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More and more authors observe that modern Western societies are marked by particular complex life rhythms. This complexity is reflected in mobility practices. In order to analyse this complexity closely and heuristically, this article develops a rhythmic approach to day-to-day mobility based on data from the 2015 Swiss Mobility and Transport Micro-census (MRMT). The analysis in this article seeks to measure mobility practices in terms of the frequencies of everyday actions, the temporal patterns of activity schedules in the course of the day and the spatial range of mobility. The results show the diversity of everyday rhythms, suggesting that the rhythm-based approach can reveal everyday life patterns associated with identified social differences. They also indicate the relations between rhythmic configurations and modal practices. These observations argue for rhythms to be taken into account in public mobility and social policies with a view to planning transport supply and reducing inequalities.