Skiers

Departures

• Track your flight

  See our today’s departures page to check the status of your flight.

  Download GVApp before your trip. Fly away and take the airport in your pocket or on your wrist. GVApp is available for free in French, German and English!

• Checklist for a peaceful holiday

  To prepare for your trip and not forget anything, consult or download our pre-departure checklist (PDF). You can leave with complete peace of mind.

• Visas & identity papers

  Before departure, check the validity of your passport and extend it if necessary. 

  Photocopy the first four pages, as well as the plane ticket and the list of travellers cheques numbers. Keep two passport photos for unplanned documents.

  • More information on Visas and identity documents

• Hand luggage

  Before your trip, don’t forget to check the size and the weight of your cabin baggage. In general, only hand baggage is accepted.

  Also be sure to check:

  • items allowed and prohibited in cabin and cargo compartment (subject to the special provisions of the airlines).
  • preparation of liquids, aerosols and gels for security checks in your cabin baggage.

  Don't forget to put your liquids in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 100 ml each in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag of a capacity not exceeding one litre.

• Hold baggage

  Make sure you have no prohibited item in your check-in baggage.

  Check the maximum weight allowed of your baggage.

• Online check-in

  Some airlines offer the possibility to check-in via the Internet. Thus, you check in online, choose your seat and obtain your boarding pass before coming to the airport.

  • See the websites of the concerned airlines.

• Connect to WiFi

  Stay connected with the Free WiFi GVA, Genève Aéroport offers free connection with simples methods.

Arrivals

• Connect to WiFi

  Stay connected with the Free WiFi GVA, Genève Aéroport offers free connection with simples methods.

• Heading to the ski resorts

  All means of transportation are possible from Genève Aéroport to reach the ski stations. 
  
  Swiss resorts
  All Swiss resorts, including those listed below, are accessible by train from the station of Genève Aéroport.

  • Information, fares and timetables on our page Transport.

  French resorts
  Most of the conurbations of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region and resorts are served by direct lines.

  Confirmation of timetables, fares and bookings:
  www.gare-routiere.com or directly on the bus operator’s website

• Rent a car

  Car rental in the Swiss Sector
  Car rental counters in the Swiss Sector are located at the Arrivals level, towards the Post Office.

  Attention: if you rent a car in Switzerland and return it in the French Sector, the car rental company may charge you a fee.

  Car rental in the French Sector
  You can rent vehicles in the French Sector.

• Leave the airport by train

  Choose your train to comfortably reach all regions of Switzerland.

  The CFF Railway station of Genève Aéroport is directly accessible from Check-in and Arrivals. 

  All trains to or from Genève Aéroport stop downtown, in Genève-Aéroport station. The journey time is seven minutes.

  Online timetable www.cff.ch or CFF Mobile app.

  • More information