Switzerland is an expensive country to visit but with cheap car hire Switzerland you can cut your costs and have an affordable visit. As skiing is a major reason for going to Switzerland, be sure to look for special offers on skiing packages. That way you can get ski racks with an appropriate vehicle such as a four by four. Prebooking will save you money and you need to book before Christmas to get good deals. There are no cancellation fees if you decide to change your mind about the holiday. Most passengers fly into the main international airport of Switzerland, Zurich airport.
Zurich airport
This one terminal airport is located ten miles to the north of Zurich making car hire Switzerland a good way to get around, especially if you plan to go skiing. There are cheap skiing packages where you can get a sports utility vehicle such as the Toyota Rav 4 with snow tires and snow chains included in low weekly rates of 15 Euros per day. The rental car companies are located at car park two and they include all the well known multi nationals such as Sixt, Hertz, Avis, National, Budget, Europcar and Alamo. Once you have collected your vehicle you can leave the airport on the A20 which connects you to most of the main cities in the country including Zurich itself, Basel and Berne. Zurich airport has three covered car parks but you will not need to make use of these if you plan on hiring a car.
Geneva airport
All the major car rental companies are here including Avis, Alamo, Budget, Europcar, National, Sixt, Citer, and Hertz. Geneva airport is located two and a half miles to the northwest of Geneva city centre and so having a car is a fast and effective way to get from the airport to the city. When you have arrived into the Swiss half of the airport (it also has a French side) you can take the N1 motorway and that will take you to almost anywhere that you want to go. Geneva airport has the international airport code GVA. Geneva city is a major financial and diplomatic centre of Switzerland and so there are many people looking for executive car hire. You can get prestige vehicles there at low prices if you look around.
Basel airport
Serving Switzerland s third city Basel airport is an important international terminal. Basel is the only airport is the world to serve three different countries and it has links to France and Germany as well as Switzerland. When you come out of arrivals make sure you head towards the right part of the terminal for Switzerland. You can hire cars at Basel airport with major companies such as Budget, Europcar, Avis, Sixt, Hertz, and National as well as Autopôle and Citer.
Bern Airport
Bern Airport is known as Bern Belp International Airport. The terminal is just under four miles south of the city centre and your car hire company can rent you a global positioning system if you need some help making that journey. Although there are regular bus services from Bern Airport having a car gives you the freedom to get going whenever you want and there are luggage racks available so you don t have to deal with the inconvenience of lugging it about. Car hire will certainly work out a lot cheaper than taking a taxi in the long run.
Author Resource:-
Robert Frishe wrote this piece as part of a series of travel articles about car hire Switzerland for http://www.anyairportcarhire.com/. He found that low cost rental cars made the trip to Switzerland that much cheaper.
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