5/5 Nicholas Hankins (. 8 months ago on Google
A
lot
of
people
rate
this
location
poorly
because
of
the
confusion
surrounding
the
French
vs
Swiss
side
of
Geneva
airport
and
the
confusing
rental
car
return
location.
I
flew
into
GVA
and
rented
from
Europcar
on
the
French
side.
I
read
a
lot
of
reviews
and
reddits
about
the
process
prior
to
landing.
The
key
to
success
is
making
sure
that
you
have
screenshots
of
your
boarding
passes
from
your
arriving
flight
so
that,
after
you
collect
your
baggage,
exit
the
secure
area,
and
visit
the
post
office
if
youāre
picking
up
a
travelerās
wifi
hotspot
etc,
you
can
(or
at
least
I
was
able
to)
re-enter
the
French
side
of
GVA
on
foot
by
simply
showing
your
boarding
pass
from
the
flight
that
you
just
exited
to
the
agent
that
guards
the
passage
to
the
French
side.
No
need
to
pay
for
a
taxi
to
drive
you
around.
Then
continue
walking
or
ask
for
help
to
get
to
the
Europcar
on
the
French
side,
pick
up
your
car
in
their
parking
garage
location,
which
requires
you
to
walk
out
to
that
rental
car
parking
garage
area,
then
once
inside
the
garage,
immediately
to
your
right
and
then
left
down
to
the
end
of
the
aisle
of
cars.
Really
really
pay
attention
when
you
are
leaving
the
parking
garage
and
driving
away
from
the
airport
towards
Switzerland
because
returning
the
car
is
way
trickier
than
you
will
imagine
or
anticipate.
Maybe
even
take
pictures
for
later
reference.
Europcar
rented
me
a
VW
Taigo
which
was
an
AMAZING
road
trip
car.
Tinted
windows,
no
āIām
a
touristā
rental
car
stickers,
great
autopilot
features
that
detect
and
adjust
the
speed
limit
(which
happens
every
25
feet),
great
fuel
economy,
great
handling
and
acceleration,
4
USB-C
charging
ports
and
apple
CarPlay
for
integrated
nav/music
from
my
phone.
Getting
the
car
back
is
tricky.
Europcar
staff
will
provide
you
with
precise
GPS
coordinates
of
the
drop
off
location
(46.2323646,
6.1104755)
because
there
has
been
so
much
confusion,
and
I
have
to
say,
even
with
the
coordinates,
itās
still
very
easy
to
make
wrong
turns
and
end
up
adding
loads
of
time
to
your
delicately
timed
morning.
So
first
of
all,
leave
waaaay
earlier
than
you
think.
Second,
when
you
get
close,
drive
slowly
(seriously)
so
you
are
certain
about
your
exits
and
turns
before
committing
because
itās
tricky.
Trust
me.
Same
process
to
get
to
Swiss
side
from
French
side
after
your
return,
just
ask
airport
staff
for
guidance
to
walk
back
to
the
Swiss
side
from
the
French
side,
and
show
the
staff
your
upcoming
flight
boarding
pass
and
theyāll
let
you
through,
then
go
through
passport
control
and
security
and
youāll
be
fineā¦
no
taxi.
Super
friendly
Europcar
staff
on
the
Swiss
and
French
sides.
Also,
bonus,
my
French
side
rental
car
already
had
the
required
Swiss
vignette
sticker.
If
yours
doesnāt,
no
worries,
just
get
it
at
/
near
the
border.
@nuckleberryfinn
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