Geneva International Airport, is located 2.5 miles from the Geneva city center. The airport serves both the countries of Switzerland and France, being right at the Swiss French border. The airport can be accessed from France, through the A40 motorway, leading to N1. Visitors of the French sector could avail of cheap car hire at Geneva Airport for easy navigation around the area.
A car hire at Geneva Airport would bring visitors to the foot of Mont Blanc, the highest peak in all of the French Alps. The town of Chamonix would welcome visitors with a wealth of touring opportunities, especially when planning an ascent to the peak of Mont Blanc.
There are some transfer services from the airport to the town, although car rental at Geneva Airport offers a more convenient alternative. Visitors could choose from different alternatives to climb Mont Blanc, ranging from foot and ski to cable cars.
Visitors planning to take an adventurous ascent on foot to the top of the mountain should have proper skills, training and equipment, in order to avoid any untoward incidents. Mountain guides are also required, unless one has an expertise of the place. Meanwhile, a less challenging ascent would be by cable cars.
Skiing is also another way to traverse the mountain, although expert skills are required when doing so, since the glaciers and slopes may become very steep. By the foot of the mountain, visitors could enjoy roaming around Chamonix, where interesting attractions such as the Crystal Museum can be explored.
