Advice needed on travel pass 4 days Geneva/Basel

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    19 March 2016 at 22:14:36 #808661

    Hi,

    We are 2 adults travelling to Geneva on 17th May, flying home on 20th. We need to get from Geneva airport to our hotel in Rue Rousseau ,13 Geneva 1201 , maybe take a boat trip on the lake, next day we need to travel to Basel football stadium, staying in Basel overnight then travel to Nash airport hotel for our last night. Our only other plans are sightseeing. Which is the cheapest pass to do this please and is the price per adult or per family?

    Thank you.

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    Annika
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    20 March 2016 at 11:21:49 #849555

    Welcome to MySwissAlps, skybluesuzie!

    Which pass is best depends on what exact sightseeing you plan to do. Free transportation in Geneva is provided by the Geneva Transport Card and in Basel by the Mobility Ticket. If you’ll be making longer regional trips, an additional rail pass like the Swiss Half Fare Card could be a good option. The prices displayed are per adult. You’ll have to make calculations to be sure though.

    I hope this gets you started!

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    20 March 2016 at 13:01:17 #849556

    Thank you, yes we will be using the free cards but still have to get from the airport of our first hotel in Geneva , day 2 we need to get to Basel and day 3 back to the airport. I am unsure how far we can travel on the free pass.

    Arno
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    20 March 2016 at 13:21:03 #849557

    Hi skybluesuzie,

    You’ll find additional information and a list of 6 links to more details here: myswissalps.com/ geneva/travel.

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    20 March 2016 at 15:18:17 #849558

    Can I get a free pass at Geneva airport which covers my travel to Geneva train station?

    Arno
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    20 March 2016 at 15:39:25 #849559

    There was such an option (you could get a free ticket from a machine in the luggage claim area), but as far as I know it’s no longer there.

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