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From Geneva to the Mountains: Ski Resorts You Can Access Easily by Public Transport

These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Geneva by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.

The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Genève, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.

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Saint-Cergue

Minimum travel time: 56m to St-Cergue, gare

Saint-Cergue is a village ski area in the Jura vaudois above Lake Geneva, near Nyon in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It offers three small alpine ski sites — the pistes du Vallon in the village centre, the Basse-Ruche leisure area and the pistes de la Trélasse towards La Givrine — served by téléskis and a beginners' rope lift, with flexible hourly and day tickets and floodlit night skiing. The village is also a starting point for marked snowshoe, winter hiking and summer hiking routes towards La Dôle and the Parc naturel régional Jura vaudois.

dist2 km
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lift3
  • Easy slopes: 1.6 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 0.4 km

    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 24 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Children ski lessons

How to get to Saint-Cergue

Fastest connection from Genève to St-Cergue, gare: 56m
RE33 (15m)
R55 (34m)
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Téléskis Saint-George

Minimum travel time: 1h 0m to St-George, village

Saint-George in the Vaud Jura operates a small alpine ski area with two surface lifts: the small Lally piste and the large Les Devants piste. The pistes are open during the winter season when weather conditions allow, and a buvette serves the area. The village also has a Nordic centre with cross-country ski trails, snowshoe and walking routes, and sledging runs.

dist2 km
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lift2
  • Easy slopes: 1.2 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 0.8 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Night skiing: Yes

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Children ski lessons

How to get to Téléskis Saint-George

Fastest connection from Genève to St-George, village: 1h 0m
RE33 (26m)
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840 (29m)
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La Trélasse

Minimum travel time: 1h 4m to La Givrine

La Trélasse is a small ski area at the Col de la Givrine near St-Cergue in the Vaud Jura, about 6 km from the village of St-Cergue. The leisure centre offers two ski slopes for beginners and children as well as practice ski lifts used by the Swiss Ski School La Trélasse for children from the age of 3 and adults.

dist0.8 km
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lift4
  • Easy slopes: 0.8 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 19 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Children ski lessons

How to get to La Trélasse

Fastest connection from Genève to La Givrine: 1h 4m
RE33 (16m)
R55 (43m)
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Le Brassus

Minimum travel time: 1h 26m to Le Brassus, place de la Lande

Le Brassus is a village in the Vallée de Joux in the Swiss canton of Vaud, known as a birthplace of haute horlogerie and surrounded by the Risoud forest and Jura pastures. In winter it is served by the Téléskis des Mollards ski area, a small local ski area with two ski lifts, a bar, two free car parks and a Swiss Ski School. The village offers hotels, restaurants, watchmaking museums and access to the region's cross-country ski trails and winter hiking routes.

dist5 km
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lift2
  • Easy slopes: 2.4 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 1.4 km
  • Advanced slopes: 1.2 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Children ski lessons

How to get to Le Brassus

Fastest connection from Genève to Le Brassus, place de la Lande: 1h 26m
RE33 (26m)
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840 (55m)
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Les Pléiades

Minimum travel time: 1h 35m to Les Pléiades

Les Pléiades is a small, family-friendly ski area above the Riviera in the canton of Vaud. It can be reached by cog railway from Vevey or Blonay and offers several blue and red marked ski pistes as well as a network of cross-country ski trails and snowshoe routes. The resort sits on the heights above Lake Geneva and is also reachable by car via Blonay.

dist6 km
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lift7
  • Easy slopes: 3.2 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 3.2 km
  • Advanced slopes: 0 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 26 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Children ski lessons

How to get to Les Pléiades

Fastest connection from Genève to Les Pléiades: 1h 35m
IR90 (57m)
R35 (35m)
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Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Minimum travel time: 1h 48m to Villars-sur-Ollon (télécabine)

Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets is a year-round mountain destination in the Vaud Alps with 31 lifts and 104 km of slopes (Glacier 3000 not included). The three sectors of Villars, Gryon and Les Diablerets combine iconic runs such as Grand Chamossaire, Sodoleuvre and the Olympic Piste with snowparks, beginners' zones and one of Switzerland's longest sled runs.

dist65 km
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lift33
  • Easy slopes: 40 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 22 km
  • Advanced slopes: 1.2 km

    • Number of snowparks: 2
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 75 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$$

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Fastest connection from Genève to Villars-sur-Ollon (télécabine): 1h 48m
IR90 (1h 15m)
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144 (26m)
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Megève - Saint-Gervais

Minimum travel time: 1h 53m to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains

Megève - Saint-Gervais is a ski resort in the French Alps, part of the Evasion Mont Blanc ski area. The area links the sectors of Rochebrune, Côte 2000, Mont d'Arbois and the Saint-Gervais/Princesse area, offering wide slopes suitable for all levels and views of Mont Blanc. The resort also includes an authentic mountain village with restaurants, ski schools and family facilities.

dist160 km
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lift55
  • Easy slopes: 75 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 60 km
  • Advanced slopes: 16 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 65 EUR
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

    • Children activities: Events and birthdays, Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Megève - Saint-Gervais

Fastest connection from Genève to Saint-Gervais-les-Bains: 1h 53m
RL4 (24m)
621I (1h 3m)
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Téléskis du Lac de Joux, L'Abbaye

Minimum travel time: 1h 55m to L'Abbaye, place du village

Téléskis du Lac de Joux is a small alpine ski area in L'Abbaye in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland, with slopes between 1010 m and 1437 m served by four ski lifts, including one for beginners. The area offers a bar and a picnic room, a free car park, mechanical snowmaking on the lower slopes, and a Swiss Ski School (ESS). Skiing is available by the hour and via the Magic Pass.

dist7 km
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lift4
  • Easy slopes: 5 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 0.9 km
  • Advanced slopes: 1.6 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Children ski lessons

How to get to Téléskis du Lac de Joux, L'Abbaye

Fastest connection from Genève to L'Abbaye, place du village: 1h 55m
RE33 (44m)
R4 (54m)
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690 (3m)
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Les Paccots

Minimum travel time: 1h 55m to Châtel-St-Denis, Les Creuses

Les Paccots is a ski area in Switzerland in the Châtel-Saint-Denis region of the canton of Fribourg. The area has ten pistes (one black, one red and eight blue) served by ten lifts, mostly surface lifts, and also offers night skiing on the Les Joncs piste and lift.

dist9 km
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lift10
  • Easy slopes: 6 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 1.6 km
  • Advanced slopes: 2 km

    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 45 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Les Paccots

Fastest connection from Genève to Châtel-St-Denis, Les Creuses: 1h 55m
RE33 (50m)
IR15 (17m)
S50 (9m)
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492 (11m)
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Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses

Minimum travel time: 2h 0m to Les Rasses, Bois de Ban

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses is a family winter and summer resort on the Balcon du Jura Vaudois in Switzerland, near the French border and sheltered by the slopes of the Chasseron. The ski area, operated as a single domain, offers marked downhill pistes served by téléskis including the Rasses I, II and III, Avattes and Cochet installations, plus a dedicated beginner zone. The resort is also known as the world capital of the music box and is easily reached by road and private railway from Yverdon-les-Bains.

dist12 km
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lift6
  • Easy slopes: 6 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 3.8 km
  • Advanced slopes: 2 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 35 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses

Fastest connection from Genève to Les Rasses, Bois de Ban: 2h 0m
IC1 (32m)
IC51 (19m)
R12 (36m)
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615 (5m)
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