Heathrow to Geneva Flights
London Heathrow Airport
London’s Heathrow Airport has come a long way since its early days in the 1940s when it was nothing but a grass airfield. Having grown into the UK’s largest airport, it now handles 68 million passengers a year with 89 airlines operating flights worldwide, and this year saw the inauguration of its fifth terminal due to be completed in 2011. In spite of continuing modernisation and renovation work to its terminals, Heathrow’s two runways continue to operate at 99% capacity, earning the facility a deserved reputation as the world’s busiest airport. British Airways offer flights from London Heathrow to Geneva 7 days a week, providing a convenient service for anyone wishing to escape to the many excellent ski resorts of the French Alps. Flights to Geneva take just two hours 35 minutes from Heathrow.
Geneva Airport
Flights to Geneva are ideal for a short city break or winter skiing trip. The airport was opened in 1922 as an important hub for executive flights serving several international organisations based in the city. Being located so close to the border with France, the airport even has a unique French sector based on French soil, allowing certain passengers to bypass Swiss immigration and customs.
Parking facilities in and around Geneva Airport
No fewer than six car parks provide spaces at Geneva for up to 5000 vehicles, all car parks offering the first ten minutes parking free of charge. Long-term parking facilities are provided in the large P1 car park underground, whilst the P2 car park, situated right opposite the Arrivals Hall, is ideal for short-term parking for up to an hour.
Airport distance from Geneva and other notable surrounding locations
Geneva Airport is located just 3 miles to the north-west of the city centre in the district of Cointrin. This is just 63.2 km across the lake from Lausanne, 179 km to Meribel and 185 km to Courchevel.
Transport links to Geneva
Geneva Airport has its own railway station within walking distance of the terminal and Geneva centre is just a ten minute journey away. There are several ski resorts within an hour’s drive of the airport and the official airport ski transfer service, Transport Intelligence, can guarantee you a smooth onward journey to your ski resort which can be booked in advance online.
Conference and other business facilities at Geneva Airport
Business flights to Geneva are well catered for within the facility’s Business Centre Skycom, which offers 8 meeting rooms and 11 well equipped conference rooms together with secretarial services, for that essential pre-flight meeting.
Profile of the local area
If you are taking advantage of flights to Geneva for a winter break in the Alps, you will find that the area offers the best not only in breathtaking scenery and first-class ski resorts, but in gourmet dining and rich, local traditions and culture. The city of Geneva itself is classy and upmarket, an important centre of European politics but with a rich variety of sightseeing experiences, from the yachts on Lake Geneva to the market stalls of the cobbled old town.