Geneva airport is located in the west of Switzerland, or to be more precise - almost on the border with France. In this regard, the institution is very popular with both tourists and residents of the state.
Infrastructure
The area of the airport is not very impressive, but it has two terminals that can handle a large inflow and outflow of passengers. The institution is convenient, comfortable, and dozens of companies from different fields provide their services on its territory. The terminals are divided into two parts (French and Swiss), which allows you to create your own infrastructure on each of them.
Geneva Airport is recognized as one of the most comfortable in Europe. Here you can find a tourist office, rent a car, change currency. There are also parking, beauty salons, companies providing banking services, a room for children, a first-aid post, luggage storage. Internet is free. Also on the territory there are restaurants, shops, a conference room.
Geneva Airport is close to hotels where the level of comfort is at the highest level. The most popular of them is the Crowne Plaza. Minimum price forper day - 100 francs (currency of Switzerland). The airport operates until midnight. After that, it is closed until 4 am for maintenance work and staff changes. Passengers may remain in the lounges.
Rent a car
Geneva Airport provides a car rental service with or without a driver. Moreover, the driver also acts as a guide who can take you to the sights and tell their story.
If a passenger rents a vehicle without a driver, then this procedure takes place in three stages: car selection, payment and acceptance. First, you need to choose a car, then agree on a rental date, and then hand over a driver’s license and a bank card to the airport employee. The latter is needed to withdraw the bail. Check the car on the spot so that it does not have scratches or dents, otherwise their presence should be spelled out in the lease.
How to get there?
The first thing visitors to such a beautiful city as Geneva see is the airport. "How to get to the village?" - the main question. There are two ways to do this:
- Railroad. Near the airport there is a network of railways, which greatly facilitates the travel of the tourist. At the station, you can buy a ticket for one of the following currencies: dollars, euros, francs. Payment is accepted both in cash and by credit card. If you wish, you can purchase a special travel card, which allows you to use transport for free from 4 daysuntil 30/31. If this option is not suitable, then there is another type of card. It allows unlimited rides on public transport for no more than one and a half hours. This will be enough to get to Geneva.
- Buses. There is a bus stop in front of the railway station. They pass here every 20 minutes. You can get to Geneva by taking one of the following routes: Y, 5, 10, 23, 28 or 57. Some hotels allow you to buy cards that allow you to move around Geneva for free.
Transfer
Some hotels have a shuttle service. Geneva Airport is too far from some hotels, so free delivery to the place of the tourist and his luggage will be very comfortable.
However, not in all hotels it works around the clock. For example, a free transfer is provided by the Phoenix Hotel only from half past five in the morning until midnight. At the Geneva Airport Hotel, this service is available from 5:20 to 23:30 every day with an interval of 20 minutes.
If you wish, you can order a taxi. The trip will cost about 50 francs. The cost depends on the length of the journey, the taxi service, the number of passengers and the weight of the luggage.
