Geneva's four private terminals are fifteen minutes from the lakefront and a helicopter ride from Courchevel, Verbier and Gstaad. Tell us the dates and we confirm the aircraft, the Saturday slot and the price the same day.
Same day within Europe; 24 hours from the US and the Gulf
Border
Cleared in the private terminal
Pets
In the cabin
Geneva, and the Alps ninety minutes beyond it
Geneva Cointrin has four private terminals with customs on both the Swiss and French sides, fifteen minutes from the lakefront and the private banks. It is the gateway to the western Alps as much as to the city: Courchevel, Verbier and Gstaad are within two hours by car or twenty to thirty minutes by helicopter from the ramp, and Sion or Chambéry bring the resorts closer in winter. The airport closes at 10 pm and winter Saturdays are slot-controlled, so we book the slot and the helicopter with the flight.
The private terminals are fifteen minutes from the lakefront; Verbier and Courchevel are twenty to thirty minutes by helicopter from the ramp.
Private jet charter to Geneva: what it costs from each city
Indicative one-way prices for the whole aircraft, not per seat, in the smallest cabin that flies the leg comfortably. Flight, crew and fuel included; parking, repositioning and handling quoted once we know your dates. Where a full route page exists, the city links to it.
Super-midsize jets from Dubai and New York refuel once, adding about an hour; a heavy jet flies either leg non-stop from about $60,000. Sion and Chambéry take light and midsize jets only, so the largest cabins land at Geneva and finish by helicopter.
Priced in US dollars; flights within Europe in euros and flights into the UK in pounds sterling. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted.
Aircraft are based at both ends of the busy legs, so positioning is rarely the constraint.Geneva for the city and the western Alps, Sion for Verbier, Chambéry for Courchevel.The cabin is chosen around the party and the flight time.
Private jet airports in Geneva
Geneva is the gateway to the western Alps as much as to the city: Verbier, Megève, Chamonix and Courchevel are all within two hours by car or twenty minutes by helicopter. Sion and Chambéry bring the resorts closer in winter.
Geneva's private terminals are fifteen minutes from the lakefront and ninety from Verbier, Megève and Chamonix.
GVA
Geneva Cointrin
Best for
The city, Verbier, Megève, Chamonix
Drive
15 min to the lakefront, 90 min to Verbier
FBO
Signature, Jet Aviation, TAG Aviation, ExecuJet
Four private terminals and customs on both the Swiss and French sides. Open 6 am to 10 pm; winter Saturdays are slot-controlled.
SIR
Sion
Best for
Verbier, Crans-Montana, Zermatt
Drive
60 min to Verbier, 40 min to Crans
FBO
Airport FBO
Light and midsize jets, daytime operations, a mountain approach. Cuts the drive to the Valais resorts in half.
CMF
Chambéry
Best for
Courchevel, Méribel, Val d'Isère
Drive
90 min to Courchevel
FBO
Airport FBO
Winter-season airport for the French resorts, open daily from December to April with customs on arrival. Weekend slots go early.
Light jets from Milan, Nice, Paris and London, heavy jets non-stop from Dubai and New York, ultra-long-range cabins from the Gulf and Asia into Geneva, with a helicopter waiting on the ramp for the Alps.
Aircraft are drawn from operators at the destination as well as the departure city, so positioning is rarely the constraint.
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Light jets
Six to seven seats for London, Paris, Nice and Milan. Into Geneva, or straight to Sion for Verbier and Crans-Montana and Chambéry for Courchevel in winter.
Twelve to fourteen seats and a stand-up cabin, non-stop from Dubai in under seven hours and from New York in about seven and a half. The Legacy 650 in our fleet is the usual first proposal.
Send the dates, the party size and the resort or the hotel. We come back with aircraft options, the Saturday slot, the helicopter or car to the mountains and a written price, usually within the hour.
Geneva's peaks are the ski season and the watch fair, when its Saturday slots are allocated weeks ahead.
December to JanuaryChristmas and New Year in the Alps The busiest fortnight of the year; Saturday slots are allocated in October.
FebruaryHalf-term and the school holidays Four weekends of full ramps at Geneva, Sion and Chambéry.
EasterThe end of the season The last big ski weekend; a shorter peak than February.
AprilWatches and Wonders The watch industry's week in Geneva; parking fills with corporate aircraft.
JulyMontreux Jazz Festival Two weeks of evening arrivals from across Europe.
On the ground in Geneva
Passport details go ahead, Swiss customs clears you in the private terminal on whichever side suits your onward journey, and the helicopter to the mountains or the car to the lakefront is arranged in the same conversation as the flight.
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Immigration and customs
Swiss border control and customs are cleared inside the private terminal, on either the Swiss or the French side depending on your onward destination. Most nationalities enter visa-free or with a Schengen visa.
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Travelling with a pet
Pets travel in the cabin. Entering Switzerland, a dog or cat needs a microchip, rabies vaccination and an EU pet passport or health certificate; we arrange it with the handler.
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The car
A chauffeured car meets the aircraft on the ramp at Geneva Cointrin or whichever airport you land at, and the driver knows the private terminal, not the commercial one.
Popular routes into Geneva
Each route has its own page: flight time, the airports at both ends, the aircraft that suit the leg and an indicative price.
It depends where you leave from. Indicative one-way prices for the whole aircraft start at about €5,500 from Milan in a light jet, about €7,000 from Paris, about €10,000 from London, about $43,000 from Dubai and about $52,000 from New York in a super-midsize jet with one stop. Repositioning, overnight parking and handling are quoted separately once we know your dates.
Which airport should I use for a private jet to Geneva?
Geneva Cointrin for the city and for Verbier, Megève, Chamonix and Gstaad, fifteen minutes from the lakefront with customs on the Swiss and French sides. Sion for Verbier, Crans-Montana and Zermatt in a light or midsize jet. Chambéry for Courchevel, Méribel and Val d'Isère from December to April. Each is described above with its drive time and handling agents.
Can I charter a jet to Geneva the same day?
From anywhere in Europe, usually yes: a light jet from London, Paris, Nice or Milan can often depart within a few hours, as long as it lands before the airport closes at 10 pm. From New York or Dubai, twenty-four hours is the realistic minimum because of crew duty times, though we have done it faster.
How long is a private jet flight to Geneva?
About 45 minutes from Milan, about 55 minutes from Nice, about 1 hour 5 from Paris, about 1 hour 30 from London, about 6 hours 45 from Dubai and about 7 and a half hours from New York. A super-midsize jet from Dubai or New York adds about an hour for a fuel stop; a heavy jet flies non-stop.
Do I need a visa to land in Geneva by private jet?
Switzerland is in the Schengen area. Border control and customs are cleared inside the private terminal, on either the Swiss or the French side depending on where you are heading. Most nationalities enter visa-free or with a Schengen visa; we confirm what you need when we book and send passport details to the handler in advance.
When is Geneva hardest to fly into?
Christmas and New Year in the Alps, when Saturday slots are allocated in October; the four February half-term weekends; Easter; Watches and Wonders in April, when the ramp fills with corporate aircraft; and the Montreux Jazz Festival in July. On those dates we book the slot with the flight and hold Sion or Chambéry as the fallback for the mountains.
Can I pay for the charter with crypto?
Yes. Bank transfer in any major currency; crypto also accepted. Tell us your preferred coin and we confirm the network and payment instructions with the contract.
Where would you like to fly?
Tell us what you have in mind. Our team will take care of the charter arrangements and discuss crypto payment if you prefer.