Crossing the French‑Swiss border by transfer: documents, customs, tolls, vignette
By the Swiss Taxi team · Published 5 September 2026
Geneva Airport is five minutes from France. Most of our runs to the French Alps cross a border; here is how it works in practice.
Which crossing
Bardonnex (A1 → A40) for Chamonix, Megève, Annecy, the Tarentaise and the 3 Vallées.
Vallard, at Thônex, for the Arve valley and sometimes Annecy.
Hermance, on the left bank of the lake, for Évian and Thonon.
The chauffeur chooses according to live traffic.
Documents
Swiss and EU citizens: an identity card is enough. Other nationalities: passport and, where required, a Schengen visa, on you and not in the suitcase. Checks are rare but happen, especially at night and at weekends. Children need their own ID.
What you can bring
For a tourist stay, nothing to declare in either direction except goods in commercial quantities, cash above 10,000 francs or euros, and excise goods beyond the allowances. The chauffeur does not carry goods for third parties.
Tolls and vignette
The displayed price includes French tolls (A40, A41, A43) and the Swiss vignette; nothing to pay on the way. The Mont‑Blanc tunnel to Courmayeur is included too, both ways.
On the way back
Returning to Geneva, Swiss customs may check purchases. Shops in Chamonix or Annecy give non‑EU residents a tax‑refund form: have it stamped by French customs before crossing, the chauffeur stops if you ask.
