Car sharing in Switzerland compared: Mobility, 2EM, GoMore, Sponti-Car and DRAIV
Diesen Artikel auf Deutsch lesenThe short answer first. If you regularly drive short trips by the hour, Mobility with its dense station network is the best choice. If you want the cheapest possible car from a private owner and are flexible on price and handover, look at 2EM or GoMore. If you need a car for a few hours up to a week, without a deposit, without a desk and without a subscription, DRAIV is your match. The rest of this article justifies exactly those three sentences, with tariffs taken from the providers' own pages and three fully calculated scenarios, every number with its source.
Mobility: the densest network, strongest for trips by the hour
Mobility is Switzerland's largest car sharing service and hard to beat for short trips. The cars sit at railway stations and in neighbourhoods across the country, you reserve in the app and pay per hour and per kilometre. With the mobilityPLUS subscription at CHF 9.90 per month (first three months free, waived entirely for members under 28) you drive from CHF 2.00 per hour plus CHF 0.60 per kilometre, without a monthly fee mobilityEASY starts at CHF 3.00 per hour plus CHF 0.65 per kilometre, EASY adds a trip start fee of CHF 2.50 to 5.00 per trip, and both carry a one-time activation of CHF 39.90. Fuel and coverage are included in the tariffs, which keeps the maths pleasantly simple.
Full days get expensive. On long trips the day package kicks in automatically, in the Economy category CHF 75 per day with a subscription and CHF 115 without. Each 24-hour package includes 100 kilometres, and the packages combine: two days include 200 kilometres, a vacation week 700. Beyond that, every kilometre costs CHF 0.60 to 0.65. Partial days are billed in full, and the car must go back to its original station without exception. If you drive a lot or keep the car over the weekend, the kilometres always come on top.
2EM: the biggest private marketplace, price and handover depend on the owner
2EM is a marketplace: you rent the car not from a company but from a private person, and the owner sets the day price. That often makes 2EM cheap, especially outside the cities where classic rental companies are absent. The minimum value of a rental is CHF 80, drivers under 26 pay a surcharge of CHF 7 per day, and you can pay by credit card, TWINT or bank transfer. The displayed price already contains, on top of the owner's tariff, the surcharge for coverage and breakdown assistance through Helvetia (formerly Baloise) as well as VAT; the kilometre package and fuel come separately.
You steer the deductible through three protection tiers: on the basic tier you carry up to CHF 1500 and leave a CHF 300 deposit, the middle tier lowers it to CHF 1000 with a CHF 200 deposit, the top tier to CHF 750 with no deposit; the booking widget partly names different tiers, so you see the exact figure at checkout. The flip side of the marketplace model is the effort: price, condition and handover depend on the individual owner, and you arrange the key handover with a person rather than an app. If you have time and like comparing, there are good deals here.
GoMore: private cars with a keyless option
GoMore works much like 2EM, with one difference that matters day to day: part of the fleet is equipped with GoMore Keyless, you open those cars with the app and never need to meet the owner for pickup or return. Some cars can also be booked instantly, without waiting for the owner to accept. Coverage and breakdown assistance through Helvetia come with every rental, and you pick the deductible yourself at booking, CHF 200 or CHF 1500, with the protection price depending on rental length and chosen tier and only becoming visible at checkout. Interior damage is not covered.
The same caveat applies: owners set the day prices, so there are no reliable flat figures, and outside the keyless fleet you depend on the availability and response time of private individuals. For flexible renters with some lead time GoMore is a serious alternative, for a spontaneous six-in-the-morning pickup only if the car you want happens to be keyless.
Sponti-Car: hourly rental without a subscription, strong in smaller municipalities
Sponti-Car fills a gap Mobility leaves open: car sharing without any membership, often in smaller municipalities where no other provider operates. Registration is free, there are no membership fees and no kilometre charges, you pay from CHF 6 per hour depending on location and vehicle, with hourly rates that decrease the longer you rent. For CHF 9.90 per day there is an optional protection that fully removes the deductible of CHF 1000 for own damage plus CHF 1000 for third-party damage; it must be added before the trip starts.
The weakness is the flip side of the niche: the network consists of individual stations, the exact tariff differs from place to place, and there is no single day price valid across Switzerland without running the calculator for your station. If a Sponti-Car stands in your municipality, it is almost always worth a look. If none does, this provider cannot help you.
