"In 2026, peak-hour connections will be maintained, while the overall service will be adapted in a targeted manner. The Swiss and French sides will respectively finance, as in recent years, half of the costs of services not covered by revenue. Among changes to be made to the timetable will be will be reduced frequencies, particularly between Lausanne and Evian, as well as Lausanne and Thonon-les-Bains: crossings will be cut by half."
"While cross-border commuters will still be able to get to their Swiss jobs on time, one impact of the fewer ferries will be that "leisure traffic is likely to be severely impacted, Romain Pilloud, secretary general of the Vaud branch Transport and Environment Association told RTS public broadcaster. Tourism generates a lot of travel, so we risk seeing a significant shift from boat travel to road travel, particularly on weekends," he said."
Passenger transport between Switzerland and France on Lake Geneva, operated by the Compagnie Generale de Navigation (CGN), will see fewer ferries circulating from December 14. Vaud authorities and neighbouring French communities agreed a new arrangement after France abandoned the previous agreement and financing talks opened. Peak-hour connections will be maintained into 2026 while overall service frequencies are reduced, notably halving crossings between Lausanne and Evian and Lausanne and Thonon-les-Bains, and reducing the Yvoire connection. Switzerland and France will each finance half of uncovered service costs. Reduced leisure sailings risk shifting tourism travel from boats to roads.
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