Getting Around
Your festival pass unlocks complimentary transit across Geneva. Here's everything you need to move seamlessly between your hotel and Palexpo.
Geneva Transport Card
Every guest at a Geneva hotel receives a free transport card via email, usually a day before check-in — so you can use it from your very first trip from the airport. This card grants unlimited rides on the entire TPG network within Zone 10 — covering trains, trams, buses, and even lake boats.
Trams
All city lines
Buses
Urban & regional
Trains
Zone 10 coverage
Lake Boats
Mouettes included
Zone 10 extends to Geneva Airport and Palexpo.
Ride-share & Taxis
Uber is widely available in Geneva. Rides from tertiary hotels to Palexpo typically cost 10–20 CHF depending on demand. Perfect for late-night returns when you want direct door-to-door comfort.
Tip: For shorter trips or off-peak hours, public transit is often faster than waiting for a ride — and it's free with your Geneva Transport Card.
Ride to Palexpo with Donkey Republic
Geneva's orange shared bikes (Vélo Partage) are the easy way to move between your hotel, the city centre and Palexpo during the day. As a festival dancer you get 20% off every ride from 8 to 12 October, on regular and electric bikes, as many times as you like.
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Get the app
Download Donkey Republic and create your account with a payment method.
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Pick a bike
Find the closest bike on the map and tap “Confirm selection”.
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Add the code
Choose “Just Ride”, then enter BGF26 in the “Discount code” field.
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Ride and return
Unlock, ride, and tap “End rental” at any Donkey hub.
Park only at a Donkey hub: fees for wrong parking or going over your rental time are charged by Donkey Republic. Questions about the app: support@donkeyrepublic.com.
Parking at Palexpo
Palexpo has its own car park, P12, right at the venue: 1,500 spaces, open around the clock, so your car is covered no matter how late the social runs. Spaces can't be reserved, just drive in. Set your GPS to Route François-Peyrot 30, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, directly off the A1 motorway.
1,500 spaces
Car park P12, on site
Open 24/7
Late socials covered
Accessible spaces
Next to the lifts
EV charging
4 fast chargers, level -1
Short-term parking
RecommendedEach started hour is charged in full. Exit every night and this is all you pay.
Long-term parking
Overnight staysEach started day is charged in full. Applies when your car stays in overnight.
Save on multi-day parking: P12 sits next to the airport, so leaving your car parked across several days is billed at a much higher long-stay rate (CHF 100 for three days). Drive out each night instead: every daily visit is capped at CHF 22.50, so three festival days cost around CHF 67.50.
If P12 is full: another large event shares Palexpo with us that weekend, so on the busiest nights you may be sent to P47, across the motorway on Route des Batailleux. You walk in from there: the freight road, then the stairs and the footbridge.
Max vehicle height 2 m. Pay at the pay station before you exit. Lost ticket: CHF 50 plus the parking fee. Rates are set by Palexpo and may change.
Festival Shuttles
Some partner hotels offer complimentary shuttle service to Palexpo during festival hours. Check your hotel's amenities when booking — properties with shuttle access are tagged on our accommodation page.
Going further than Palexpo
The same transport card that gets you to the festival puts UNESCO vineyards, medieval castles and the Alps within a day of your hotel. We mapped twenty-five of them, with real travel times, real costs and what is actually open in October.