GVA · Geneva, Switzerland
Compare 15 rental companies by real customer ratings and price, find your desk, and know the local driving rules before you set off.
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Brands at Geneva Airport
Avis
Budget
Enterprise
Europcar
Hertz
Sixt
Thrifty
National
AlamoAt a glance
From DiscoverCars’ Geneva Airport page, read 12 October 2026. Prices in euros, as they show them.
When to book
Rent in November and you pay about 52% less per day than in July.
Pick-up and return
From Genève Aéroport: Car rental, read 12 October 2026.
On the Swiss side of the terminal, the rental desks are on the Arrivals level.
Renting from the France sector? After baggage and customs, go up one level to Check-in and follow “Destination France”, on the right of the terminal near the Air France counters.
Only passengers with a flight ticket for the same day (±1 day) may walk between the Swiss and France sectors. Without one you must go by road through the Ferney-Voltaire customs crossing; there is no route on foot or by bike.
Avis
Budget
Enterprise
Europcar
Hertz
National / Alamo
Sixt
ThriftyAvisBudgetEnterpriseEuropcarHertzSixtAs the companies give them on DiscoverCars (read 12 October 2026). Check your voucher too: directions change.
NationalShow directionsRoute de l'Aéroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Rental desk is located in the arrivals hall.
HertzShow directionsGeneve Aeroport, Rte de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Geneve, Switzerland
Please follow the signs to the car rental area
ThriftyShow directionsGeneva Airport, Rte de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Please follow the signs to car rental area
EuropcarShow directionsCOINTRIN AIRPORT (SWISS SIDE)
Europcar is conveniently located at Geneva Cointrin Airport GVA on the Swiss side
EnterpriseShow directionsRoute de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Upon exiting the arrivals gate turn to the right and follow the signs to the car rental area where the Alamo rental counter is located.
Route de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
Rental desk is located in the arrivals hall.
Compare companies
Ratings are from customers who booked through DiscoverCars, out of 10, read 12 October 2026. Prices are their range per day in euros.
#1 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Excellent
45 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Icc Building - Route De Pré-Bois 20 - 1215 Genève
Daily 07:00 - 23:00
+41797135898
Prices on request
See prices#2 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Excellent
19 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Chem. Du Pavillon 2, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
Daily 08:00 - 20:00
+41795148709
€67–€345 per day
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#3 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
14 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Route de l'Aéroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 06:30 - 23:30
+410848445522
€35–€100 per day
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#4 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
116 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Geneve Aeroport, Rte de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Geneve, Switzerland
Daily 07:00 - 23:30
+41227617870
€25–€110 per day
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#5 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
71 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Rte des Batailleux 1218, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 06:45 - 23:30
+41582683232
€64–€268 per day
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#6 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
95 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Geneva Airport, Rte de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 07:00 - 23:30
+41227617870
€24–€107 per day
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#7 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
172 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Cointrin Airport (Swiss Side)
Daily 07:00 - 23:30
+41229096911
€34–€161 per day
See prices#8 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
545 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
171, Route De Meyrin, 1214 Vernier
Mon 08:30 - 18:00 · Tue 08:30 - 18:00 · Wed 08:30 - 18:00 · Thu 08:30 - 18:00 · Fri 08:30 - 18:00 · Sat 08:30 - 18:00
+41223412222
Prices on request
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#9 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
431 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Route de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 06:30 - 23:30
+410848445522
€23–€99 per day
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#10 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Very Good
25 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Rte des Batailleux 1218, 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 06:45 - 23:30
+41229290330
€64–€268 per day
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#11 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Good
109 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Desk Arrival Hall, C.P.781
Daily 06:30 - 23:59
+41848884444
€68–€236 per day
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#12 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Good
92 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Route de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex
Daily 06:30 - 23:30
+410848445522
€28–€105 per day
See prices#13 by customer rating at Geneva Airport
Good
98 customer ratings on DiscoverCars
Route de l'Aeroport 21, 1215 Le Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland
Daily 07:00 - 23:30
+41227617870
€24–€105 per day
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Driving in Switzerland
Official rules, read 12 October 2026. Signs on the road always take priority.
Swiss motorways and expressways need a vignette (sticker or e-vignette). There are no daily or weekly ones; driving without one costs a CHF 200 fine plus the vignette. Check your rental car has one before you join the motorway.
ch.ch: Motorway vignette50 km/h in built-up areas, 80 km/h on other roads outside them, 100 km/h on expressways and 120 km/h on motorways, unless signs say otherwise.
ch.ch: Driving over the speed limitYou may not drive with a blood alcohol level over 0.05%. Drivers with a probationary licence have a 0.01% limit.
ch.ch: Alcohol in road trafficWinter tyres are not compulsory, but if your car isn’t equipped for winter you may be held liable in an accident. They are recommended from October to Easter.
ch.ch: Winter tyresGeneva Airport has a Swiss sector and a France sector, each with its own rental desks. Only travellers with a same-day ticket may cross between them inside the terminal; otherwise it’s by road via Ferney-Voltaire customs.
Genève Aéroport: Car rentalFuel: about €1.97 per liter or €7.46 per gallon on average, according to DiscoverCars (12 October 2026).
Where to drive
Road distance and driving time without traffic, from OSRM route planning on OpenStreetMap roads (© OpenStreetMap contributors). Allow longer at rush hour.
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FAQ
On the Swiss side of the terminal, the rental desks are on the Arrivals level.
DiscoverCars showed an average of €54 per day at Geneva Airport on 12 October 2026, from about €41 a day in November to €86 in July. Your price depends on the car, dates and how far ahead you book.
November, at an average of €41 a day. July is the most expensive month (€86), and January is when most people search for a car here.
City Auto Rent, rated 9.7/10 from 45 DiscoverCars customer ratings, followed by Yelo (9.5) and National (8.8).
6 days on average, according to DiscoverCars booking data.
Yes. Avis, Budget, Enterprise, Europcar, Hertz and Sixt have desks in the France sector, on the Check-in level. After baggage and customs, go up one level and follow “Destination France”. You can walk between the sectors only with a flight ticket for the same day (±1 day); otherwise you go by road via the Ferney-Voltaire customs crossing.
Yes. Cars on Swiss motorways and expressways need a CHF 40 vignette (sticker or e-vignette), the 2026 one is valid from 1 December 2025 to 31 January 2027, and there are no short-term ones. Check your rental car has one: driving without costs a CHF 200 fine.
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