EUROPCAR Rental Cars at Geneva Airport

Geneva International Airport's car rental area is divided into the Swiss and French side of the airport. Europcar has a presence on both sides. The Swiss Europcar desk is open daily from 7.00 to 23.30, tel +41 22 717 8110. This desk offers 24-hour returns to customers. On the French side of Terminal 1 the Europcar desk is open from Monday to Friday from 7.30 to 23.00, on Saturday from 7.30 to 22.00 and on Sunday from 8.00 to 22.30, tel +33 41 2271 78596.

Geneva's city center offers travelers without a car rental reservation from the airport another chance at the Europcar office at Rue De Lausanne 37, 1201 Geneva, tel +41 22 9096 990. This office is open from Monday to Friday from 7.30 to 19.00, on Saturday from 8.00 to 13.00. It is closed on Sunday.

The minimum age for renters is 18 years; drivers aged less than 25 are subject to a Young Drivers fee to cover extra insurance. This fee is added daily to the cost of the rental.

The basic rate shown online includes unlimited kilometers and equipment such as winter tires and snow chains during the winter sports season. It also includes basic Collision Damage Waiver and Theft Protection, both with excess.

Europcar offers extras like Super Collision Damage Waiver and Super Theft Protection, which eliminate excess completely. Customers can also add Personal Accident Insurance and fuel used during the rental period is also extra.

At Geneva Airport the fleet Europcar operates boasts the Intermediate group Skoda Octavia and similar, the VW Touran 5+2 which can be rented by drivers aged just 19, and the Audi Q5 2.0 4X4, which includes GPS as part of the package. Drivers must be at least 25 years old to rent this vehicle from Europcar Geneva Airport.

The lovely town of Ovrannaz lies just 2 hours' drive from Geneva, taking the D1005 and A9 motorway. On motorways the speed limit is 120 km/h, on open countryside routes it is 80 km/h. The alternative route would take only 1 hour 39 minutes, if you traveled on the A1 and A9 motorways for the entire trip to Ovrannaz. Inside the town your speed limit is 50 km/h max.