Carpooling, car-sharing and rental cars

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Carpooling

As part of its Mobility Plan, the EPFL provides its community with various shared mobility services: the Fairmove carpooling platform and Mobility car-sharing vehicles, as well as advantageous rates for car rental for private or professional purposes.

Carpooling

The majority of people currently travelling to campus by car drive alone (75%).

In order to further promote carpooling on campus and better mutualise parking, Durabilité EPFL and the EPFL Innovation Park are providing the Fairmove carpooling platform, which enables drivers to get in touch with each other.

The sharing of travel costs must be agreed between carpoolers; it is not managed by the myCAMIPRO payment application or by the fairmove carpooling platform. Compensation may also take the form of a non-monetary consideration (e.g. a meal).

In the event of cancellation of journeys (up to 12 hours before departure), EPFL will reimburse a maximum of CHF 20 per person (maximum CHF 60 per month).

Mobility carsharing

Several Mobility vehicles are available 7/7 and 24/24 for professional or private use. Members of the EPFL community are eligible for a free three-month trial subscription along with other special offers.

  • Activation fees are free (CHF 39.90.-)
  • First 3 months free of charge (only for new customers), then CHF 9.90/month
  • Reduced fares for trips
  • People under 28 will benefit from a free mobilityPLUS subscription with no monthly charges until their 28th birthday
  • Old CHF 70.- offers are migrated to mobilityPLUS (free of charge until their current subscription expires).

→ Registration and information on the mobilityPlus offer for EPFL

Get a transferable Mobility business card for an annual price of CHF 90 by sending a request to the Security and Operations department. Allow 14 days for your request to be processed.

  • 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

As a Mobility customer, you are fully insured in the case of a damage: third-party liability, casco insurance and occupants’ insurance. This is included in the price.

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.

Contact

For any questions relating to carpooling: [email protected] and [email protected]

For any questions about car-sharing: Mobility

For any question or reservation of rental vehicles:

For any questions relating to the booking procedure: [email protected]