As part of its Mobility Plan, the EPFL provides its community with various shared mobility services: the BlaBlaCar Daily carpooling platform and Mobility car-sharing vehicles, as well as advantageous rates for car rental for private or professional purposes.
Carpooling
Currently, among those travelling to campus by car, the majority do so as drivers, travelling alone in their car (75%).
To further promote car-sharing on campus and make better use of parking spaces, EPFL Mobility provides access to the BlaBlaCar Daily car-sharing platform, which helps connect drivers.
- Download the BlaBlaCar Daily app.
- Create your account.
- Enter your employer as ‘EPFL’.
- Enter your home address and your EPFL address, as well as your travel schedule.
- The app will suggest carpool partners along your route. All you need to do is send a carpool request in just a few clicks.
You can sign up as a passenger or a driver. As a driver, you’ll be paid for your journeys if you take one ore more passenger with you.
To encourage car-sharing, EPFL subsidises 100% of journeys for passengers travelling to or from one of EPFL’s campuses.
In the event of a last-minute cancellation of your return journey by your driver, BlaBlaCar Daily guarantees your return home through the Return Guarantee. To find out more about the eligibility criteria, click here (French only).
Mobility carsharing
Several Mobility vehicles are available 7/7 and 24/24 for professional or private use. Vehicles can be booked via the Mobility website or app, and unlocked either via the Mobility app or with the SwissPass card.
Each EPFL unit or laboratory has the possibility to open a professional account. Each EPFL employee can use this account via their own individual professional account. To do so, please check with your administrative manager whether your unit/laboratory already has an account.
Send your request to [email protected], providing the following information:
- The name of the unit or laboratory
- First name, last name, and EPFL email address of the administrative manager of the unit or laboratory
- The postal address of the unit or laboratory (building, station, ZIP code)
As an administrative manager, your role is to be the administrative point of contact for Mobility (administrative follow-up, support for users). You bear no legal responsibility related to the use of vehicles (accidents, infractions, etc.) by members of your unit.
- If you do not have a Mobility account:
- Contact your administrative manager to obtain the connection link for your unit/laboratory.
- If no account exists for your unit/laboratory, please refer to the section above “For creating a professional unit or laboratory account.”
- If you are already a Mobility customer, you can directly connect to your unit via:
- Link to the customer portal
- → Click on your name → Profile → Offers → Link to employer
- Enter the mobilityEASY code provided by the administrative manager of your unit/laboratory.
- If no account exists for your unit/laboratory, please refer to the section above “For creating a professional unit or laboratory account.”
If you wish to be able to monitor bookings made by members of your unit/laboratory or make a reservation for someone else, you can request the “Booking Agent” feature at [email protected]. More information.
- Activation fees are waived (CHF 39.90.-)
- No monthly fee
- Trip rate: from CHF 3.00/hour and CHF 0.65/km depending on the type of vehicle
- More information on rates
As a Mobility customer, you are insured in the case of a damage: third-party liability, casco insurance and occupants’ insurance. This is included in the price.
You also have the option to subscribe to a private Mobility plan, with no activation fee, via this link.
To create a new account, please write to [email protected] and provide the following information:
- Your membership in an EPFL association and the name of your association.
- A generic email address (for example, the association’s email address) to be associated with the account, to which you will also receive invoices and communications related to Mobility.
- Your postal address, if you have one.
Mobility will send you a new link for your association, which will allow you to register new profiles.
Please note: if a member of the association leaves EPFL or your association, they must unsubscribe from the association’s professional account.
- Several Mobility car-sharing stations are available on our Lausanne campus: at Esplanade, Rivier, Quartier Nord and EPFL Innovation Park.
- Map of Mobility locations in Switzerland
For cancellations, please consult this link. You will find information under the heading “Fair play fees“. Different taxes apply depending on the situation and the time of cancellation.
Car rental
EPFL employees have access to advantageous car rental deals within Switzerland and abroad. The School’s central travel agency, Kuoni BT, is available to the EPFL community for all car rental reservation requests.
Europcar is the largest car rental company in Europe and Switzerland. Up to 5500 vehicles await you at over 120 locations in Switzerland: from small compact cars to family minivans, luxury limousines and utility vehicles, as well as electric vehicles.
As an employee of the Swiss Confederation, you benefit from Europcar’s attractive special conditions in Switzerland and a 10% discount on the public price abroad → more information on conditions and promotional code here.
You can book your car directly online via this link. Prices shown include your special conditions. To take advantage of the EPFL special conditions, don’t forget to show your ID when you pick up your vehicle.
- Rental in Switzerland : To make a reservation in Switzerland, please contact the agency of your choice directly → See here.
- Renting abroad: For vacations abroad, the international reservation center will be happy to help you. Simply call 0848 80 80 99 or send an e-mail to [email protected].
Students can buy the Funway card to hire vehicles at reduced prices. You can find more information at: www.funway.ch.
- See the information you need to benefit from advantageous conditions (PDF, 185 KB) when renting a car abroad with Sixt.
- List of preferential prices abroad
Contact
For any questions relating to carpooling: [email protected] and [email protected]
For any questions about car-sharing: Mobility or call +41 848 824 812
For any question or reservation of rental vehicles:
- Via the EPFL central travel agency, Kuoni Business Travel (DERTOUR Switzerland AG): [email protected]
- For rental cars in Switzerland : Europcar
- For rental cars abroad: Sixt
For any questions relating to the booking procedure: [email protected]