Swiss E-Car: the municipal electric niche, with an expiry date
Swiss E-Car shows what municipal electric car sharing was meant to be: an all-electric fleet, no subscriptions, tariffs from CHF 9.00 per hour or CHF 75 per day with 200 kilometres per day included, comprehensive cover with a CHF 1000 deductible in the price, and stations in the regions of Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Schaffhausen and Zurich, often in partnership with local utilities. On paper, a well-rounded offer for anyone who wants to drive electric without commitment.
Except: Swiss E-Car is ceasing operations on 31 October 2026, announced on its own website and by its owner AEW Energie AG. Anyone relying on it today needs a replacement within weeks. The case also shows how narrow the niche is: without dense utilisation, station-based car sharing struggles to carry itself, even with the backing of municipalities and utilities.
DRAIV: day rental without deposit, desk or opening hours
DRAIV is not classic car sharing but a day rental with car sharing convenience. You book on the web or in the app, unlock the car with your phone around the clock and drive off, with no desk, no opening hours and no key handover. There is no deposit and no hold on your card, a credit card is not a condition, and you pay by card, TWINT, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Prices start at CHF 44 per day from Monday to Thursday, with the regular fleet floor at CHF 59 per day. Kilometres are unlimited on most cars, some models carry a kilometre package instead, after which extra distance costs from CHF 0.50 per kilometre. On the deductible, CHF 2000 comes preselected, a daily fee lowers it to CHF 200, and if you hold your own comprehensive cover and have it approved in advance, the CHF 5000 tier is free.
Driving electric works at DRAIV too, and that matters once Swiss E-Car is gone: the Tesla Model 3 Long Range at CHF 89 per day is the Zurich alternative for renting electric, with Supercharging included. Plug in at any European Tesla Supercharger and charging starts automatically, with no charge card, no app and no extra costs, so energy on the road costs CHF 0; the motorway vignette is included, and from Monday to Thursday the rate starts at CHF 67 per day. To be honest about the limits: the Tesla includes 250 kilometres per day, after that CHF 0.50 per kilometre, so kilometres are not unlimited here.
Short rentals work too, just differently from an hourly tariff: rentals under twelve hours are priced on a graduated scale. On a CHF 59-per-day car, three hours cost CHF 26 base price and six hours CHF 37, and from twelve hours the full day price applies; protection, roadside assistance and unlimited kilometres are always included. Honestly, Mobility remains the better pick for the ninety-minute shopping run all the same, roughly CHF 21 against roughly CHF 45 all-in. And the fleet concentrates on the Zurich area, with locations in Zurich City, Altstetten and Oerlikon plus Ennetbaden and Zug. If you want to rent a car in Zurich there, the distances are short. If you live in Geneva or Lugano, DRAIV has nothing for you yet.
Three scenarios, fully calculated
All tariffs come from the providers' public pages as of 21 August 2026; the DRAIV prices come from the public booking calculator for these exact time windows. The DRAIV figures are deliberately calculated without the first-ride discount, because that is the repeatable price: new customers automatically get 20 percent off their first ride and pay CHF 39.38, 131.18 and 423.91 for the same three scenarios. Coverage depth differs across providers; the deductibles are stated in each table, while Mobility's deductible is not published on its tariff pages and was therefore not compared.
Scenario 1: the city errand, Tuesday, 3 hours, 25 kilometres in Zurich
The short-trip profile where hourly tariffs have to shine.
