As someone who travels not infrequently and hates spending any more money than I have to (it must be the Scottish blood), I find there are two very helpful things to do when trying to get from A (in Switzerland) to B (elsewhere) as cheaply as possible:
1. Consider non-mainstream airports for cheap flight alternatives. For example, a few years ago during the expen$ive Chri$tmas $ea$on, I flew Ryanair between London and Karlsruhe, Germany, for wayyyyyy less money than a flight into Switzerland, even when you factored in the train ticket. Freidrechshafen (spelling?), Germany is another small airport with cheap flights near the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Just keep in mind that although you can save a lot of money this way, you certainly don't save time...
2. One shortcoming of online cheap travel search engines/services is that search results are limited to a certain number of carriers. It's worth checking out the website of an airport to see all available carriers and destinations, then search for flights directly from the carriers. You can find cheap flights this way that you won't find from expedia, easyjet, or other services. Last year (er... two years ago... has it really been that long?) by doing this I discovered a Scottish airline I'd never heard of offering dirt-cheap flights from Geneva to Stansted, and flew there for significantly less than the easyjet rate. It takes a bit more work and time at the computer to do this, but you can find some really good deals this way that you might not be able to find out otherwise.
Bon voyage!
HeatherM
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