Airline Tickets from Geneva

General Info

Airport Address: Geneva International Airport, PO Box 100, CH-1215 Geneva 15, Switzerland
Distance and Location: The airport is located 5km (3 miles) north of Geneva
Airport Website: www.gva.ch/en
Airport E-mail: info@gva.ch
Airport Telephone: (0)22 717 7111
Country Code: 41
Time Zone: GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October)
Total Number of Terminals: 1 (with Swiss and French sectors)

Information and Customer Care Desks

Infodesks (tel: (0)22 717 7105) are located on the Arrivals level and in the transit area. The French sector has independent services. There are various tourist information offices for both Swiss and French regions, located in the Arrivals areas of each sector.

Available Facilities and Services

Money withdrawal and Communication facilities: Banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office and mobile telephone hire are all available. Cafe and restaurants: There is a range of bars, cafés and restaurants. Shopping facilities: Shopping includes duty-free. Luggage services: A porter service is available. There is a lost property office on the public concourse and at the train station. Left-luggage facilities and lockers are available at the train station. Other services: There are pharmacies, showers, a medical centre and a nursery.

Car Parking Info

There are short- and long-term parking facilities with direct access to the airport. An economy car park is also available for long-term parking. There is a dedicated car park for the French sector. For further information, call the Centre de Contrôle des Parkings (tel: (0)22 717 7099).

Driving by car from/to Geneva

The main Swiss sector of the airport is accessible from the N1 airport motorway. From France, take the A40 (motorway) to the border and then the N1. In order to avoid Swiss territory entirely, drive direct to the French sector via Ferney-Voltaire, near Collonges on the D-984; at Ferney-Voltaire, follow the signs for Geneva and, just before Swiss customs, take the road on the right to the airport French sector.

Public Transportation from/to Geneva

By Railway: Geneva railway station is 300m (328 yards) from the Departures and Arrivals floors; all trains stop at central Geneva-Cornavin, in the city centre, and there are also direct trains to destinations throughout Switzerland and Europe. How to reach: By Taxi: Taxis are available at the airport, departing from outside Arrivals. Ambassador (tel: (0)22 731 4141) also offers a limousine service. By Bus: Buses stop outside Departures and Arrivals. Bus no.10 runs to central Geneva, and bus no.18 to the UN. Bus services from the French sector connect to regional French towns and various international routes to destinations in Spain, Portugal and Eastern Europe. AeroSki Bus provides services from the airport to many of the French ski stations.

Geneva is not very popular with tourists, because it has the reputation of a boring, unattractive and too traditional city, but in reality the things are absolutely different. Geneva can boast of a splendid location on the bank of Lake Geneva, narrow streets near Bourg-de-Four Square, where you can spend hours walking, historical buildings (among them the Museum of Modern Art), a large number of wonderful parks, good restaurants, bars and night clubs.

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