Living within 30 minutes of Geneva by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Geneva within 30 minutes by bike, sorted by total annual cost. Calculated on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap, with an allowance for climbs. Different time, household or workplace: use the form below.

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19 municipalities within 30 minutes of Geneva by bike

Costs for: Couple, no kids, gross income CHF 100,000 per year.

The cheapest is Cologny at CHF 26,873 per year, CHF 800 less than Geneva.

3 municipalities are borderline: within the time at 18 km/h and 4 minutes per 100 metres of climbing, outside at 16 km/h and 6 minutes.

For comparison, Geneva itself: CHF 27,693 per year.

1.Cologny (GE)about 24 min
CHF 26,873 per yearCHF 800 less than Geneva
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2.Genthod (GE)about 29 min Borderline
CHF 26,873 per yearCHF 800 less than Geneva
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3.Vandoeuvres (GE)about 31 min Borderline
CHF 26,953 per yearCHF 700 less than Geneva
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4.Chêne-Bougeries (GE)about 20 min
CHF 27,153 per yearCHF 500 less than Geneva
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5.Pregny-Chambésy (GE)about 21 min
CHF 27,153 per yearCHF 500 less than Geneva
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6.Veyrier (GE)about 22 min
CHF 27,353 per yearCHF 300 less than Geneva
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7.Plan-les-Ouates (GE)about 24 min
CHF 27,353 per yearCHF 300 less than Geneva
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8.Bellevue (GE)about 24 min
CHF 27,433 per yearCHF 300 less than Geneva
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9.Carouge (GE)about 17 min
CHF 27,473 per yearCHF 200 less than Geneva
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10.Troinex (GE)about 26 min
CHF 27,473 per yearCHF 200 less than Geneva
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11.Meyrin (GE)about 20 min
CHF 27,553 per yearCHF 100 less than Geneva
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12.Le Grand-Saconnex (GE)about 14 min
CHF 27,633 per yearabout the same as Geneva
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13.Thônex (GE)about 26 min
CHF 27,633 per yearabout the same as Geneva
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14.Chêne-Bourg (GE)about 24 min
CHF 27,723 per yearabout the same as Geneva
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15.Confignon (GE)about 26 min
CHF 27,723 per yearabout the same as Geneva
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16.Lancy (GE)about 20 min
CHF 27,753 per yearabout the same as Geneva
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17.Bernex (GE)about 31 min Borderline
CHF 27,803 per yearCHF 100 more than Geneva
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18.Vernier (GE)about 17 min
CHF 27,883 per yearCHF 200 more than Geneva
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19.Onex (GE)about 20 min
CHF 27,903 per yearCHF 200 more than Geneva
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How to read these figures

Bike and e-bike: riding time calculated by Ubivo on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap (OSRM route planner, bicycle profile), between inhabited points of the home municipality and of the workplace municipality (one to five depending on size, weighted by population; the median is shown). Base speed 17 km/h by bike, 20 km/h by e-bike (assisted up to 25 km/h), plus 5 minutes by bike and 2.5 minutes by e-bike for every 100 metres of climbing; downhill 2 or 1 minute less per 100 metres, but never faster than 25 km/h. This is an assumption by Ubivo for adults who commute regularly, not an official value. The slower direction counts; where the two differ clearly, both are shown. «Borderline» means: with a slightly faster or slower assumption (bike 16 to 18 km/h and 4 to 6 minutes per 100 metres, e-bike 19 to 21 km/h and 2 to 3 minutes) the municipality is once within and once outside the time.
Limits: the times apply between typical residential locations, not from your door. Traffic lights and junctions are only covered by the base speed; weather, luggage and fitness not at all. Where OpenStreetMap has gaps, paths are missing or mapped wrongly. Ferries and taking the bike on the train are excluded.
Total annual cost: income tax, health insurance premiums (deductible 300) and electricity (4,500 kWh) for the chosen household, without commuting costs. Differences rounded to CHF 100.
Rents and property prices are not included; there is no data per municipality.
Do you pay tax at source, for example on a B permit? Then differences between municipalities in a canton only matter to you under a subsequent ordinary assessment.
The deduction from your salary is the same in every municipality of a canton. From a gross salary of CHF 120,000 a year you are assessed under the ordinary procedure automatically, below that on application by 31 March of the following year; your municipality’s tax rate then applies. Tax at source and where you live

Bike and e-bike times: Ubivo calculation with OSRM on data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract of 31/10/2026; elevation: swisstopo, swissALTIRegio; residential locations: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2024. Costs: FTA (taxes 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027). Fog days: MeteoSwiss, average 2023-2025, October to February. Methodology and data sources

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