By Air

British Airways, easyJet, and Swiss fly direct between London and Geneva; Swiss and Continental operate direct service from New York. Swiss also schedules frequent connections to its hub in Zürich.

Carriers

Airlines & Contacts

British Airways (0848/801010. www.ba.com). Continental (022/4177280. www.continental.com). easyJet (0848/888222. www.easyjet.com). Swiss (0848/852000. www.swiss.com).

Airports

Cointrin International Airport, Switzerland's second-largest, lies 5 km (3 mi) northwest of downtown Geneva.

Airport Information

Cointrin (022/7177111. www.gva.ch).

Airport Transfers

The No. 10 bus runs regularly between the airport departure level and downtown Geneva. The ride lasts about 20 minutes and the fare is 3 SF. Taxis are plentiful but expensive: expect to pay 35 SF or more to reach the city center, plus 1.50 SF per bag. Multilingual limousine services provide buses, minivans, or Mercedes sedans; Privilège has a stretch Rolls-Royce. Trains run about every 15 minutes between Cointrin and the Gare Cornavin, Geneva's main train station, from 6 AM to midnight; the six-minute trip costs 3 SF each way.

Limousine Services

Globe (022/7310750. www.globelimousines.ch). Privilège (022/7383366. www.privilegelimousine.ch).