| Provider | Total | What is inside |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility (mobilityPLUS) | CHF 21.00 | 3 h × CHF 2.00 plus 25 km × CHF 0.60, Budget category, no trip start fee |
| Mobility (mobilityEASY) | CHF 27.75 | 3 h × CHF 3.00 plus 25 km × CHF 0.65 plus CHF 2.50 trip start fee |
| 2EM | ≈ CHF 80 | No hourly product: day prices start at CHF 40, but the platform enforces a minimum rental value of CHF 80; basic-tier deductible CHF 1500, deposit CHF 300 |
| GoMore | CHF 31–70 plus fee | No hourly product: observed Zurich day prices from CHF 31 (Hyundai i20) to CHF 70 (BMW 1 Series); the mandatory insurance and service fee only becomes visible at checkout; deductible CHF 200 or 1500 |
| Sponti-Car | CHF 21.00 | 3 h × CHF 7.00 at the verified Zurich-area station (Opfikon); at the official floor of CHF 6 per hour it would be CHF 18.00; all kilometres included; deductible CHF 1000 plus 1000, removable for CHF 9.90 per day |
| Swiss E-Car | CHF 27.00 | 3 h × CHF 9.00, the 25 km sit inside the 200 km per day; deductible CHF 1000; operations end on 31.10.2026 |
| DRAIV | CHF 45.10 | Graduated 3-hour price for the cheapest car, everything included: protection with a CHF 2000 deductible, roadside assistance, service fee, VAT, unlimited kilometres, no deposit; calculated without the first-ride discount, the calculator shows new customers CHF 39.38 |
Fuel: the totals at Mobility, Sponti-Car and Swiss E-Car include fuel or electricity; at DRAIV, 2EM and GoMore you refuel yourself, roughly CHF 3 for 25 kilometres. The Mobility totals include neither the one-time CHF 39.90 activation (both plans) nor the PLUS subscription of CHF 9.90 per month (first three months free, waived under 28); first-time users pay those on top. The honest verdict: Mobility wins the city errand, and DRAIV's graduated short-rental price does not change that.
Scenario 2: the weekend, Saturday 09:00 to Sunday 18:00, 300 kilometres
33 hours, Zurich to the mountains and back.
| Provider | Total | What is inside |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility (mobilityPLUS) | CHF 210.00 | Two Economy day packages at CHF 75 = CHF 150, containing 2 × 100 km; the remaining 100 km × CHF 0.60 = CHF 60; partial days count in full; the Budget category would come to CHF 190.00 |
| Mobility (mobilityEASY) | CHF 297.50 | Two Economy day packages at CHF 115 plus 100 extra km × CHF 0.65 plus the CHF 2.50 trip start fee |
| 2EM | ≈ CHF 80–130 plus kilometre package | Two rental days: from the Dacia Sandero Stepway (2 × CHF 40 = 80) to the Toyota Prius (2 × CHF 63 = 126); a kilometre package for 300 km comes on top per listing; deductible from CHF 1500 |
| GoMore | ≈ CHF 62–140 plus fee | Two rental days: Hyundai i20 2 × CHF 31 = 62, Tesla Model 3 2 × CHF 59 = 118, BMW 1 Series 2 × CHF 70 = 140; plus the insurance and service fee from checkout and kilometres beyond the listing's allowance; deductible CHF 200 or 1500 |
| Sponti-Car | CHF 192.00 | Pure time billing at the Zurich-area station (Opfikon): 24 h on the decreasing scale = CHF 132, then the scale restarts, 9 remaining hours = CHF 60; all 300 km included; zero deductible costs CHF 9.90 × 2 days extra, CHF 211.80 in total |
| Swiss E-Car | CHF 150.00 | Two day tariffs at CHF 75, 400 km included; deductible CHF 1000; operations end on 31.10.2026 |
| DRAIV | ≈ CHF 155.70 | Real calculator price for this exact window (cheapest car, CHF 59 per day): unlimited kilometres, protection with a CHF 2000 deductible, roadside assistance, service fee, VAT, no deposit; without the first-ride discount, new customers see CHF 131.18 |
| DRAIV — Tesla Model 3 (electricity included) | ≈ CHF 218.00 | Real calculator price for this exact window (Tesla Model 3 Long Range, CHF 89 per day): Supercharging included at every Tesla Supercharger, 500 km included and therefore more than the 300 km, protection with a CHF 2000 deductible, roadside assistance, service fee, VAT, no deposit; without the first-ride discount, new customers see CHF 181.08 |
Flexible on the dates? The same two days from Tuesday to Thursday cost CHF 110.88 all-in at DRAIV (CHF 55.44 per day): from Monday to Thursday the weekday price from CHF 44 per day applies, which makes DRAIV the cheapest fleet offer during the week (calculated without the first-ride discount; new customers see CHF 93.18).
