another railway station.
Genève roule: 17, place de Montbrillant, just behind the Cornavin train station.
Information: tel: +4122 740 13 43.
From May to October, free rental of bicycles at the "Bains des Pâquis", 30, Quai du Mont Blanc, Plaine de Plainpalais and Place du Rhône.
Mouettes genevoises
Yellow boats: To cross the lake and go on a “park tour”. You can use your bus tickets to takes the "Mouette" boat. From the Place Dorcière bus station, you can take an excursion coach outside Geneva. Information available at reception desks in hotels.
Weekend excursions
By boat: CGN (Compagnie Générale de Navigation). Small or big cruises, crossing the lake or going on tours around the lake. Information available at reception desks in hotels.
Eating in restaurants is expensive in Geneva, even for local people. But there are a few restaurants that provide some less expensive meals.
Please Note:
- Restaurants in Geneva must display their menus outside. Take advantage of this and do not forget to take a look at it before entering the restaurant.
- VAT and tips are included in the prices.
- You can ask for a pitcher of tap water, it's free.
- Apple juice and beer are the less expensive drinks.
GROTTES DISTRICT
LA BAÏTA - Café Restaurant Pizzeria -
Rue de Grand Pré
1202 Genève
Tel. : 022 734 20 98
Menus from CHF 14.-
Open from Monday to Friday 8h-14h30 and 18h-23h, Saturday: closed for lunch and open 18h-until end of service (depending on customers between 23h-1h), Sunday: possible to eat at lunch and dinner.
Appropriate for big groups, spacious rooms available, possibility to make special menus for large groups.
CORNAVIN DISTRICT
You will find a lot of small restaurants for snacks, Kebabs etc.
on the street: "rue de Berne". Prices from CHF 6.-
CHEZ MA COUSINE
Rue Lissignol 5
Tel.: 022 731 98 98
Take-away, no reservation necessary. Dishes from CHF 14.90.-
Open: Mon-Fri: 11.30am-2.30pm and 6pm-11.30pm
MOSAÏQUE (Café – Restaurant, Eritrean specialities)
31, Rue du Môle
1201 GENEVE
Tél : 022 731 60 58
Ambiance : basic decoration, but clean. Strongly recommended for those who like Eritrean cuisine. Dine in or take-away: CHF 13.- CHF 19.-
Monday and Sunday lunchtime closed
Monday-Sunday: closed for lunch, open in the evening from 18h-22h30.
POUSSAH
Rue de Monthoux 42
1201 Genève
Tel: 022 731 10 11
Description: small Chinese restaurant, with take-away menus, recommended!
Prices: Daily special CHF 16.- to 18.-
Open: Monday to Saturday from 11.30am to 03.00pm and from 06.00pm to midnight.
Closed on Sunday
L'ÂGE D'OR
Rue de Cornavin 11
1201 Geneva
Tel. : 022 731 30 93
Description: nice Baroque décor.
Prices: pizzas between CHF 9.90 and 14.50.
Menus between CHF 20.- and 35.-. Mini pizza + salad + dessert for approximately CHF 20.-
Open: Mon-Sat: 9am-midnight. Closed on Sunday .
CHINA TOWN THU NING-SHENG-
Rue Amat 18
1202 Geneva
Tel.: 022 731 82 53 (could'nt call, not sure about the prices)
Prices: CHF12.50, 13.50, 15.50 ; evening: CHF 25.-
Open: Mon-Fri: 12pm-3.00pm and 7pm-00am
Sat-Sun: 7pm-11pm
CITY CENTER
CHEZ MA COUSINE
pl. du Bourg-de-Four 6
1204 Geneva
Tel.: 022 310 96 96
Description: rustic setting with kitchen utensils.
Menus: chicken is the specialty.
Prices: all dishes from CHF 14.90.-
Open: everyday 11.30am to 11.30pm
TAVERNE DE LA MADELEINE
rue Toutes-Âmes 20
1204 Geneva
Tel.: 022 310 60 70
Description: old with terrace. Alcohol is not served.
Prices: daily special CHF 14.90. Dishes between CHF 16 and 24.
Open: Mon-Fri: 8.30am-6pm, Sat: 10am-4.30pm
UN DISTRICT
You can also have lunch in the cafeterias of the UN, the ILO, the WIPO,
WHO and Red Cross!
CAFE DU SOLEIL
pl. du Petit-Saconnex 6 -ch. Moïse-Duboule 5A 32
1209 Geneva
Tel.: 022 733 34 17
Description: old with nice terrace in the shadow.
Menu: excellent fondues and salad buffet in the summer.
