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Sixt at Geneva Airport.

Two Sixt desks, one on each side of the airport, with different opening hours and different phone numbers. Here is which is which.

The thing to know

Geneva has two sides

Genève Aéroport has a Swiss sector and a French sector, reached by its own road access from France, and the two are not connected once you are landside. Sixt operates a counter in each. Picking up on the wrong side is not a short walk away — it is a different entrance to the airport.

DeskOpening hoursPhone
Swiss sector
arrivals level
06:30 – 00:00+41 22 717 84 10
French sector
Secteur France
08:00 – 22:00
Hours and phone numbers as published by Genève Aéroport, checked 26 August 2026. Rental desks adjust their hours seasonally — confirm before an early or late flight.

Sixt has the widest window of any desk at Geneva: it is the only one still open at midnight, which matters if your flight lands late.

Genève Aéroport and the Google listing agree exactly on these hours, which is not true of every company here. The listing carries 4.2 stars from more than 1,700 reviews.

Which side

Swiss plates or French plates

The Swiss desk is the default and its cars carry Swiss plates, with the CHF 40 motorway vignette normally already on the windscreen. Crossing into France, Italy or Germany is covered by the Green Card issued with the rental. The French desk gives you French plates, which suits a trip that stays in France — Annecy, Chamonix, Lyon — and a drop-off there. Its hours are shorter on both counts, so check them against your flight rather than assuming the airport keeps one schedule.

What we do not publish

Rates

Genève Aéroport publishes no rental rates, no one-way fees and no insurance excess figures, and neither do we. Sixt prices by date, season and booking channel; the only number that means anything is the total at the end of your own booking, insurance and vignette included.

Questions

Frequently asked

What time does Sixt open at Geneva Airport?

On the Swiss side, 06:30 to 00:00. In the French sector, 08:00 to 22:00. Checked against Genève Aéroport on 26 August 2026; desks adjust their hours seasonally.

Where is the Sixt desk at Geneva Airport?

On the arrivals level, in the rental area shared by all the companies — follow the “Car rental / Location de voitures” signs from baggage reclaim. The French-sector desk is separate, with its own entrance and road access from France.

What is the phone number for Sixt at Geneva Airport?

+41 22 717 84 10 for the Swiss-sector desk and — for the French sector, as published by the airport. Note that guides frequently quote the French-sector number for the Swiss desk.

How much does it cost to rent from Sixt at GVA?

The airport publishes no rates and the price moves with the date and the season. Compare the all-in total — insurance, vignette and any one-way fee included — on the company’s own site for your own dates.

Do I need the Swiss motorway vignette?

Yes for Swiss motorways: an annual vignette costing CHF 40, displayed on the windscreen. A Swiss-registered rental normally already carries one. A French-plated car from the French sector will not, by default.

Just need one journey?

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