How much is a day trip to Geneva from Edinburgh?

£160.20 per person for the whole day, £102.00 return flight plus about £58.20 on the ground, with 8.3 hours in Geneva. Fare checked 24 October.

Is Geneva worth a day trip?

Yes: 8.3 hours in Geneva, £160.20 for the whole day, 7 min into town each way. Enough for the main sights and a proper lunch without rushing.

How long do you actually get in Geneva?

About 8.3 hours in Geneva. Landing to take-off is 11.2 hours; the trip into town and back, passport checks and the time at the airport come off that.

How do you get from Geneva airport into town?

Train 7 min, CHF 3.00. A day ticket on local transport is TPG/unireso Zone 10 day pass CHF 10.00.

What does a day in Geneva cost, not counting the flight?

About £58.20 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown was checked 24 October against Google Flights for this exact date and these exact flights. Fares move, so it can change before you book, and the price is not held for you.

How early do I need to be back at the airport?

Leave the city by 18:38. That allows 7 min to get back to the airport and 120 min there, including 30 min for passport checks on the way out, before the 20:45 flight home.

Will passport checks eat my day?

We allow 40 min on landing for the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo on your first trip) and 30 min extra on the way out. That is already taken off the 8.3 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Geneva.
From Edinburgh, back by 22:05.

Switzerland·Mon 7 Dec · 8.3 hours in the city

£160.20

the whole day

8.3 hours

in the city

22:05

back in Edinburgh

320 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

8.3 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

5km

to the centreFrom Geneva centre (GVA)

Daylight

8.8 hours

08:03 to 16:50Sunrise 08:03, sunset 16:50

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:20
Leave Edinburgh
easyJet, direct
10:22
In the city
Lands 09:35, 40min immigration, 7min from the airport
18:38
Leave the city
7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:05
Back in Edinburgh
Flies 20:45

Leave EdinburgheasyJet, direct06:20
Land in Geneva2h 15min09:35
In the city40min immigration, 7min from the airport10:22
Leave the city7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:38
Fly home2h 15min20:45
Back in Edinburgh22:05

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10:3990 min there

2 min walk

12:1160 min there

6 min walk

13:1730 min there

5 min walk

13:5220 min there

15 min walk

14:2745 min there

27 min walk

15:3990 min there

17:09Free timeuntil 18:16

about 22 min walk

18:38Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 20:45

Typical weather for this date

7°C

average high

1°C

average low

4 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Geneva's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Christmas markets in Geneva

Noël au Quai19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open on Mon 7 Dec, 12:00 to 21:00.
Works as a day trip
You're in Geneva 10:22 to 18:38 and the market is open from 12:00. About 2 hours of that is after dark.
Lakeside chalets with a fondue chalet, carousel and rink.
Open: Every day, Mon-Wed 12:00-21:00, Thu-Fri 12:00-22:00, Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00 (19 Nov)
Shuts 16:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Quai du Mont-Blanc

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Transport for the day costs £9.00. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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Best day for your flights

Open up the maps to see full detail.

10:3990 min there

2 min walk

12:1160 min there

6 min walk

13:1730 min there

5 min walk

13:5220 min there

15 min walk

14:2745 min there

27 min walk

15:3990 min there

17:09Free timeuntil 18:16

about 22 min walk

18:38Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 20:45

What a day in Geneva costs

Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.

£160.20/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£9.00

Lunch£19.20

Dinner£30.00

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On the ground£58.20

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£102.00

Google Flights price. Checked 23 Oct, 18:13.

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All in, per person£160.20

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Return flights are about 320 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 1,190 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Edinburgh

Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026 to 21 Oct 2026.

Free

Free drop-offFree
Long Stay car park, free for 0-30 minutes, then £14 (30min-1hr), but no shuttle bus, 10-min walk to terminal Source

Train

From Edinburgh city centre (via Edinburgh Trams, no direct rail link)£7.50 each way30 min
Advance single; On the day £7.50. First train 06:30, last train 22:52 Source
First train too late for this flight. It gets you to Edinburgh less than 90 min before take-off.

Coach

Lothian Buses Airlink 100 from Edinburgh£6.00 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Source
Lothian Buses Service 17 from Ocean TerminalPrice not published
Source

Taxi

From Edinburgh city centre£24-£29 one way~8 miles
Estimate, not a quote.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £8.50
Multi-storey ground floor quick-stop, up to 10 min £8.50, then £1/min; local EH-postcode residents get 50% off the first 10 min Source
Terminal Parking£90.00
Same-day rate. Source
Long Stay Parking£60.00
Same-day rate. Source
Plane Parking£45.00
Same-day rate. Source

More parking

FastParkNo same-day price
Source
Mid Stay ParkingNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

No same-day price published. See multi-day prices

Secure Airparks Park & Ride£37.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Flying Scot Park & Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 3 min. Source
Low Cost Park and Ride£38.98
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 5 min. Source

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Costs people forget

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Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.

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