| Although Geneva airport has a good bus and train | | | | the city centre you will need some form of |
| network, many people prefer to take car hire | | | | transportation. Tourists who are coming in tour |
| Geneva if they are going to more than one | | | | groups will also find a large array of coaches |
| destination. Car hire is also the most feasible way | | | | waiting to collect them outside of the main |
| to travel in Geneva and Switzerland if you plan to | | | | terminal building. If you plan to take the bus in |
| go skiing. There are car hire packages where you | | | | Geneva city centre there are free tickets which |
| can get a suitable vehicle with snow chains and ski | | | | are valid for eighty minutes worth of travel. You |
| racks. If you don't drive or can't afford to hire a | | | | can find them at a machine on your way out of |
| car, there are some buses which go to the main | | | | customs. Geneva is a city built around a beautiful |
| ski resorts like Chamonix, but these only run on a | | | | lake and a scenic travel option there is to take |
| seasonal basis. Cars come with an unlimited | | | | the intercity lake boats. The boats depart every |
| mileage offer so that it doesn't matter how far | | | | 10 minutes to half and hour and are inexpensive. |
| you drive. Therefore a cheap weekly car hire | | | | To be found on either the right or left bank of |
| Geneva rate of eighty nine Euros per week will | | | | the city these boats operate all year around. |
| definitely work out cheaper than taking three 20 | | | | Geneva International Airport is situated at CH |
| minute taxi journeys or the equivalent. There are | | | | -1215 Geneva 15. Half of Geneva airport is located |
| motorways all around the airport so getting there | | | | in the commune of Grand Saconnex and other |
| or back by car should be a doddle as long as you | | | | half is in the commune of Meyrin. Add the area |
| avoid rush hour. | | | | code 022 if you are outside of Switzerland. The |
| About Geneva Airport Car Hire | | | | main airlines to have hubs here are Flybaboo and |
| Geneva airport is a very busy airport which has | | | | Easyjet. Swiss International Airlines is one of the |
| more than 11 million passengers. That makes it all | | | | other forty airlines based there and you can fly to |
| the more necessary to prebook car hire so you | | | | any of the major European cities including Paris, |
| don't have to queue with everyone else who is | | | | Rome and London. There are also some cargo |
| waiting for a vehicle. Look out for the car hire | | | | flights with Farnair Switzerland to Cologne and |
| offices of all the major companies such as Hertz, | | | | Bonn as well as DHL Aviation to Brussels. |
| Avis and Sixt. Geneva airport has the longest | | | | If you get stuck in Geneva airport due to bad |
| airport runway in Switzerland. The airport serves | | | | weather or a delayed flight fear not. Geneva |
| both Switzerland and France so you want to | | | | airport has some excellent shopping opportunities. |
| make sure that you are disembarking on the right | | | | To find Geneva airport on an international airport |
| side. That way you do not have to waste time | | | | flight board look out for the airport code GVA. |
| going through the wrong set of customs.As the | | | | You can contact the airport ahead of time by |
| airport is four kilometres to the North West of | | | | phoning 717 7111. |