Photo: Vaghestelledellorsa, Paolo Steffan · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Western Europe's largest Alpine lake, its crescent shape between the Jura and the Alps — with Geneva at one end and Montreux at the other — is a clear landmark on European flights.
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DEN → NAP
Both Sides
NAP → DEN
Both Sides
AMS → CPT
Both Sides
AMS → NCE
Both Sides
CPT → AMS
Both Sides
GVA → PVG
Both Sides
GVA → WAW
Both Sides
GVA → ZRH
Both Sides
NCE → AMS
Both Sides
PVG → GVA
Both Sides
SNA → FCO
Both Sides
WAW → GVA
Both Sides
ZRH → GVA
Both Sides
ANM → CDG
Both Sides
CDG → ANM
Both Sides
GVA → MAD
Both Sides
GVA → PEK
Both Sides
MAD → GVA
Both Sides
AGP → NUE
Both Sides
LHR → TNR
Both Sides
MAD → ZRH
Both Sides
NUE → AGP
Both Sides
TNR → LHR
Both Sides
ZRH → MAD
Both Sides
BED → MXP
Both Sides
BHX → CTA
Both Sides
BOS → MXP
Both Sides
BVA → FCO
Both Sides
CAI → YYZ
Both Sides
CDG → CIA
Both Sides
CDG → FCO
Both Sides
CIA → CDG
Both Sides
CIA → DUB
Both Sides
CTA → BHX
Both Sides
DUB → CIA
Both Sides
FCO → BVA
Both Sides
FCO → CDG
Both Sides
IAD → MXP
Both Sides
JFK → LIN
Both Sides
LIN → JFK
Both Sides
MXP → BED
Both Sides
MXP → BOS
Both Sides
MXP → IAD
Both Sides
YYZ → CAI
Both Sides
ATL → LIN
Both Sides
EWR → MXP
Both Sides
GLA → MLA
Both Sides
GVA → MUC
Both Sides
LGA → MXP
Both Sides
LIN → ATL
Both Sides
MLA → GLA
Both Sides
MUC → GVA
Both Sides
MXP → EWR
Both Sides
MXP → LGA
Both Sides
MXP → PHL
Both Sides
PHL → MXP
Both Sides
ATL → MXP
Both Sides
CDG → PSA
Both Sides
CTA → LCY
Both Sides
JFK → MXP
Both Sides
LCY → CTA
Both Sides
MXP → ATL
Both Sides
MXP → JFK
Both Sides
NAP → ORY
Both Sides
ORY → NAP
Both Sides
PSA → CDG
Both Sides
DUB → PSA
Both Sides
GVA → LIS
Both Sides
IAH → MXP
Both Sides
LIS → GVA
Both Sides
MXP → IAH
Both Sides
NAP → PHX
Both Sides
PHX → NAP
Both Sides
PSA → DUB
Both Sides
CDC → FCO
Both Sides
FCO → CDC
Both Sides
FCO → LAX
Both Sides
LAX → FCO
Both Sides
DUB → FCO
Left
FCO → DUB
Right
FCO → PSP
Right
LPA → ZRH
Left
NBO → LCY
Left
PSP → FCO
Left
ZRH → LPA
Right
CAI → YTZ
Right
CTA → LTN
Left
FCO → LBG
Right
FRA → MRS
Right
LBG → FCO
Left
LTN → CTA
Right
MAD → WAW
Right
MRS → FRA
Left
WAW → MAD
Left
YTZ → CAI
Left
BCN → BER
Left
BER → BCN
Right
BER → GVA
Left
CLE → MXP
Right
GVA → BER
Right
KRK → LIS
Right
LIS → KRK
Left
LIS → MNL
Left
LIS → MUC
Right
LYS → MUC
Left
MNL → LIS
Right
MUC → LIS
Left
MUC → LYS
Right
MXP → CLE
Left
MXP → YUL
Left
PRG → TLS
Left
YUL → MXP
Right
CTA → LHR
Right
FNC → KTW
Right
GVA → OPO
Right
KTW → FNC
Left
LHR → CTA
Left
MXP → YMX
Left
OPO → GVA
Left
YMX → MXP
Right
BCN → GVA
Right
GVA → BCN
Left
GVA → VIE
Left
VIE → GVA
Right
ACE → ZRH
Left
ADD → CDG
Left
CDG → ADD
Right
FRA → PMI
Left
HKG → LIS
Right
LIS → HKG
Left
MXP → YYZ
Left
PMI → FRA
Right
YYZ → MXP
Right
ZRH → ACE
Right
EZE → ZRH
Left
FLR → ORY
Left
ORY → FLR
Right
PMO → STN
Right
ZRH → EZE
Right
BOD → GVA
Left
GVA → BOD
Right
GVA → IBZ
Left
IBZ → GVA
Right
LHR → TRN
Left
LIN → YUL
Left
TRN → LHR
Right
YUL → LIN
Right
CDG → NAP
Right
LHR → NBO
Left
NAP → CDG
Left
NBO → LHR
Right
PRG → SVQ
Right
SVQ → PRG
Left
BRU → NCE
Left
FCO → LGW
Left
LGW → FCO
Right
LGW → TRN
Left
LHR → ZNZ
Left
MAD → PRG
Right