Prices: vary between CHF 15.- and CHF 28.-
Open: Mon-Fri: 7am-Midnight, Sat: 10am-midnight, Sun: 10am-11pm
CHEZ MA COUSINE
ch. du Petit-Saconnex 2
1209 Geneva
Tel.: 022 733 79 85
Description: chicken specialties
Prices: special price CHF 13.90.-
Open: Mon-Fri: 11:00am-2.30pm and 5:45pm to 10:30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11.30am-10.30pm non-stop
PLAINPALAIS DISTRICT
CHAUSSE-COQS
rue Micheli-du-Crest 18
1205 Geneva
Tel: 022 320 20 92
Description: snack bar; kitchen is situated in the restaurant dining area. Dishes simple and nourishing.
Prices: daily special about CHF16.
Open: Mon-Friday 9am- 10pm, Sat and Sun: closed.
CAFÉ REMOR
pl. du Cirque 3
1204 Geneva
Tel.: 022 328 12 70
Website: www.remor.ch
Menu: Pizzas (from CHF 13.80.-), Salads (from CHF 14.30.-), Sandwiches (from CHF 6.-), Tartes (from CHF 14.30.-), Toasted Sandwishes with salad (from CHF 15.80.-).
Daily special: CHF 15.30.-.
Description: café glacier, big terrace
Open: Mon-Thur: 7am-00am, Fri/Sat: 7am-1am, Sun: 7.30am-00am
LES RECYCLABLES
rue de Carouge 53
1205 Genève
Tel: 022 328 23 73
Description: bookshop that is also a café and a restaurant.
Prices: Salads (from CHF 12.-), Daily Special ( CHF 19.-), Menus up to CHF 26. Vegetarian dishes and cakes at interesting prices.
Open: From Monday to Saturday: 7.30am- 8.30pm (food service from 11.30am-3pm, and in the evening until 8.30pm).
1 . Internet
You can use the Internet or send e-mails from DoCip office, but there are different alternatives as well. Firstly, the UN library has a cyberspace located on the 3rd floor of the B building, door 20, available from 8.30am to 5.30pm (Monday to Friday). Computers are often busy, so our advice would be to go there early in the morning.
Secondly, the city of Geneva set around 70 free Wi-Fi hotspots in the city center: it is free to get connected to the “((o)) ville-de-genève” network with your laptop, and this is in many different places of the city:
Place des Nations
Parc des Bastions
Plaine de Plainpalais
Parc la Grange et Parc des Eaux-Vives
Bain des Paquis
Jardin anglais
For a complete list of the free Wi-Fi access points, please check the following website (in french): www.ville-geneve.ch/themes/environnement-urbain-espaces-verts/acces/
Cybercafé
Finally, you can also email and use the Internet in a cybercafé.
The “i-spot” system allows you to get connected to any i-spot access point with an access code that you can use for one week (or more depending on the amount). You can buy an access code in any i-spot access point.
i-spot access places:
Rue Mt-Blanc 24 Place Dorcière Rue de Lausanne 53
Rue Rothschild 30 Rue Rothschild 22 Rue Pictet de Bock 3
Avenue du Mail 10 Rue de Lyon 35 Rue du 31 Décembre 35
Avenue de Miremont 46 Rue Pont d’Arve 49 Rue des Pâquis 41
Rue de Neuchâtel 29 Rue de Malatrex 30 Rue Fort- Barreau 21
Rue de l’École de Médecine 2 Bvd Carl-Vogt 16
Access prices:
15 mn : 2.- CHF
30 mn : 3.- CHF
60 mn : 4.-CHF
4 hours : 10.-CHF
10 hours : 19.-CHF
Access code validity: one week (one month for 4 and 10 hours cards), and reusable until the end of the credit.
List of some cybercafés in Geneva:
PAQUIS DISTRICT
Charly's Multimedia Check Point
rue de Fribourg 7
Tel. 022 901 13 13
Prices: 1CHF/ 15 mins, 2CHF/25 mins, 4 CHF/65mins
It is possible to use printers for a fee.
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 9am-00am, Sunday 1pm-11pm
PLAINPALAIS DISTRICT
Cybercafé 3000
rue Henri-Christiné
Tel. 022 320 74 55
Prices: 5 CHF/ hour, 3 CHF/ 30min
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 11am-00am Sat/Sun: 2pm-00am
(Printers available with charge)
Internet Café de la MLC Librairie Café Littéraire
rue de Carouge 98
Tel. 022 320 32 86
Prices: 5 CHF/ hour, 4 CHF/ 30min, 2 CHF/ 15min
info@librairie-café.com
Opening hours: Mon 1pm-6pm, Tue-Fri 9am-6.30pm (until 8pm on Thursday), Sat:
9am-1pm
BETWEEN PLAINPALAIS AND CAROUGE DISTRICTS
Cybercafé Genève
place des Augustins
1205 Geneva
Tel. 022 807 30 97
Prices: 5 CHF/ hour, 2.50 CHF/ 30min
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday 07am-end of the afternoon (as it is the holiday period, may be closed in the afternoon, but always open in the morning.
