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Cheap Transportation to Geneva Airport (GVA) in Switzerland

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Geneva Airport (GVA), Genève / Geneva

Geneva Airport

Getting to Geneva Airport (GVA) in Switzerland is easy by car or on public transportation (train and bus). Private minibus transfers and shuttle van services run to Alpine ski resorts in France. Geneva International Airport (Aéroport International de Genève) is conveniently located on the outskirts of Geneva. Getting to the airport is easy and often fairly cheap. Public … [Read more...]

Genève Public Buses to Geneva Airport (GVA)

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Geneva Airport (GVA), Genève / Geneva

Geneva Airport Bus 5

Public buses are the cheapest and often most convenient transportation to Geneva Airport (GVA) when traveling from downtown Genève and other suburbs. Getting to Geneva Airport (GVA) is often the cheapest and easiest on Genève’s public bus system. Buses run from the airport to downtown Genève Cornavin train station, the international organizations, and several suburbs of … [Read more...]

Getting to Geneva Airport (GVA) by Train

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Geneva Airport (GVA), Genève / Geneva

Train Departures Board at Geneva Airport

Trains provide cheap and fast transportation to Geneva Airport from Genève-Cornavin station and many other parts of Switzerland including Lausanne, Montreux, Brig, and Biel / Bienne. Swiss Railways provide cheap and fast transportation directly to Geneva Airport (GVA) on the border of Switzerland and France on the outskirts of Genève. Most long-distance trains stop at … [Read more...]

Summer Lake Geneva CGN Boat Excursions and Day Cruises

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries

CGN Pleasure Boat Cruising on Lake Geneva

During the summer season, CGN offers the largest number and variety of Lake Geneva boat cruises ranging from day excursions to gourmet meals, dinner, and sunset cruises, Belle Époque paddle steamers, and regular ferry crossings of Lac Léman. In summer, CGN pleasure cruise boats sail on Lake Geneva throughout the day. Cruise excursions depart from various ports but Geneva, … [Read more...]

Save with the Half-Fare Card on Swiss Public Transportation Networks

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

Swiss Train in the Lavaux on Lake Geneva

The Swiss Railways Half-Fare Card gives 50% discounts on tickets for trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable cars in Switzerland. The Swiss Half-Fare card is a fantastic savings deal for travelers in Switzerland using public transportation. Bearers can use almost all trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable cars for half the normal ticket fare. The half-fare card quickly pays … [Read more...]

Cheap Travel with the Junior Card on Swiss Trains, Buses & Boats

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Family Travel, Transportation

Family Wagon on a Swiss Train

Families with children aged 6 to 16 save big with the Swiss Junior Card or the Children’s Co-Travelcard that allows free travel on almost all trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable cars in Switzerland. The Junior Travel Card (Junior-Karte / Carte Junior) is a fantastic savings offer for children traveling with parents on trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable … [Read more...]

Save with the Swiss Travel Pass on Trains and Transport in Switzerland

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

View from Golden Pass Train

The Swiss Travel Pass, Youth, and Swiss Travel Pass Flex offer savings and discounts to travelers using trains, buses, boats, trams, and cable cars as well as museums in Switzerland. Several Swiss railways and transportation cards are available to international travelers to make traveling cheaper on Switzerland’s efficient but expensive public transportation network. The … [Read more...]

Save with Cheap Swiss Transportation Tickets and Railway Passes

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

Lavaux train in autumn

Use special discounts and transportation passes for cheaper travel tickets on Swiss trains, buses, boats, trams, and cable cars - families save with the Junior Card, everyone does with the half-fare card travel pass. Switzerland has an excellent public transportation system that smoothly integrates train, bus, tram, boat, and cable car rides. Transportation in Switzerland … [Read more...]

See l’Escalade Festival and Celebrations in Geneva in Mid-December

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Christmas, Events, Family Travel, FP, Genève / Geneva, L'Escalade

Escalade Festival in Geneva, Switzerland

L’Escalade is Genève’s top family-friendly festival and overshadows other Advent events and Christmas markets in mid-December in Geneva. L’Escalade is the top event on Geneva’s festival calendar. L’Escalade commemorates the successful defense of Genève against a Savoyan attack in 1602. The celebrations are held each year over a weekend in mid-December with parades, … [Read more...]

International Savings Passes & Travel Cards for Swiss Public Transportation

June 28, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Transportation

Ticket Inspection on a Swiss Train

Transportation cards and Swiss rail travel passes for international visitors give savings when traveling on trains, buses, boats, trams, and cable cars in Switzerland. Travelers to Switzerland save on transportation costs by using special travel cards and passes that are valid on trains, buses, trams, boats, and cable cars. Many of the international offers include a … [Read more...]

Visiting the Geneva Motor Show (Genève Auto Salon) in Switzerland

June 1, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Events, Family Travel, Geneva Auto Show, Genève / Geneva

Visit the annual Geneva International Motor Show (Genève Auto Salon), one of the major events in the Lac Léman region, held at the Palexpo exhibition center next to Geneva Airport -- a return is planned for 2024 to celebrate the exhibition's 100th anniversary. After being canceled for three years, and using the name for a show in Qatar, the Geneva Motor Show intends to … [Read more...]

Visit the Montreux Marché de Noël Christmas Market, Switzerland

May 1, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Christmas, Events, Family Travel, FP, Montreux-Vevey

View of Montreux during the Christmas Market period

The Marché de Noël à Montreux is by far the largest and best Christmas market to visit in the Lake Geneva (Lac Léman) region of Switzerland.  Apart from the Weihnachtsmarkt, Santa’s workshop, a Christmas village, and a medieval festival await advent visitors. In 2023 the Montreux Christmas Market is open from November 23 to December 24, 2023. The best Christmas market in … [Read more...]

Visit the Free Morges Tulip Festival on Lake Geneva

March 31, 2023 by Henk Bekker in Events, La Côte, Morges

Fête de la Tulipe in Morges

The annual Fête de la Tulipe in Morges is one of the most beautiful spring events on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Around 150,000 tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths can be enjoyed blooming in the Parc de l’Indépendence à Morges behind the chateau on the Lac Léman lakefront. Morges, a pretty town on Lake Geneva near Lausanne, annually hosts the Tulip Festival (Fête de la … [Read more...]

See Historic Lake Geneva Paddle Steamers at the Naval Parade

March 31, 2023 by Henk Bekker in All Lake Geneva Boats & Ferries

Lake Geneva Paddle Steamboats Parade Naval

The Belle Époque paddle steamboats cruising on Lake Geneva may be seen together at the annual Parade Navale on Lac Léman when all the historic ships meet up for a spectacular parade. The rest of the year these elegant boats cruise Lake Geneva on pleasure excursions. CGN's fleet of historic belle époque paddle steamboats cruises daily on Lake Geneva. CGN currently has five … [Read more...]

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  • Summer Lake Geneva CGN Boat Excursions and Day Cruises
  • Save with the Half-Fare Card on Swiss Public Transportation Networks
  • Cheap Travel with the Junior Card on Swiss Trains, Buses & Boats
  • Save with the Swiss Travel Pass on Trains and Transport in Switzerland
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