 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi All. Flying from Geneva Airport Terminal 2 on Sunday, with hand luggage only. I'm checked in already.
Do I walk straight from car hire drop off to Terminal 2 and go through security there, or do I need to go to Terminal 1???
Thanks....Matt
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I didn't even know there was a terminal 2 at Geneva airport. Normally when I drop a hire car off with only hand luggage I walk straight through security. There is never a queue at the French side, only a single scanner and a couple bored personel.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Matt1959, I just found this on the Geneva airport web site.
Terminal 2
Genève Aéroport’s Terminal 2 is used only for some flights during the winter season. At all other times it is closed and handles no flights.
Genève Aéroport’s Terminal 2 can be reached via TPG bus (routes 10, 23 and 2 – get out at "Tour de contrôle". It can also be reached on foot. If you’re at the CFF train station or the main terminal, go to the Arrivals level and follow the signs for "locations de voitures" (car rental). At the exit, follow the pedestrian walkway 200 m to reach Terminal 2, which is across from P51 parking lot.
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That's the "Charter Terminal" isn't it? Really close to car hire.
On a half term weekend probably not much fun.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Walk out the “back” of the car hire parking, and it’s right there. Level 3 in the lift IIRC.
From long-distant memories - a) have a pee first, and b) take your own food. My recollection is that facilities of all types are very limited.
Jet2 used to (may still) use it on weekends.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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There's also a private Jet Terminal too (T3)
I only ever did 1 transfer from there, and I had to work real hard to squeeze a 20 EUR tip out of those bugs.
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@snowdave, Yup, it's right behind the car hire parking. I'm on Jet2 this weekend, whereas I usually use EasyJet.
Pretty certain that I can go straight in to T2 and go through security there, without having to go from car hire parking to T1 and then back to T2.
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@Matt1959,
Yes, you go through security in T2. Last couple of flights with Flybe were from T2. Easy to get to from the car park 51 and directions as per @snowdave,
There are a couple of cafes.
Once you're through security, you are directed round to a 'holding' room where you wait for the bus which comes every 10 mins or so to take you back to T1 airside.
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If you type Geneva Terminal 2 into your browser you get "Shed" or "Sh*t Hole" depending on the browser.
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As @loatie, says once through security there's a waiting room and a bus back to the main terminal. Went through there at Christmas. No queue for security either so worked out quicker than the huge line in t1.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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@panaga52, Ha Ha. You also get 2 x Edinburgh - Geneva returns for less than £200, that for a fortnight including Scottish half term!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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had read this before going to airport this morning, so was looking for an alternative to the 'bus to terminal' exit after dropping off car. couldn't see it so asked a car hire guy who told me I had to go to t1 first! walked away telling the family he was wrong and I knew better! finally found the lift right by the car we'd dropped off! helpful English man in lift pointed us in the right direction. might be a shed (or worse!) but it wasn't that busy compared to the main terminal, so no complaints here.
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Dropped the hire car off at P51, scooted up the stairs to the street level exit, across the street and car park and zero queue at T2 security. (Hand baggage only, so no bags to check).
Got the shuttle bus to T1 and was in the main terminal within about 15 mins of dropping the car off. No idea what T1 security would have been like, but on a big weekend could easily have been 30 mins.
Which makes me think.......can you go through T2 security with a non-T2 boarding pass????
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