I knew there would be a downside somewhere.
There is one a 10 minute bus ride from the airport.
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There are tons of subsidies all through the supply chain:
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I always used to be able to park for free in Vernier close to the airport & then get the bus outside IKEA, unfortunately that changed about 10 years ago when white boxes became blue so now end up parking in P51 when there is space.
It’s not really cheaper is it.
If you book way way in advance with Swiss you can get the flight for 105.75. Plus the 10 francs to get the train to/from the airports to the city centre. So 115.75. And that’s hand luggage only.
A day saver pass between Geneva and Zürich, 79 francs booking 2 months in advance. And you can take more luggage.
Assuming no delays with the aircraft, time wise it takes about the same time. Only makes sense if you are taking a connecting flight.
Well, that’s a well researched and thought out answer. Not.
It certainly is correct that European airlines received government money during Covid but it omits to say that these were in the form of loans and they have all been paid back, with interest. That is not a subsidy particularly as many other businesses received similar support.
I’m not going to go through it line by line, not worth my time.
No one has mentioned that part of the reason is that Swiss rail fares are very high.
Switzerland comes 11th in a survey of European train operators published at the end of last year.
It was second, after Italy’s Trenitalia but the Swiss pricing was calculated, in error, using a Halbtax card and the amended result moved them down the list, as mentioned here.
It’s not all bad - Swiss trains are still the most punctual in Europe!
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I agree, in Germany the trains are often late or in some cases cancelled. In Switzerland, the trains are rarely late even during inclement weather. And we never had a cancelled train.