Canton de Genève Travel Forum

Hello, I am going to Geneva for my Christmas holiday with my partner and we are looking for another country to go to for a few days in between. We would like to go to Italy but my partner has never been to Rome and can't bare to go to Italy and not see Rome. Are there any direct buses or trains to Rome?

If not are there any good days trips from Geneva not to miss?

We will be arriving in Geneva Christmas morning, will there be things to do around the city that day? Also any good ideas or places not to miss when visiting Geneva around Christmas would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Does anyone know of bus/coach lines servicing Geneva to Paris?

Thank you

Hello,
We will be in geneva on 10-14th of october(first time). We will spend 1 day exploring city center but we also want to see countrysides. we heard about zermatt? do you think is it worth to see in that season? or can you suggest any other place? we do not interested in shopping. we want to see local culture.
Thanks
Inci

Hi everybody, I'm flying this saturday to GVA for a wedding...I already aked for some tips about to get there, but I was thinking of leaving my big suitcase at the airport as I'll return on sunday to catch a flight. Are there lockers I could use?

Thanks.

Roco (MExico)

i am also intersted to visit the mosque and find indian currys restruants ,would like to go for a boat ride in geneva lake, how much will it cost?

hi guys!
are there any mosques in Geneva? and if there are any, does anybody know visiting possibilities?

Dei.

Plan to drive from Geneva, Suisse to Genoa, Italy and would like suggestions on a great city, town, village to stay over night along the way. Could possibly alter the route to Turin, Italy, but more importantly would like to find a place to spend the night in the French-Italian Alps region.

Heading to Rome from Geneva, Switzerland. Can I get some advice on a good route and also some cool sights to see along the way. Accommodation information would also be appreciated. There will be six of us. Thanks friends, Johnny

I am arriving from the US at 8am on a Thursday, flying out to Egypt at 3pm. Is it advisable to leave the airport? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you!

I went to visit Geneva yesterday and I found, to my disappointment, that the Reformation Wall could not be seen, because the area is used as a stage for a play about John Calvin.
Does anybody know until when the area will be closed?

Hi All -- We will be 5 days in Geneva in August and would like to make some day trips into France and Italy. Can anyone suggest some scenic routes? Dining recommendations would also be welcome. Thank you!

I have been looking into travel from Geneva to Chamonix via Martigny. I read that the train trip is very scenic but I am having trouble getting a costing on the sbb site.
I have visitors coming from Australia in December and this sounded like a good idea. Does anyone know the price please? Thank you

i am traveling with 4 young women (yes, i am inded very lucky) and we are wondering how much it costs to store luggage at the geneva train station for a few hours while we tour the city. other suggestions (besides the train station) would be welcome as long as they are near the city centre. we are in geneva tomorrow so a quick reply would be most appreciated.

Hello!

My husband and I will be in Geneva Septemeber 7 - September 11. We are trying to find a nice place to stay for under USD $120. We will take a hotel, apartment, or hostel, as long as it is reasonably priced and is not a complete dump. If we stay in a hostel, we need to have a private room, as opposed to a dorm style room.

We would like to stay as close to the city center as possible. But, as long as we are close to public transportation (a must), then we should be okay.

Any suggestions you can offer would be greatly appreciated! Also, if you can tell us some of the better areas (zip codes) to stay in, that would be very helpful.

Thanks, and Happy Travels!

Lisa

Hey everybody, thanks for your past advices, very helpful indeed. I have another question now, more mundande than the previous ones: is there a flower store in GVA airport? let alone, can you carry flowers in the aircraft? I've never done it before, so I don't know what the regulations are.

Thanks a lot.

Roco MEX

Hi everybody, it seems that this is a very knowledgeable forum, from what I've read. Ok, so I hope somebody can advise me on this matter: I'm flying to GVA on Sept 5, arriving at 7.45, and I'm supposed to be in Tournon (FRance, close to Albertville) before 14:00 for my friend's wedding...I was wondering if somebody could tell me the best/fastest way to get there from the airport.

Then, on Sunday 6, I have to go back tothe GVA airport to catch an flight to Berlin.

I appreciate your help.

Roco (Mexico).

Hello,

Dose anyone knows how far is Geneva city to Disneyland (France ) ?

Thank you

Hi All!

