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Renting a car in France, returning it in Switzerland

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Can anyone please tell me if it is possible to rent a car in france and return it in switzerland ? We are hoping to pick up in Paris and return at Geneve airport.

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Re: Renting a car in France, returning it in Switzerland

Yes, this is possible. It is even possible at a very good price, as Geneva airport is split into a Swiss part and a French part. The car rental companies have offices on both the Swiss and the French side, so just make sure you define Geneva Aeroport (secteur français) as the station where you want to return the car and not the Swiss side.
For you this means that you are renting a car in Paris (France) and returning it in Geneva (France), which is within the same country and therefore the one-way tariffs should be very low (we paid 50 euros extra).
Now, if you wanted to return the car in the city center of Geneva, then I guess this should be possible, but probably at a hefty price (most likely cheaper to take a taxi from the airport into town than returning car in town center).

Hope this helps,
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Re: Renting a car in France, returning it in Switzerland

For departure, you can bring back your car to the French side, do your check-in there (except for British Airways and Continental) and reach the international sector via the transit area.
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For departure, you can bring back your car to the French side, do your check-in there (except for British Airways and Continental) and reach the international sector via the transit area.
Hello, new to the forum.

I have the same situation, wanting to rent a car in France and return it at the Geneva airport. All your tips are GREAT, thank you! However, I WILL be flying on British Airways, to London. What would be my check-in procedure in that case, and should I allow a bunch of extra time?

Thanks in advance!
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