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Airlines and Car Hire

First and business class to the six Alpine gateways, and the finest cars to drive yourself.

Last checked October 2026.

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Airlines

Geneva

Geneva Airport (GVA) is the gateway to the French Alps (Chamonix, Megève, Courchevel) and the Swiss resorts of Verbier, Gstaad and Crans-Montana. It handled about 17.8 million passengers in 2024.

Zurich

Zurich Airport (ZRH) is the hub of Swiss and the gateway to St. Moritz, Davos, Klosters, Andermatt and Lucerne. It handled about 32.6 million passengers in 2025. zurich-airport.com

Milan Malpensa

Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP), 49 km northwest of Milan, is the gateway to Lake Como, Lake Maggiore, the Italian Alps and the Engadin by road. It handled about 28.9 million passengers in 2024. milanomalpensa-airport.com

Munich

Munich Airport (MUC) is the hub of Lufthansa and the gateway to the Bavarian Alps, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Tyrol, including Kitzbühel. It handled about 43.4 million passengers in 2025. munich-airport.de

  • LufthansaMunich and Frankfurt

    Flies nonstop from Munich to New York JFK, Newark, Boston, Washington, Charlotte, Chicago, Miami, Denver, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Mexico City, Montréal, São Paulo, Dubai, Riyadh, Delhi, Bengaluru, Bangkok, Singapore, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Osaka. Offers first class on some long-haul routes. Visit website ↗

Innsbruck and Salzburg

Innsbruck Airport (INN) and Salzburg Airport (SZG) are small airports close to the Tyrolean and Salzburg ski resorts, busiest in winter. They have no long-haul flights; travellers connect through Vienna, London or Frankfurt, or come by road from Munich. innsbruck-airport.com

Luxury car hire

Switzerland

  • Elite Rent-a-CarGeneva

    Founded in Geneva in 1987, with its headquarters at Rue des Pâquis 51, a Zurich office in Kloten near the airport, and an office in Milan (Via Albricci 9) among others abroad. The fleet includes Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren, Rolls-Royce, Bentley and Range Rover, delivered to St. Moritz, Gstaad and Courchevel 1850. Visit website ↗

  • Edel & StarkZurich

    Luxury car hire based at Steinackerstrasse 35 in Kloten, by Zurich Airport, with Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce, Porsche and Maserati, delivered to homes and hotels across Switzerland, including Geneva.

  • Porsche DriveZurich and Zug

    Porsche's own rental service in Switzerland, provided by Porsche Financial Services Schweiz AG, with rental stations at Porsche Zentrum Zürich (Bernstrasse 598, Zurich-Schlieren) and Porsche Zentrum Zug (Blegistrasse 7). Its offer includes classic models, among them a Porsche 911 of the 993 generation in Zurich and a Boxster Spyder of the 987 generation in Zug. Visit website ↗

France

  • Luxury RivieraChambéry Airport

    The Villefranche-sur-Mer luxury hire firm keeps a French Alps office on the Route de l'Aéroport at Viviers-du-Lac, by Chambéry Airport, for winter SUV hire in Courchevel and the French Alps, with handover at Geneva Airport. Its fleet includes the Lamborghini Urus, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Range Rover and Mercedes G63. Visit website ↗

Elsewhere in the Alps, only the French Alps office above was found that meets our standard; no luxury hire firm with its own office in the Italian, Bavarian or Austrian Alps. Elite Rent-a-Car delivers from Geneva, Zurich and Milan to St. Moritz, Gstaad and Courchevel 1850.

That makes 25 entries in all.

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