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Geneva GVA Airport Overview

Geneva International Airport GVA has no international travel season, as the city of Geneva is host to a multitude of international organizations, whose representatives fly on business year-round, (however, tourists arrive here mostly in the summer & winter seasons).  It recently has been named, for the third year in a row, as the 'most efficient airport' in its passenger count category.

Geneva Airport is located in part in Meyrin and in part in Grand-Saconnex, only 4 km from the city center of Geneva, Switzerland.  Its northern perimeter runs along the Swiss-French border, making the Airport accessible from both countries. Passengers arriving from, or departing to, France do not need to go through Swiss customs and immigration control, as long as they remain in the French sector of the Airport. 

With an extra-long runway of 3,900 meters, and 13.9 million passengers in 2011, Geneva International Airport is hub for EasyJet Switzerland & secondary hub to Swiss International Airlines, and it is served by a myriad of international airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe.  The Swiss Darwin Airline seves the alpine and pre-alpine regions.

NOTE: Easy-Jet customers with no luggage to check in can now use on-line check-in, up to 30 days in advance or 2 hours prior to departure.  Otherwise you need to check in at the counters; however, there is a dedicated counter for those who purchsed Speedy Boarding option and for members of 'easyJet Plus'.

Geneva International has only one passenger terminal, referred to as 'T1'. (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.) 

Parking options at Geneva International:  (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.) 

Rental car desks in the Swiss sector are located on the Arrivals level, towards La Poste; in the French sector on the check-in level (one flight up), near Air France & KLM desks.  Caution: If you rent a car in the French sector but return it in the Swiss sector (or vice versa), you may incur a fee.

To get from Geneva Airport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a train:
1. The city is easily reachable by train or by bus via Unireso transportation. Only one single ticket is required to travel by train, tram, bus or boat in the area France-Vaud-Geneva. Arriving passengers can get from a dispenser, located before customs check, an 80-minute free ticket for 'Transports Publics Genevois', valid for buses & Trains to Geneva.
2. The train Station can be accessed from both Arrivals & check-in levels. Train run at rush hour every 6 mins, and at all other times every 12 mins, and all stop at Geneva-Cornavin station in the city center -- a 6-minute ride
3. Urban buses stop every 8 to 15 minutes at check-in level, in front of or next to the train station:
Bus Y route:  Val Thoiry - Airport - Ferney-Voltaires;  Bus 5 (International organisations - Geneva city center);  Bus 10 (Geneva - Onex);  Bus 23 (Le Lion - Lancy - Plan-lesOuates);  Bus 27 between Carouge & Cornavin;  and Bus 28  to Meyrin/
4. Five new & extra-long buses decorated in colors of main tourist destinations (Geneva, Basel, Bern, Zurich & Fribourg /Vaud) - are now located outside of the Main Terminal.


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Geneva GVA Airport Update History

  • Updated GVA Airports page - May 16, 2013
  • Updated GVA Food & Stores page - May 16, 2013
  • Updated GVA Airport Intro page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated GVA Main Terminals page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated GVA Official Website Links page - May 3, 2013
  • Updated GVA Direct Flights page - Jan 23, 2013
  • Updated GVA Parking On site page - Jan 7, 2013