Swiss airports are air gateways to the famous resorts in the Swiss Alps
Geneva airport: Switzerland and France
Geneva airport (Geneva International Airport, Cointrin Airport, IATA code: GVA) is situated in the west of the country near the border with France. Passengers have the opportunity to get to French territory bypassing the Swiss customs. Convenient location of Geneva airport made it available for transfers not only to the ski resorts of Switzerland, but also to the Portes du Soleil region of France and a number of Italian ski resorts. In an hour's drive from Geneva are located such resorts as Chamonix, Abondance, Morzine, Le Gue and Avoriaz.
Zurich airport: the heart of the Swiss Alps
Zurich airport (Kloten Airport IATA code: ZRH) is the main air gateway to the ski resorts of Switzerland, in contrast to Geneva airport, which serves mostly France. Andermatt, Bad Ragaz and Davos resorts can be reached from Zurich airport in an hour. Zurich receives regular Aeroflot flights. Charters during the ski season are opened by several Russian airlines.
Bern airport: from the capital to the Swiss ski resorts
Bern airport (Bern-Belp Airport, IATA code: BRN) is the main airport of the Swiss capital and is convenient for those, who plan to spend winter vacations at the resorts of Switzerland located in the south and east. Adelboden Interlaken, Jungfrau ski resorts like Grindelwald or Wengen can be reached from the Bern airport faster than from the overloaded Zurich.
Basel airport: ski province
Basel airport (EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg, IATA code: BSL) during the ski season receives mainly charter flights and flights of such budget airlines as EasyJet and AirBerlin. Despite the fact that the airport in Basel is one of the busiest airports in Switzerland, it is not very popular among the skiers due to geographic location. It is an international airport and is actually located on the French territory.
Sion airport: access to Zermatt
Sion airport (Sion Airport, IATA code: SIR) is a small airport in the south-west of Switzerland, which is also known as "the gateway to Zermatt". Many European tour operators offer transfers to the year-round ski resort of Zermatt in Switzerland. Also in an hour's drive from Sion are located such well-known ski resorts as Crans-Montana, Saas Fee and Verbier.
