Re: How to drive to French side of Geneva Airport from Geneva?
- From: "Marco Cattaneo" <seeMySig@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:34:16 +0100
>
> I've accessed the Swiss side of GVA dozens of times but can't recall ever
> seeing any signs for the French side. When it comes to returning the car,
> does anyone know how to easily get to the French side of the airport by
> car from Geneva?
>
You don't say where you are coming from. If coming from Lausanne, take
motorway exit 7 (signposted Ferney-Voltaire / Grand Saconnex), right at the
end of the slip road then immediately left at the lights onto the route the
Ferney and into the tunnel under the runway. Then see route below.
If you are coming from the French resorts in Savoie/Haute Savoie, drive into
Switzerland at Bardonnex via the A401 (join it from the N201 at St.Julien en
Genevois if coming from Annecy, or from the A40 exit 13 if coming from Haute
Savoie via Annemasse). Exit Swiss motorway just after driving past the
airport terminals and under Palexpo, signposted Ferney-Voltaire / Grand
Saconnex (exit 7). At roundabout at the top of the slip road, take last exit
(almost 360 degrees round) towards Ferney. At lights, go straight, into
tunnel under the runway. Go through customs at the end of the tunnel, then
on to roundabout. At roundabout, do a U-turn, and just before going back
through customs take the service road on your right to the airport French
sector.
Someone suggested a route through the centre of Geneva. I would avoid that
like the plague unless it's the middle of the night or early on a
Saturday/Sunday morning. At other times the motorway ring road is quicker.
It is also possible to avoid Switzerland altogether (useful if you don't
have a motorway sticker on the hire car and want to avoid the 40CHF tax, or
if you have bought a lot of goods and want to stay inside the EU), basically
from St.Julien follow the obvious route via Valleiry, Collonges, Saint Genis
to Ferney. It's quite a bit longer than the route via Switzerland, count 40
minutes from St.Julien (as opposed to 15-20 via Switzerland).
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