Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The fast boat service that connects Lausanne with Thonon, Haute Savoie in neighbouring France is one year old. The Compagnie Generale de Navigation (CGN) says that  traffic increased 19 percent in 2009, more than 125,000 more passengers, compared to 2008.

The company offers 18-24 crossings a day, depending on the season, on the Lausanne-Thonon route. It has up to 70 daily crossings that connect the four French towns of Chens, Yvoire, Thonon and Evian, with Nyon and Lausanne in Switzerland.

It takes 27 minutes to cross the lake in the Navibus, compared to a 90-minute car ride. A full-price roundtrip ticket costs CHF12.70. The CGN estimates that the same trip by car costs CHF110.