Are there any good tourist attractions within walking distance of the Geneva train station that some one can cover in a couple of hours?

Thanks!

Travellingtechie!

Hi All!

My parents are going to be landing in Geneva on Friday and will have to go to the railway station to catch their train to Zurich. The ticket for Geneva to Zurich says only "Geneve".

So can someone please tell me what is the name of the train station to which they will have to go catch their train to Zurich? Also how should they reach the train station near the airport from the Arrivals section?

Thanks a ton!

Travellingtechie!

Hi All!

My parents are going to be flying from Amsterdam to Geneva this weekend. Although they have travelled a lot internationally but I want to make their trip as prepared as possible. So here are a few questions regarding the Geneva International Airport

1) Is English a common language there? Should we expect the sign boards and directions to be written in English as well? And what is the primary language that is being used in Switzerland, mainly in Zurich and Geneva? I can give them a list of common words and phrases if I know the language that is most frequently used in these cities.

2) From where can they get the free "Unireso" ticket at the airport in order to get to the main train station. If anyone has a link containing the pic of the ticket dispensing machine then that will be a big help. Also how far is the train station at the airport from the Arrivals?

3) Are there any places of tourist interest very near to the main train station? And if so then how far and how to get there?

Any help on the above will be of great use for us. I will keep posting other doubts as and when I get some.

Thanks again!

Travellingtechie!

looking for a place to exchange us dollars near old town. thanks

Hi all,

let me say this first; this forum is making my travel great !

Q--> I am going to geneva from milan with train on 30th of May. i have to stay one night in Geneva because i have the flight on 31st of May, 6 pm. but when i search for hostels they are not available, so i have just the option of hotels.

Could you please recommend near cities or town in the region, which i can find cheaper accommodation?

Hi All!

My parents will be coming in Geneva at the train station from Zurich at around 1 pm and then need to catch their flight out at 6.30 pm from the airport. They are interested in seeing the city. Are there ay recommended guided tours of the city which may start from the train station at around 2 for a couple of hours. They may be mainly interested in the UN building and site-seeing at the Lake.

Any suggestions will be very useful.

Thanks to all of you!

Travellingtechie!

My husband and i will be in switzerland in july. Our main reason for visiting: to see some snow. Any glaciers near geneva? How about some cheap accommodations? I heard zermatt is quite expensive. Any other alternatives? Also, I hope you could help us come up with a good itinerary. Any info will be greatly appreciated.

Hi!
i'd like to know if in geneva there is only one airport.i'm trying to book a flight with austrian airlines and then easyjet and i was wondering if they use the same airport.
Also very important,WHAT IS THE MINIMUM CONECCTION TIME IN THIS AIRPORT?
iF I ONLY CONNECT AND NOT STAYING IN SWITZERLAND DO I HAVE TO GO TROUGHT INMIGRATION UPON ARRIVAL OR JUST WHEN I DEPART?

We are flying into Geneva after a long trip and being old, we want to spend the night in a hotel or B&B for 1 night. After landing in the morning, we plan on heading to a hotel for a nap, then dinner in the area. We will not have a rental car. Can you recommend a hotel to stay, close to the airport for we will need to be at the airport the next morning. Any restaurant you might recommend would also be helpful.

Hi!

We are considering the alternative to go to Geneve this summer/autumn (late august - early september) and got a question about if it is possible to swim in the Geneve Lake. I mean, generally - if the water is of good quality (if you can see the bottow somewhere at all) and if the temperature of the water is any warm then (or at all).

Thankful for all answers!

Regards,
Koshka_ru

My family along with another family (two small kids total) are thinking about visiting Geneva by car this upcoming weekend (Friday-Sunday). Can anyone recommend things that would be really enjoyable and a must see or do?

Hello,

We are looking for some indoor places where we could rent some hours for playing soccer and tennis. Does anybody knows about places where we can rent those places?

Many thanks

Ricardo

Hi,

I am an Indian national on a spouse visa. My wife is a UK citizen. With a spouse visa - I am allowed to travel to switzerland. my question is I'm flying to geneva from london on easyjet and it mentions geneva (check-in french sector). Does this mean the airline lands at the french part ? I do not have a schengen visa. Would I require it ? Or can I just go from french sector to the swiss part within the airport and avoid french customs ?