Good day! My husband and I will be in Burgundy for 6 days in late May and have 4 days afterwards to visit another city. We are flying out of Geneva so are considering Annecy (which we have heard good things about) but is over 4 hours via train or Lausanne, which is under 2,5 hours via train. We will be on a tour that ends in Beaune on a Sunday so we can’t rent a car that day as the car rentals are all closed. We are happy to take a train. We know very little about Lausanne. Both are reasonably close to the Geneva airport although Annecy is closer. We will have completed several days in both Normandy and Paris, and a 5-day biking trip of Burgundy so we will be tired and are looking for a place that we can relax, enjoy the views, have good food and see some cool places without pushing ourselves too hard. We would love for Rick himself to tell us what to do!!! Thoughts, opinions, suggestions are all welcome!
Posted by
Niagara, Ontario
1943 posts
We arrived in and departed from Geneva last year. We stayed 3 nights in the area upon landing. We stayed at the edge of Morges, an attractive small town. Nyon is similar and is probably more practical for your plans. Staying in Nyon will give you very quick access to Geneva (15 minutes) and the Flix bus to Annecy (45 minutes). About 30 minutes to Lausanne, less than an hour to Montreux. Quick train to the airport.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
11695 posts
Annecy has a lot of tourists which can make it quite crowded at times.
Lausanne is only 39 minutes to the Geneva airport by frequent trains, and has easy to reach relaxing towns on the lake by boat or train, as well as the sites in Lausanne itself.
Distance doesn't count in this case because Annecy is almost two hours by train .
Posted by
Paris
7837 posts
The best way from Annecy to Geneva Airport is by bus, which is intrinsically less reliable than the train from Lausanne.
Personally I'd rather stay in a smaller town, like Vevey, but Lausanne isn't a bad choice.
Posted by
24 posts
We were in Montreux this past fall. I cannot recommend it enough. It is an hour train ride from there to Geneva airport & they run hourly so an easy commute from Montreux to the airport. Vevey is an easy bus ride from Montreux and another lovely city.
That being said we were also in Annecy and we loved it. All are visit worthy. Should u choose to go to Montreux send me a private message and I will share the amazing Airbnb we stayed at. Vevey and Annecy probably won’t keep you busy for 4 days. Montreux is easy to do side trips from.
No wrong choice here.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thank you all for the suggestions! All are very helpful. We will be traveling from Beaune, France and can take a quick train to Dijon and then a direct 2-hr. train to Lausanne, which I am leaning towards since we will be exhausted! From Lausanne, we can do day trips to Montreux and Vevey. And getting to the Geneva airport sounds quite easy from Lausanne. Traveling to Geneva from Beaune is a longer journey. We could stay in Geneva and do day trips to Lausanne and Montreux but getting to Geneva takes a good bit longer (although much closer to the airport). I think we will be tired on our travel day after 5 days of biking in Burgundy! Kind of a toss-up though! Love this forum and all the wonderful comments.