Is Geneva worth a day trip?

Yes: 8.6 hours in Geneva, £145 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 8.6 hours in Geneva. Landing to take-off is 11.5 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 £73 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 is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

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

Leave the city by 18:58. 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 21:05 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 8.6 hours shown. These are estimates; queues run longer on busy days.

Day trip to Geneva.
From London Luton, back by 21:45.

Switzerland·Mon 7 Dec · 8.6 hours in the city

£145

the whole day

8.6 hours

in the city

21:45

back in London Luton

Time in the city

8.6 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

06:50
Leave London Luton
easyJet, direct
10:22
In the city
Lands 09:35, 40min immigration, 7min from the airport
18:58
Leave the city
7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
21:45
Back in London Luton
Flies 21:05

Leave London LutoneasyJet, direct06:50
Land in Geneva1h 45min09:35
In the city40min immigration, 7min from the airport10:22
Leave the city7min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:58
Fly home1h 45min21:05
Back in London Luton21:45

How we'd do it

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Musée d'Art et d'Histoire is closed on Mondays, so we've put Place du Bourg-de-Four in its place.

10:4045 min there

7 min walk

11:3230 min there

5 min walk

12:0720 min there

15 min walk

12:4245 min there

13:27Free timeuntil 18:40

about 18 min walk

18:58Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 21:05

Typical weather for this date

7°C

average high

1°C

average low

5 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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How we'd do it

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Musée d'Art et d'Histoire is closed on Mondays, so we've put Place du Bourg-de-Four in its place.

10:4045 min there

7 min walk

11:3230 min there

5 min walk

12:0720 min there

15 min walk

12:4245 min there

13:27Free timeuntil 18:40

about 18 min walk

18:58Back to the airport

Train · 7 min

AirportFlight 21:05

What a day in Geneva costs

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

£145/ all in, per person

Transport for the day£9

Lunch£24

Dinner£40

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Entry fees, on top (optional)

Palais des Nations£23 (CHF 25)

St Pierre Cathedral towers£7 (CHF 7)

Opening days vary, so check before you go.

Jet d'Eau and the lakeside promenade, Parc des Bastions and the Reformation Wall, Plainpalais flea market (Market days only), Musee d'Art et d'Histoire permanent collection, CERN Science Gateway exhibitionsFree

On the ground£73

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Return flight from£72

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All in, per person£145

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Getting to Luton

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

Free

Free drop-off, Long Stay car parkFree~10 min shuttle
First 2 hours free. Free shuttle bus, about every 20 min, 24/7. Source

Train

From London (St Pancras)£6.50 each way22-45 min
Advance single. First train 05:45, last train 23:51 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Luton less than 90 min before take-off.
Luton DART shuttle (Parkway station to terminal)£4.90 each way4 min
24/7: every 5 min at peak (06:00-09:30, 14:00-18:00), every 8 min off-peak, every 15 min super off-peak (22:00-04:00). Source

Coach

National Express from London£7 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source

Taxi

From London£90-£130 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £45-£75.

Parking at the airport

Paid drop-off zone£9
£9 for 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, 30 min max. Source
Terminal Car Park 1 / 2 (closest to terminal)£75
9 to 24 hours. Source
Long Stay Car Park£35
First day. Source

More parking

Mid Stay Car ParkNo same-day price
Source

Parking nearby

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

Airparks Drop & Go£30.14
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source
APH Drop and Go£99.99
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 12-14 min. Source
Vauxhall Way Self Park£39.97
Multi-day price, not a same-day quote. Shuttle 14 min. Source

Costs people forgetShow

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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