(No printers available)
2.Phones
Public phones can be found in most public places in Geneva. Phones only accept cards. Phone cards can be bought in post offices, in many stores as well as at the "Naville kiosk" at the UN door 6 and 40. The phone booths are nearly everywhere in the Palais des Nations.
From the telephone booth, the connection is generally excellent but rather expensive. If you have to call locally, do so during the off-peak hours that are two times cheaper (Monday to Friday from 5pm to 8am and Saturday and Sunday all day. On these timetables, rates are CHF 0.04.-/min to local fixed lines). Normal rate: from Monday to Friday 7am-7pm: CHF 0.08.-/minute. Attention: for each call a fee of CHF 0.50 will be deducted.
To call abroad, a specific rate is set on week-days (Monday to Friday): off-peak calls are only on weekends. Rates per minutes depend on the call destination. The prices vary from CHF 0.10/min to CHF 1.60/min. (For more informations, please check the following website: www.swisscom.ch/res/festnetz/tarife-ausland/index.htm)
IMPORTANT!
It is necessary to dial the area code of the district you are calling (022 in Geneva),
even if the call is within the same district.
3 .Photocopies and Fax
If you need to make a large amount of photocopies, we recommend:
Uni-Copy: boulevard Carl Vogt 97-99, 1205 Geneva,
Tel: 022-809 49 90, Fax: 022-809 49 99.
CHF 0.10.- for a B&W A4 photocopy, CHF 1.20.- for a color A4 photocopy
Monday to Friday from 9am to 6pm.
Rive Print Service (Migros): rue des Princes 4, 1204 Geneva
Tel: 022 310 36 51
CHF 0.20.- for a B&W A4 photocopy, CHF 1.- for a color A4 photocopy
Open Monday to Thursday: 9am-7pm, Friday: 9am-7.30pm, Saturday: 9am-6pm.
At the doCip Technical Secretariat, you have access to fax and e-mail facilities. Give your
details (your name and the name of your organization) to your spokesperson so we can pass you your correspondence quickly.
4. Post office
For Switzerland: two rates system inside Switzerland:
Mail A: CHF 1.-, delivered the next day
Mail B: CHF 0.85, it can take a few days
For Europe and other countries: also a two rates system:
Priority mail and Economic class mail. Economic class mail takes longer to be delivered.
For Europe: CHF 1.20 for a letter up to 20 g (economic class mail), but CHF 1.40 as airmail (priority mail).
Other countries: CHF 1.60 for a letter up to 20 g (economic class mail) and CHF 1.90 for quicker delivery (priority mail).
Ask at the post office for additional queries.
Opening hours: Opening hours differ from one post office to another, especially on Saturday.
Post offices are generally open: 8am - 6pm (Monday – Friday), 8am - 12am (Saturday).
Some Post Office addresses:
CITY CENTER
11, Rue du Stand, place de la Poste
1200 Geneva 11
7.30am - 6.00pm (Monday - Friday) 9am - 11am (Saturday)
3 Rue du Vieux-Collège
1204 Geneva 3
7.30am - 6pm (Monday - Friday) 9am - 11am (Saturday)
CORNAVIN DISTRICT
Post Office Mont-Blanc, 18 Rue de Mont-Blanc, 1201 Geneva
7.30am - 6pm (Monday-Friday) 9am- 4pm (Saturday)
Post Office Cornavin Dépôt, 16 Rue des Gares, 1201 Geneva
8am - 7pm (Monday - Friday) 8am - 12am (Saturday) 3pm- 6.45pm (Sunday)
UN DISTRICT
Post Office of the United Nations, door 6.
8.30am - 5pm (Monday – Friday)
You have to use United Nations stamps to send mail from this post office. You cannot use
Swiss stamps to send mail from the UN Post Office. The UN stamps can be purchased at the
UN Post Office, Door 6. Letterboxes can be found throughout the UN buildings.
AIRPORT
Post Office at Cointrin Airport, 1215 Geneva
7.30am - 6pm (Monday - Friday) 8.30am – 12pm (Saturday)
5 .Banks
In general, banks close at 4.30pm but some currency exchange offices stay open later.
Change CFF - Western Union
Inside the railway station "Cornavin", on same floor as the counters.
Tel: 0800 007 107 (free number). Monday to Saturday 7am-8pm,
Sunday 9am-1.30pm and 2.30pm-5.50pm.
Airport: American Express
Please note that this is the one and only currency exchange office at the airport.
Tel. 022 717 86 99, 7/7 5.30am-9.30pm (departures); 6.30am-10pm (arrivals).
Union de Banques Suisses (UBS)
United Nations: Door 6.
