Originally Posted by
thibderoc
Since 2010, there might be one (big) change :
Going from the french side to the swiss side of the airport is not possible unless you have a boarding pass.
I don't know how strict this is enforced nowadays but be careful.
Source :
https://www.gva.ch/en/Site/Passagers...0-999c98a2877e
Warning: Following security measures imposed by the Swiss and French authorities, Genève Aéroport informs you that
ONLY passengers in possession of an air ticket valid for day D +/-1 are authorised to pass between the international sector and the France sector, and vice versa.
Therefore, car rental agencies’ clients that do not meet this condition must imperatively move from one sector to another by road (car, taxi, etc.), by passing through the Ferney-Voltaire customs. Pedestrians and cyclists are not allowed to use this road.
Thanks for this but we plan to drop off car on French side and then catch our flight. Once we drop off the car, from there I’m not sure. Will there be a long walk back to check in counters? Or is there a bus that would drop us at terminal? Renting from Hertz and flying BA to LHR, not sure what the set up is, do all flights leave France or Switzerland?
One thing I may do is drop the car the evening before so we aren’t messing around with this morning of the flight. I don’t believe I’ve ever taken a taxi across a European border especially EU to non EU. Is there any issues to consider with that? Or do I make sure I’ve got my boarding pass for the next day and cross over to Swiss side.