You could try something on the French side of the border in Ferney Voltaire or Saint Genis.  Of course it all depends on where you need to commute to.

Thank you for your reply!

How long do you think it would take from places you mentioned to Geneva by pulbic transportation?

I'll be working near UN building...

Will it cost lots money for transportation?

sorry for all these questions! It's hard to get information about this kind of questions here!

Thank you!

Ah.  To The UN Ferney Voltaire could be pretty convenient.  From Ferney Voltaire to the UN would be 10-20 minutes probably by the F bus.  It would probably cost a couple francs a day but you can buy longer passes but I don't have any information on those.

You can find some more information about public transport here:

http://tpg.hafas.de/hafas/tp/query.exe/en?

that sounds cool.

thank you so much i hope to find one in there!

i'll look around that site you linked..

Have a great weekend!

Versoix, Genthod, Bellevue you can get to UN by Bus without transfer as well as train 

2 important things:

1. Find out if you can live in France. Some nationalities (e.g. Russian) will need to live in Switzerland to keep their work permit.

2. Will you have a car? That makes a huge difference in terms of which locations are good for you.

Rents become cheaper as you move away from the lake.  A place like St Cergue might be an option but I doubt that you would like the commute.

Thanks all for kind replies..

Now i could get understanding about where to get flats..

Thank you so much...

I also have a few questions..

How much do you think it would be to get a room in Geneva downtown?

Is it easy to find a roomate to share one room with?

I'm also thinking about sharing one room with another roomate near lake if it's too pricey so that I cannot afford by myself.. >_<

Have a great day all :)

I have the same problem.. I'm looking for a room / studio to rent from september to february but find a free one is really diffcult. 

Does somebody know anyone who want to rent their room?

I was looking also in annemasse (france) do you think that this town is preatty convenient or not?

thanks

From the city center of Annemasse (Hotel de Ville), it takes about 25 mins on a bike to reach the main railway station in Geneva. You can consider other cities like Ambilly or Gaillard situated closer to the border checkpoint Moillesulaz. Ciao & Good Luck

You might also try the Bellegarde area in France. By train, it's 25 minutes into the center of Geneva and the area (not Bellegarde itself, though it's improving) is really pretty. It costs me 65 euros a month for a "frontalier" train pass, which is just 2 euros a day so really peanuts. If you decide to live in places like Ferney, which are definitely closer, you'll have to deal with much higher rental costs than when you're in a less expat-filled area like Bellegarde.

Hi, thank you for the reply,

as you recommended, i tried to look for the town called bellegarde..

but the one i found is really really far away.. like southern part of france > <

google map tells me it will take 4 hrs to get to geneva by a car..

I'm wondering if bellegarde is located near the boarder btw swiss and france

thanks !

There are two Bellegardes in France -- the close one is called Bellegarde sur Valserine. It's a 25-minute train ride into Geneva. Hope you can find it!

You may also resort to a newspaper called La Cote with an advert inside for a mere 20 francs. I live in Rolle and got five calls. Therefore things on offer exist within a radius of 35 km from Gve. It ranks between 500 to 1000 CHF.

If you put that you are a non smoker, you get many more calls from landlords.

Jacques