French sector

One special feature of Genève Aéroport is that it has a French sector that allows its users to:

  • check their bags and take an internal flight to a French airport without having to pass through Swiss territory;

  • For some airlines flying  to destinations other than France, check in and go to the international transit area.

  • make your way easily to the nearby areas of France (Pays de Gex, Divonne-les-Bains, Bellegarde, French Jura Mountains, the departments of Ain, Jura, etc.).

  • rent a car from a French agency.

Warning: Following security measures imposed by the Swiss and French authorities, Genève Aéroport informs you that ONLY passengers in possession of an air ticket valid for day D +/-1 are authorised to pass between the international sector and the France sector, and vice versa.

Therefore, car rental agencies’ clients that do not meet this condition must imperatively move from one sector to another by road (car, taxi, etc.), by passing through the Ferney-Voltaire customs. Pedestrians and cyclists are not allowed to use this road.

Genève Aéroport thanks you for your understanding.

Access to the french sector: Arriving passengers

Coming from an international flight (except France)

  • On leaving the plane, follow the usual passenger route.

  • Collect baggage from the baggage carousel.

  • Go through Swiss customs. Go up to the Check-in level.

  • On the Check-in level, follow the "destination France" signs.

Coming from a French flight 

Disembarkation directly in the French sector (same basis as a domestic flight).
Exit can be in France or in Switzerland: - Follow the signs on leaving the plane.

Please note that bags are first delivered on the baggage conveyor in the French sector. If they are not collected there, they are automatically routed to the main baggage carousel!

Access to the french sector: departing passengers

From Switzerland
Access to the French sector on the Check-in level.
Follow the "destination France" signs.

From France
Access to the French sector is via the Ferney-Voltaire customs road.
Follow the "Aéroport secteur France" signs just near the Swiss customs post. Various routes depending on your starting point and access map (pdf). GPS address to get to the French sector: "Ferney-Voltaire, route douanière".

taxis Contacts at French Sector

ABC Taxi +33 6 13 25 76 67
Allo Taxi +33 6 78 87 05 69
ANAIS TAXIS +33 6 76 67 75 10
Centrale Transport +33 6 59 92 42 20
Evasion Taxi +33 7 84 17 52 53
Jenaka Taxi +33 4 50 99 47 94
Sam Drivers +33 7 86 55 19 20
SAS IMMINENCE +33 7 71 81 47 18
Taxitime +33 6 52 09 93 77
TAXI GVA +33 6 82 27 89 16
Taxi NEJ NEJ +33 6 48 70 61 21