Airports and travel services Switzerland

Regular flights to Geneva and Zurich. The airport is not the biggest in Switzerland, but it can be useful. It handles 175,000 passengers a year. It is 6 km from Lugano and only 30 km from the Italian border. It operates regional flights and cannot handle long-haul flights. The airport is easily reached by public transport, with the Lugano Ponte-Tresa train departing from Lugano station. Swiss operates the majority of flights to Lugano and from Zurich.

Geneva-Cointrin airport is served by public transport, either by train or bus. The train is the best way to get from the airport to the city center and Geneva-Cornavin station in 7 minutes. Bus lines 5, 10, 23, 28, 50, 56, 57, 59 and 66 can also get you there. The Geneva Pass, zone 10, includes free transport to and from the airport. The A1 and A6 lines enable passengers from Geneva or neighboring France to get to the airport before 6am.