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Getting to Montreux After Returning a Rental Car at Geneva Airport (French Side)

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Hi all,

For our upcoming trip to France and Switzerland, I’m considering renting a car in Lyon to visit Annecy for a day, then continuing to Chamonix for another day. I just found out that it’s possible to return a rental car on the French side of Geneva Airport.

From there, I’d like to head to Montreux for a day before continuing on to Zermatt. My question is: do I need a boarding pass to access the French side of Geneva Airport to return the car? And if I want to rent another car on the Swiss side afterward, is that possible without flying?

If anyone has done something similar, I’d love to hear your experience.

Thanks so much!

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Only know this from the airport website.

Warning: Following security measures imposed by the Swiss and French authorities, Genève Aéroport informs you that ONLY passengers in possession of an air ticket valid for day D +/-1 are authorised to pass between the international sector and the France sector, and vice versa.
Therefore, car rental agencies’ clients that do not meet this condition must imperatively move from one sector to another by road (car, taxi, etc.), by passing through the Ferney-Voltaire customs. Pedestrians and cyclists are not allowed to use this road.
Genève Aéroport thanks you for your understanding.

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