Transfers in Geneva

Geneva taxis and transfers

Geneva is a compact city on the lake, with its airport just minutes from the centre. The city’s main taxi central has about 650 official taxis, and chauffeur firms offer fixed fares to the airport, the lake towns and the ski resorts.

Geneva to Geneva Airport

Trains from Genève-Cornavin reach the airport in about 7 minutes, with up to seven an hour at peak. A unireso zone 10 ticket costs CHF 3. From Geneva Airport, taxis charge fixed fares of CHF 50 to the right bank, CHF 60 to the left bank and CHF 35 to the international organisations. Chauffeur firms quote flat fares from about CHF 100.

Geneva to Lausanne, Montreux and the mountains

• Geneva to Lausanne: direct trains; taxi from the airport from about CHF 170
• Montreux: chauffeur from about CHF 380
• Geneva to Verbier: about 160 km, about 2 hours by car
• Geneva to Zermatt: about 260 km, about 3 hours to Täsch
• Geneva to Chamonix: about 88 km, chauffeur from about CHF 360–440

Geneva taxi tips

Trips without a fixed fare use the regulated meter. Direct trains from Cornavin also run to Sion, Brig, Bern, Lucerne and Zurich, which is often quicker and cheaper for solo travellers.