Day Trips From Geneva Guides: Chamonix, Zermatt, Annecy
Planning guides for day trips from Geneva: the best day trips, Geneva to Chamonix, Zermatt, Annecy, Montreux, and whether Geneva or Zurich is the better base.
Annecy Day Trip From Geneva
An Annecy day trip from Geneva: about an hour by coach or train, what to do in one day, market days, food, and a 5-hour trip from US$72 (October 2026).
Read guide →Best Day Trips From Geneva
The best day trips from Geneva: Chamonix, Annecy, Gruyères, Montreux, Zermatt and Glacier 3000, with times, prices and who each suits (October 2026).
Read guide →Geneva or Zurich for Day Trips?
Is Geneva nicer than Zurich? As a day-trip base, Geneva wins for Mont Blanc, Annecy and the lake; Zurich for Lucerne and central Switzerland.
Read guide →Geneva to Chamonix
Geneva to Chamonix: about 1 h 30 by coach, 3 hours or more by train with changes, or a day tour with the coach both ways from US$96 (October 2026).
Read guide →Geneva to Zermatt Day Trip
Is there a day trip from Geneva to Zermatt? Yes: a 13-hour coach day from US$152 (October 2026), or 3 hours or more each way by train via Visp.
Read guide →Montreux Day Trip From Geneva
Is Montreux worth a day trip from Geneva? Yes: Chillon Castle, the Lavaux vineyards and Chaplin's World, 1 h 15 by train, or a tour from US$196 (Oct 2026).
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