My husband and I never own a car in Lausanne and have been relying heavily on TL and CFF to commute. So far we are happy with their service and think that it’s still easier and cheaper for us to just use public transport vs having a car. So I think I should share some of the special services from TL that we have tried and tested, and may not known by some of you who don’t use TL that much. This time I’ll tell you about the Taxibus Matin & Nuit.

Taxibus is a special service for commuters who have to travel early in the morning (before the buses and métros begin), late at night (when they have stopped) or in remote area. As the name indicates, it’s a regular taxi that will pick you up at any TL stop that you choose (these taxibuses have Taxibus sign).

• Taxibus Matin: The operating hours are 4:45am, 5:05am, 5:25am, and 5:45am. The taxibus picks you up at any TL bus stop (but it should be the stop going to the direction of central Lausanne) or one of these the métro stops: Cerisaie, Moulie and UNIL-Dorigny. Drop off would be in central Lausanne (Chauderon, Bél-Air, St. François, Georgette or Lausanne-CFF).
• Taxibus Nuit: Operating hours are 0:00 (midnight), 0:20AM, 0:40AM, 1:00AM and 1:20AM, and the pick-up points are Chauderon, Bel-Air, St-François, Georgette or Lausanne-CFF. Your destination should lie within the network zone 11 and 12.

These Taxibus services are offered every day. To book, call at least 30 minute in advance to 0800 805 805. Don’t forget to let the operator know how many people will travel with you. You will need regular ticket covering the zones you’ll be travelling (or a Mobilis subscription) plus a CHF4/person, payable to the Taxibus driver. We found this service a very good value when we had to catch very early train to go to the airport. As we live in Epalinges, we usually have to pay around CHF27 to go to the train station. With this service, we only had to pay CHF8 for two (fyi, we both have Mobilis subscriptions). We still have to go to the pick-up point, so that it’s slightly less convenient than being picked-up at home, but as the bus stop is only 2 minutes on foot, it was never a big deal.

For more info and other services, check out TL website.

*Logo courtesy of Transport Lausanne

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