Geneva - Flights

Geneva International Airport (GVA)
Tel: (022) 717 7111.
Website: www.gva.ch

Geneva International Airport is located 5km (3 miles) from the city centre.

Airport facilities: These include duty-free shops, newsagents, banks, bureaux de change, ATMs, a post office, travel agency, pharmacy, dry-cleaning, hairdresser, tourist information, hotel booking, left luggage and lockers, as well as several bars and restaurants. Assistance is available for the disabled (tel: (022) 717 7111 for further information). Car hire providers include Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt. Wi-Fi hotspots and mobile phone hire are also available.

Transport to the city: On arrival by air, take a free 'Unireso' ticket from the ticket machine in the baggage recovery area which will enable you to use public transport in Geneva city for 80 minutes. Transports Publics Genevois (TPG) (tel: 0900 022 021, in Switzerland only; website: www.tpg.ch) operates a bus route (bus 10) to the city centre (journey time - 35 minutes). CFF (tel: 0900 300 300, in Switzerland only; website: www.cff.ch) trains leave every regularly from Cointrin railway station at the airport (journey time - 6 minutes). Taxis to the city centre cost about SFr30-35 (journey time - 15-20 minutes).

Approximate flight times to Geneva: From London is 1 hour 30 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 20 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 30 minutes; from Toronto is 8 hours 30 minutes and from Sydney is 23 hours 15 minutes.