Ticketing and subscriptions

Our tickets and passes are available online and can be purchased on site:

  • at the boutique du cinéma (1st floor, accessed via the left-hand side door): 
    → Tuesday to Saturday, 2 pm to 7 pm
  • at the cinema box office (ground floor, accessed via the main doors) during the cinema’s opening hours: 
    → 1 hour before the first screening of the day and up to 30 minutes after the start of the last screening

Ticket prices

  • Full price : CHF 15.-
  • Concessions* : CHF 12.- (students, apprentices, pensioners, disability insurance and unemployed, BCV Extra card, carte Culture, carte blanche)
  • Under 12 years old* : CHF 7.-
  • Passculture** : CHF 5.-
  • Carte Cultissime**: CHF 5.-
  • School screenings** : CHF 10.- per pupil, free for the accompanying teacher

* upon presentation of valid documentation.
** on-site only, upon presentation of valid documentation.

You can buy tickets online by going directly to our screening programme, on the selected film's page. 

⚠ Those who have bought a ticket online can go straight to the venue entrance with their digital or printed ticket.

Multi-entry cards and season tickets

The Cinémathèque suisse also offers multi-entry cards, vouchers and season tickets.

Exchanges and refunds

In accordance with our general terms and conditions of sale (CGV below), we do not issue refunds for tickets, but you may change the screening time, subject to availability. Changes can only be made at the venue and must be made no later than the start of the screening for which the ticket is being exchanged.

Lost Property

Lost property is held for 10 days. Please visit us in person or ring the cinema in advance during opening hours.

Terms and Conditions

The General Terms and Conditions of Admission below (CGE - in French) apply to anyone entering the Capitole cinema premises.