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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).

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 an estimated 13.1 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.  Emirates Airways has just added a direct route to Dubai.

Geneva International has only one passenger terminal, referred to as 'T1'. (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

Parking options at Geneva International:  (For detailed parking information, click on 'Airport Parking'.)

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
4. Urban buses stop every 8 to 15 minutes at check-in level, in front of or next to the train station: (a) Bus Y route:  Val Thoiry - Airport - Ferney-Voltaires; (b) Bus 10 (Geneva - Onex); (c) Bus 5 (International organisations - Geneva city center); (d) Bus 28 International organisations - lake Geneva); (e) Bus 28 to Meyrin; and (f) Bus 23 (Le Lion - Lancy - Plan-lesOuates).



Geneva GVA Airport Update History

  • Updated GVA Airports page - May 6, 2012
  • Updated GVA Baggage Claim page - May 6, 2012
  • Updated GVA Rental Cars page - Mar 21, 2012
  • Updated GVA Direct Flights page - Mar 16, 2012
  • Updated GVA Airport Intro page - Mar 10, 2012
  • Updated GVA Main Terminals page - Mar 10, 2012
  • Updated GVA Buses & Trains page - Feb 27, 2012
  • Updated GVA Food & Stores page - Feb 21, 2012
  • Updated GVA Lost Found page - Feb 14, 2012
  • Updated GVA Airlines Served page - Jan 16, 2012
  • Updated GVA Parking On site page - Dec 18, 2011

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