"Sarah Eggleston" wrote in message
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Depending on your budget and luggage, there are some other options for
getting to Ferney Voltaire. It is pretty much walkable, although at
around 45 minutes you wouldn't want to with skis and suitcases.


In fact, you can get to Ferney centre by a combination of (Swiss) bus no. 18
then F (one bus an hour in the evenings), see timetable and maps at
http://www.tpg.ch/ (ask for itinerary from Aeroport to Ferney in the
personalised timetable).

There is a list of hotels in Ferney at
http://www.ferney-voltaire.net/herbergement_an.htm and map at
http://www.cc-pays-de-gex.fr/mairies/ferney/plan.htm. Some hotels are in the
centre near the bus route (e.g. Hotel de France, D7 on the map), others like
Campanile (D4), Formule 1 (D2), and Novotel (D2) are 1-2km from the centre.
The more expensive hotels (Novotel..) have a navette from the airport (there
is also a navette to Holiday Inn in St.Genis-Pouilly)

One peculiarity of Geneva airport is the two exits, one in France and the
other in Switzerland. The 18 bus leaves from the Swiss exit. If you plan to
take a navette service, be sure to check whether it picks up on the French
or Swiss side. Also you should know that, except for French internal
flights, your luggage arrives on the Swiss side. It *is* possible to then go
back to the french side, but it's not simple.

The road from the French exit to Ferney (H3 to G7 on the map) is a narrow
twisty road with no pavements, frequented by crazy hire car employees - I
would definitely not walk it. If you insist on walking, do so on the Swiss
side, as far as the tunnel under the runway (H7 on the map). It's not a
pretty walk, among car parks and motorway slip roads, but at least there is
a pavement.

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