How much is a day trip to Geneva from Leeds Bradford?

£229.20 per person for the whole day: £171 return flight plus about £58.20 on the ground, with 8.9 hours in Geneva. Fare checked 3 October.

Is Geneva worth a day trip?

Yes: 8.9 hours in Geneva, £229.20 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 8.9 hours in Geneva. Landing to take-off is 11.8 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 3 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 18:53. 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 21:00 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 8.9 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Geneva.
From Leeds Bradford, back by 22:00.

Switzerland·Sat 27 Feb · 8.9 hours in the city

£229.20

the whole day

8.9 hours

in the city

22:00

back in Leeds Bradford

250 kg

CO2e, return flights

Time in the city

8.9 hours

after transfersAfter transfers and airport time

Airport distance

5km

to the centreFrom Geneva centre (GVA)

Daylight

10.9 hours

07:21 to 18:16Sunrise 07:21, sunset 18:16

First EU trip since 2025? Allow 20 min more.

FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city

06:10
Leave Leeds Bradford
Jet2
09:57
In the city
Lands 09:10, 40min immigration, 7min from the airport
18:53
Leave the city
7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:00
Back in Leeds Bradford
Flies 21:00

Leave Leeds BradfordJet206:10
Land in Geneva2h09:10
In the city40min immigration, 7min from the airport09:57
Leave the city7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:53
Fly home2h21:00
Back in Leeds Bradford22:00

Best day for your flights

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10:1490 min there

4 min walk

11:4830 min there

8 min walk

12:2660 min there

4 min walk

13:3020 min there

15 min walk

14:0545 min there

27 min walk

15:1790 min there

16:47Free timeuntil 18:31

about 22 min walk

18:53Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 21:00

Typical weather for this date

8°C

average high

0°C

average low

1 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.

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Transport for the day costs £9. Buy tickets before you board, as fines for riding without one are steep.

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Best day for your flights

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10:1490 min there

4 min walk

11:4830 min there

8 min walk

12:2660 min there

4 min walk

13:3020 min there

15 min walk

14:0545 min there

27 min walk

15:1790 min there

16:47Free timeuntil 18:31

about 22 min walk

18:53Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 21:00

What a day in Geneva costs

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

£229.20/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£9

Lunch£19.20

Dinner£30

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On the ground£58.20

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£171

Google Flights price. Checked 3 Oct, 22:40.

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All in, per person£229.20

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Return flights: about 250 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 950 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out

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Getting to the airportShow

Getting to Leeds Bradford

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

No bus or train gets you to Leeds Bradford in time for this flight. First Flyer A1 bus from Leeds 05:00, at the airport 05:35 (A2 from Bradford 05:15, arrives 05:47). Drive, take a taxi or stay the night before.

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Free drop-offFree
'One Hour Free' car park: free for up to 1 hour, ~4-min walk to terminal; charges apply beyond 1 hour Source

Coach

Transdev Blazefield FLYER A1 from LeedsPrice not published
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Transdev Blazefield FLYER A2/A3 from BradfordPrice not published
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Parking at the airport

Paid drop-offfrom £7
Pick Up & Drop Off (Terminal Front Express): 0-10min £7.00, 10-20min £9.00, 20-30min £12.50, 30-60min £15.50, each subsequent hour £15.50 Source

More parking

Long StayNo same-day price
From £6.50 (per day 'from' price). Source
Mid Stay 2No same-day price
From £8.70 (per day 'from'). Source
Mid StayNo same-day price
From £9.25 (per day 'from'). Source
Short StayNo same-day price
From £12.50 (per day 'from'). Source
Meet & GreetNo same-day price
From £18 (per day 'from' (£18-£18). Source
Premium Short Stay with Fast TrackNo same-day price
From £25.38 (per day 'from'). Source

Parking nearby

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Park2Travel Outdoor£48.50
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source
Sentinel Secure£52
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 3 min. Source
Park2Travel Indoor£53
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 2 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

Costs people forget

Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.

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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