GVA · Layover Guide
Geneva
Stop in Geneva.
Best layover: 3–18h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Geneva for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 84 · Discover 55 · Ease 14
Why Geneva scores 84
Getting there
Train (SBB) $0 · Bus 10 $0
min to center
metro- 01Free public transit ticket (80 min) from baggage claim
- 02Train to Cornavin station (6 min, free with transit ticket)
- 03Taxi to city center (15 min, ~40 CHF)
81 min by bus
- 01Jet d'Eau fountain on Lake Geneva waterfront
- 02Old Town (Vieille Ville) with St. Pierre Cathedral climb
- 03CERN particle physics visitor center
- 04Patek Philippe Museum for horological history
- 05Bains des Pâquis lakeside swimming and fondue
Experiences in Geneva
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- Coffee Time's Courtot et Nassivera~60 min1 min walk
- Tuk Tuk Tours Geneva~60 min1 min walk
- Twenty Trade~75 min1 min walk
- Le Baroque Restaurant~75 min1 min walk
- Free Walk Geneva~90 min1 min walk
- Atelier-Galerie Kurt Strub~90 min1 min walk
- Cathédrale Saint-Pierre Genève4.6
- Jet d'Eau de Genève4.7
- Bains des Pâquis4.6
- Palais des Nations4.6
- L'Horloge Fleurie4.5
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Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
SBB Luggage Storage
Geneva Cornavin train station
$9/day
8 min walk
Geneva Airport Luggage
Airport arrivals hall
$8/bag
2 min walk
Hotel & Spa & Suites
Near Cornavin station
$89/day
12 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
Train (SBB)
Airport ↔ Cornavin
Free with Geneva Transport Card from hotel or airport
6 min
$0.00
Bus 10
Airport ↔ City center
Free transit ticket valid 80 minutes
20 min
$0.00
Taxi
Fixed rate to city center ~40 CHF
15 min
$45.00
Geneva City Pass
Public transport, boat cruises, museum discounts
24-hour pass; free transit card often sufficient for layovers
$30
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Observation deck with Alpine views
- 02Swiss chocolate shops in terminal
- 03Compact airport - 20 min from gate to train
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