Tel. 022 919 22 11, Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm
Please note that this office adds a 5.- CHF tax per exchange done and that it only changes a limited number of currencies (Dollars, Euros "only banknotes-, Swiss Francs, British Pounds, Yen). Possibility to exchange euros into Swiss francs for free at the bancomat.
Airport
Open every day from 8 am to 6pm.
Banque Migros
7, rue du Mont-Blanc, 1201 Geneva, Tel: 848 845 400
Open : Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri : 9am-4.30pm ; Thu : 9am-1.30pm.
15, rue Pierre Fatio, 1204 Geneva, Tél. 0848 845 400
Open: Mon, Tue, Wed, Fri : 9am-4.30pm ; Thu : 9am-5.30pm ; Sat : 9am-12pm.
6 .Shopping
Shops in Geneva are usually open from 8am to 7.00pm from Monday to Friday and from 8am to 6pm on Saturday. Sometimes, the Migros stores in the Cornavin district (Les Cygnes) is open on Thursday until 9pm. The Pâquis Migros and Coop stores are open on Thursday and Friday until 7.30pm. At the airport, there are shopping galleries open 7 days a week from 8am to 8pm. The main supermarkets are Migros and Coop. You will find them in the main shopping centers across the town. Other shops and shopping centers:
UN AND NEIGHBOURHOOD
La SAFI - Perfumes, cloths household products, food. UN, Door 1.
Coop – Large store for food, textiles, etc.
90 rue Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva
Open: Mon-Wed: 8am-7pm, Thu/; 8am-9pm, Fri: 8am-7.30pm, Sat: 8am-6pm.
Self-service photocopying machine available (CHF 0.10)
CORNAVIN DISTRICT
Les Cygnes shopping centre (Migros, Pharmacy, Mc Donald's, etc.)
rue de Lausanne 10-20
1201 Geneva
Manora - store
rue de Cornavin 41
1201 Geneva
AIRPORT NEIGHBORHOOD
Balexert shopping centre
Migros, currency exchange, pharmacy, Post Office, Mc Donalds, etc.
Self-service photocopying machine available (CHF 0.10)
av. Louis-Casaï 27
1209 Geneva
Galerie de l'Aéroport - Migros for food and Petit Manora for clothes.
United Nations Office
General : +41 22 917 12 34
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)
www.ohchr.org/english/issues/indigenous/index.htm
Special Rapporteur:
Mr James Anaya
E-mail: indigenous@ohchr.org
Assistant to the Special Rapporteur- Unit of Special Procedures
Mr Thierry Del Prado
Email : tdelprado@ohchr.org
Mr Antti Korkeakivi
Head of the Indigenous People and Minority Section
Mrs. Claire Charters
Secretary of the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People
Email: expertmechanism@ohchr.org
Mrs Samia Slimane
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Africa
Mrs Estelle Salavin
Head of the internship program
E-mail: fellowship@ohchr.org
Voluntary Fund
General inquiries : +41 22 928 97 37/91 64
E-mail : indigenousfunds@ohchr.org
Mrs Elsy Monsalve
Mrs Mélanie Clerc
World Council of Churches (WCC)
General +41 22 791 61 11, Fax +41 22 791 03 61
Mrs Maria Chavez Quispe
Indigenous Peoples consultant
Tél. : +41 22 791 63 41
E-mail : mcq@wcc-coe.org
International Labour Organisation (ILO)
General : +41 (22) 799 61 11, general e-mail: PRO169@ilo.org
Project for promoting ILO’s policy to the Tribal and Indigenous Peoples (PRO 169)
Mr Albert Barume
Senior specialist on questions regarding tribal and indigenous peoples
Tel. +41 22 799 79 21, Fax +41 22 799 63 44
E-mail: barume@ilo.org
Mrs Stefania Errico
Technical Officer
Tel. +41 22 799 69 51, Fax +41 22 799 63 44
E-mail: erricolo.org
World Health Organisation (WHO)
General +41 22 791 21 11
Email: info@who.int
Mrs Helena Nygren Krug
Health and Human Rights Advisor
Tel. +41 22 791 25 23, Fax +41 22 791 48 50
Email: nygrenkrugh@who.int
Mrs Annette Peters
Assistant
Tel. +41 22 791 28 82, Fax +41 22 791 4850
Email: petersa@who.int
United Nation Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
General +41 22 917 12 34
Mrs. Trisha Riedy
Program for the reestablishment of peace and the prevention of conflicts
Tel. +41 22 917 85 77
E-mail: trisha.riedy@unitar.org
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
General +41 22 338 91 11
For traditional cultural expression and folklore issues:
Mr Wend Wendland
Deputy Director, division of traditional knowledge and head of department
Tel. +41 22 338 99 24
Fax +41 22 338 81 20
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