Fuel: Mobility, Sponti-Car and Swiss E-Car have fuel or electricity in the total; the DRAIV diesel row, 2EM and GoMore add roughly CHF 30 to 40 for 300 kilometres. The Tesla row is the exception: its charging is already in the price thanks to Supercharging, which makes it directly comparable with Swiss E-Car's CHF 150, where public charging en route is not included in the price. The Mobility totals include neither the one-time CHF 39.90 activation nor the PLUS subscription of CHF 9.90 per month. Worth saying plainly: Swiss E-Car is the cheapest fleet offer here at CHF 150 including charging, except the offer no longer exists from November.
Scenario 3: the vacation week, 7 days, 700 kilometres
| Provider | Total | What is inside |
|---|---|---|
| Mobility (mobilityPLUS) | CHF 525.00 | Seven Economy day packages at CHF 75; the packages combine to 700 km, so no extra kilometre; the Budget category would come to CHF 455.00 |
| Mobility (mobilityEASY) | CHF 807.50 | Seven Economy day packages at CHF 115 plus the CHF 2.50 trip start fee; 700 km included |
| 2EM | ≈ CHF 280–455 plus kilometre package | Seven rental days: Dacia Sandero Stepway 7 × CHF 40 = 280 up to Toyota Prius 7 × CHF 63 = 441; a kilometre package for 700 km comes on top per listing; deductible from CHF 1500 |
| GoMore | ≈ CHF 217–490 plus fee | Seven rental days: Hyundai i20 7 × CHF 31 = 217, Tesla Model 3 7 × CHF 59 = 413, BMW 1 Series 7 × CHF 70 = 490; plus the insurance and service fee from checkout and kilometres beyond the allowance; deductible CHF 200 or 1500 |
| Sponti-Car | CHF 924.00 | Pure time billing on the Opfikon table, 7 × CHF 132 per 24 h; other stations from CHF 6 per hour price lower; all kilometres included; zero deductible costs CHF 9.90 × 7 = CHF 69.30 extra |
| Swiss E-Car | CHF 525.00 | Seven day tariffs at CHF 75, 1400 km included; deductible CHF 1000; operations end on 31.10.2026 |
| DRAIV | ≈ CHF 501.00 | Real calculator price for this exact week (cheapest car, CHF 59 per day), including the automatic 10 percent week discount, unlimited kilometres, protection with a CHF 2000 deductible, roadside assistance, service fee and VAT, no deposit; without the first-ride discount, new customers see CHF 423.91 |
| DRAIV — Tesla Model 3 (electricity included) | ≈ CHF 697.00 | Real calculator price for this exact week (Tesla Model 3 Long Range, CHF 89 per day), including the automatic 10 percent week discount: Supercharging included, 1750 km included and therefore far more than the 700 km, protection with a CHF 2000 deductible, roadside assistance, service fee, VAT, no deposit; without the first-ride discount, new customers see CHF 580.72 |
Fuel: here too, Mobility, Sponti-Car and Swiss E-Car customers pay nothing extra; the DRAIV diesel row, 2EM and GoMore add roughly CHF 60 to 100 for 700 kilometres. The Tesla row, by contrast, drives the 700 kilometres on CHF 0 of energy because Supercharging is in the price, while at Swiss E-Car charging en route costs extra — and for an electric vacation week the Tesla is the only fleet option left from November anyway. The Mobility totals include neither the one-time CHF 39.90 activation nor the PLUS subscription of CHF 9.90 per month. On comparability: the marketplace ranges span from compact city cars to mid-size; the like-for-like counterpart to the DRAIV car is closer to the Prius at CHF 441 or the Tesla Model 3 at CHF 413, each plus fees, kilometres and fuel. Sponti-Car's time billing is structurally expensive for vacation weeks, because the car costs money for all 168 hours, parked or not.
Which provider fits whom
If you need a car several times a month for one to three hours, there is hardly a way around Mobility, the network is unmatched and the hourly tariff fair. If price is the main criterion and you bring time for searching and handover, 2EM and GoMore offer private cars that can undercut any fleet, at GoMore with some luck even keyless. If you live in a smaller municipality, check first whether a Sponti-Car stands nearby. And if you need a car for a few hours up to a week, drive a lot of kilometres and want neither deposit nor desk nor subscription, DRAIV is the most direct solution in the Zurich area. How that stacks up against the classic rental companies is covered in our comparison of car rental companies in Zurich.
Frequently asked questions
Which car sharing service is cheapest in Switzerland?
