NATIONAL Rental Cars at Geneva Airport

Geneva Airport car rental is located at the Swiss and French side of the airport. National has a desk in Arrivals at Terminal 1 (Swiss side) that is open from 6.30 to 23.30 and can be contacted by telephoning +41 84 844 55 22.

The National at Geneva Airport station accepts after-hours returns. The minimum age for renters is 21 years. Drivers below the age of 25 are subject to a Young Drivers fee, charged daily.

National has more than 1,500 locations worldwide, offering affordable car hire for leisure and business travel. Pick-up and drop off at GVA takes place in multi storey car park P51, which is only 500 meters distance from the terminals. A shuttle transfers passengers with car rental reservations to and from P51.

The basic rate shown on Nationalcar.com includes all local taxes and airport fees as well as unlimited kilometres. Annecy is 45.6 km distance from the airport, about 40 minutes via the A1 and A41 motorways. The beautiful city makes for a great day trip destination. On Swiss motorways the speed limit is 120 km/h, on open country roads it is 80 km/h and in urban areas drivers should not exceed 50 km/h. Chambéry Airport, incidentally, is within an hour's drive of GVA, taking the A41 motorway. Lyon-Saint-Exupéry Airport is 152 km from Geneva.

Children aged 12 and below the height of 135 cm must travel in an appropriate child seat. National GVA offers booster seats, infant/toddler and child seats as extras. Other extras customers can choose online or at the Geneva Airport desk include GPS, snow chains and ski racks, Damage Waiver with excess and Roadside Assistance to cover small emergencies like flat batteries or lost keys.

National car hire Geneva Airport can offer a wide range of vehicles: there is the Midsize BMW 218 series for example, or the Compact Elite group that includes Mercedes-Benz A-class. Prefer to rent an SUV?

The Opel Mokka from National's Compact SUV class is a great family vehicle for most occasions. Full Size vans from National include the Renault Espace, a good choice for camping trips in spring and summer and for winter sports in the alpine ski resorts within driving range of Geneva International Airport.