Geneva Airport railway station
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Geneva Airport railway station is a railway station located under the terminal of the Geneva International Airport (IATA code
: GVA), in Grand-Saconnex
, Geneva
, Switzerland
.
The train station is located 250m away from Geneva airport's terminal (under the same roof) and very near to Palexpo. Similarly to Zurich Airport railway station
, it is an underground train station.
The station hosts an average of 5 trains an hour, all trains stopping at Geneva main station. Trains continue to Basel, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne or the Swiss alps (Brig). Connections to Italy and France are possible at Geneva main station, only 6 minutes away from the airport.
Geneva Airport is the only railway station in Switzerland served only by long-distance trains.
IATA airport code
An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association...
: GVA), in Grand-Saconnex
Grand-Saconnex
Grand-Saconnex is a municipality of the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland.Several international organizations and permanent missions to the United Nations are located in Grand Saconnex...
, Geneva
Canton of Geneva
The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland, surrounded on almost all sides by France. As is the case in several other Swiss cantons The Republic and Canton of Geneva is the French speaking westernmost canton or state of Switzerland,...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
.
The train station is located 250m away from Geneva airport's terminal (under the same roof) and very near to Palexpo. Similarly to Zurich Airport railway station
Zürich Airport railway station
Zurich Airport railway station is a railway station located underneath Check In 3, inside the terminal of Zurich Airport , in Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland....
, it is an underground train station.
The station hosts an average of 5 trains an hour, all trains stopping at Geneva main station. Trains continue to Basel, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne or the Swiss alps (Brig). Connections to Italy and France are possible at Geneva main station, only 6 minutes away from the airport.
Geneva Airport is the only railway station in Switzerland served only by long-distance trains.