It depends on how you drive. For short trips by the hour, Mobility with a subscription is usually cheapest, from CHF 2.00 per hour plus CHF 0.60 per kilometre. For full days a day price wins: at DRAIV it starts at CHF 44 per day from Monday to Thursday, and two full weekdays come to a concrete CHF 110.88 all-in in the booking calculator; the regular fleet floor is CHF 59 per day, with unlimited kilometres on most cars.
Is there car sharing without a subscription?
Yes. Sponti-Car has no membership fee, Mobility offers mobilityEASY without a monthly fee at higher rates, and DRAIV works without any membership: you book by the day and pay only for the rental. Swiss E-Car was also subscription-free but is shutting down at the end of October 2026.
Do I need a credit card for car sharing?
Not everywhere. 2EM accepts TWINT and bank transfer alongside credit cards. At DRAIV a credit card is not a condition: you pay by card, TWINT, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and no deposit is blocked on your payment method.
What is the difference between car sharing and car rental?
Classic car sharing like Mobility bills per hour and per kilometre and pays off for short trips. A day rental like DRAIV has a fixed day price, usually with unlimited kilometres; rentals under twelve hours are priced on a graduated scale, so three hours cost considerably less than the full day. The line is blurring, because both now work through an app with no rental desk.
Is there car sharing where I don't return the car to the pickup point?
No, not with any of the providers compared here. Mobility vehicles must be returned to their original station without exception, and at 2EM, GoMore, Sponti-Car and DRAIV you also return the car where you picked it up.
How does the deductible work in car sharing?
The deductible is the most you pay yourself if the car gets damaged. At GoMore you choose CHF 200 or CHF 1500 when booking, at 2EM, insured through Helvetia (formerly Baloise), the protection tier lowers it from CHF 1500 down to CHF 750, at Swiss E-Car it sits at CHF 1000. At DRAIV, CHF 2000 comes preselected, a daily fee lowers it to CHF 200, and with your own pre-approved comprehensive cover there is a free CHF 5000 tier.
What is happening to Swiss E-Car?
Swiss E-Car is ceasing operations on 31 October 2026. Until then its electric car sharing keeps running in the regions of Aargau, Basel, Bern, Fribourg, Schaffhausen and Zurich, from CHF 75 per day with 200 kilometres per day included.
Sources
All sources retrieved on 21 August 2026.
Mobility
- mobilityPLUS: tariffs and subscription
- mobilityEASY: tariffs without a monthly fee
- Day packages: prices per category
- Day package: 100 km per 24 hours, packages combine across days
- FAQ: return to the original station
- Company history: return to the original station only, since 2023
2EM
- Renter help: minimum rental value CHF 80
- Pricing: owner sets the tariff, surcharge inside the displayed price
- Protection tiers and deductible
- Payment methods
- Young-driver surcharge
- Zurich listings, example listings: Dacia Sandero Stepway, CHF 40 per day, Toyota Auris, CHF 49 per day, Toyota Prius, CHF 63 per day
GoMore
- Renting from private owners
- GoMore Keyless
- Insurance through Helvetia
- Insurance questions for renters: deductible CHF 200 or 1500
- Rental insurance: insurance and service fee
- Kilometre management: included kilometres and overage
- Zurich listings, example listings: Hyundai i20, CHF 31 per day, Tesla Model 3 Long Range, CHF 59 per day, BMW 1 Series, CHF 70 per day
Sponti-Car
- Homepage: no membership fees
- How the Sponti-Car works: protection at CHF 9.90 per day, deductibles
- What the Sponti-Car costs: from CHF 6 per hour, kilometres included
- Decreasing tariff table of the Opfikon station (official partner page)
Swiss E-Car
- Homepage: tariffs and cessation of operations on 31.10.2026
- Locations
- FAQ: deductible and charging
- Fee schedule (PDF)
- Press release on the cessation of operations (PDF)
- AEW Energie AG: AEW discontinues Swiss E-Car operations
DRAIV
- Homepage: kilometres, protection tiers, phone unlock
- Prices: from CHF 44 per day from Monday to Thursday, no deposit
- Locations and first-ride discount
- Booking calculator for the three scenarios: city errand, weekend, vacation week
- Booking calculator: two weekdays Tuesday to Thursday, CHF 110.88
- Tesla Model 3 Long Range: Supercharging included, 250 km per day, vignette included
- Tesla booking calculator: weekend, vacation week
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