MLA → SEN
Right
PRG → MAD
Left
RAK → STR
Right
SEN → MLA
Left
STR → RAK
Left
TRN → LGW
Right
ZNZ → LHR
Right
BCN → STR
Left
CPH → GVA
Left
CTA → LGW
Right
FRA → GVA
Left
GVA → CPH
Right
GVA → FRA
Right
LGW → CTA
Left
LHR → WIL
Left
STR → BCN
Right
WIL → LHR
Right
GRU → ZRH
Left
MLA → STN
Right
STN → MLA
Left
ZRH → GRU
Right
CDG → MRU
Right
CPH → PMI
Left
MRU → CDG
Left
PMI → CPH
Right
DAR → LHR
Right
LHR → DAR
Left
MDW → MXP
Right
MXP → MDW
Left
MXP → ORD
Left
OPO → VIE
Left
ORD → MXP
Right
VIE → OPO
Right
CDG → TRN
Left
GVA → ZAG
Left
TRN → CDG
Right
ZAG → GVA
Right
AGP → STR
Right
BRS → FCO
Left
FCO → BRS
Right
FCO → LHR
Left
FCO → ORY
Right
LHR → FCO
Right
LIS → ZRH
Right
MUC → TLS
Right
ORY → FCO
Left
STR → AGP
Left
TLS → MUC
Left
ZRH → LIS
Left
LGW → PSA
Right
PSA → LGW
Left
ESB → GVA
Right
GVA → ESB
Left
AGP → ZRH
Left
CMN → ZRH
Left
GVA → IST
Left
GVA → SAW
Left
IST → GVA
Right
JRO → LHR
Right
LGW → ZNZ
Left
LHR → JRO
Left
SAW → GVA
Right
ZNZ → LGW
Right
ZRH → AGP
Right
ZRH → CMN
Right
BER → VLC
Left
CIA → LAX
Left
DUB → NAP
Right
DXB → GVA
Right
GVA → DXB
Left
LAX → CIA
Right
LGW → WIL
Left
NAP → DUB
Left
VLC → BER
Right
WIL → LGW
Right
ADA → GVA
Right
CIA → LGW
Left
DOH → GVA
Right
GVA → ADA
Left
GVA → DOH
Left
GVA → NTE
Right
GVA → PRN
Left
JED → YYZ
Right
LGW → CIA
Right
NTE → GVA
Left
PRN → GVA
Right
YYZ → JED
Left
GVA → MIA
Right
LHR → PSA
Right
MAD → MUC
Left
MIA → GVA
Left
MUC → MAD
Right
MXP → ORY
Left
ORY → MXP
Right
PSA → LHR
Left
CDG → TNR
Left
GVA → LIN
Left
GVA → RUH
Left
LIN → GVA
Right
LIN → ORD
Left
ORD → LIN
Right
RUH → GVA
Right
TNR → CDG
Right
AMS → GVA
Left
CDG → FLR
Right
FLR → CDG
Left
GVA → AMS
Right
MUC → SPC
Right
SPC → MUC
Left
AMS → CAG
Right
ATH → GVA
Right
BHX → FCO
Right
BRU → GVA
Left
CAG → AMS
Left
CDG → CTA
Left
CTA → CDG
Right
EWR → GVA
Left
FCO → BHX
Left
GVA → ATH
Left
GVA → BRU
Right
GVA → EWR
Right
GVA → IAD
Right
GVA → JFK
Right
IAD → GVA
Left
JFK → GVA
Left
BRS → TRN
Left
EDI → MLA
Right
MLA → EDI
Left
TRN → BRS
Right
CAI → GVA
Right
CIA → LHR
Left
GVA → CAG
Left
GVA → CAI
Left
GVA → HER
Left
GVA → NCE
Left
GVA → YHU
Right
GVA → YTZ
Right
GVA → YUL
Right
GVA → YYZ
Right
HER → GVA
Right
LHR → CIA
Right
MIA → MXP
Left
MXP → MIA
Right
NCE → GVA
Right
YHU → GVA
Left
YTZ → GVA
Left
YUL → GVA
Left
ATH → BOS
Right
BOS → ATH
Left
GVA → MSP
Right
GVA → ORK
Right
LIN → ORY
Left
LYS → VIE
Left
MSP → GVA
Left
ORK → GVA
Left
ORY → LIN
Right
VIE → LYS
Right
ATH → IAD
Right
BHD → GVA
Left
BRS → GVA
Left
CDG → GVA
Left
DUB → GVA
Left
EDI → GVA
Left
FCO → GVA
Right
FCO → LCY
Left
GVA → ADD
Left
GVA → BHD
Right
GVA → BRS
Right
GVA → CDG
Right
GVA → DUB
Right
GVA → EDI
Right
GVA → FCO
Left
GVA → LBA
Right
GVA → LCY
Right
GVA → LGW
Right
GVA → LHR
Right
GVA → LTN
Right
GVA → MAN
Right
GVA → REG
Left
GVA → RKV
Right
GVA → SFO
Right
IAD → ATH
Left
LBA → GVA
Left
LCY → FCO
Right
LCY → GVA
Left
LGW → GVA
Left
LHR → GVA
Left
LTN → GVA
Left
MAN → GVA
Left
MAN → MLA
Left
MLA → MAN
Right
REG → GVA
Right
SFO → GVA
Left
CAI → DFW
Left
DFW → CAI
Right
DTW → FLR
Left
FLR → DTW
Right
ATH → EWR
Right
BIO → ZRH
Right
EWR → ATH
Left
BIO → MUC
Right
LCY → PSA
Right
MUC → BIO
Left
SVQ → WAW
Left
VLC → ZRH
Left
WAW → SVQ
Right
ZRH → VLC
Right
AMB → LGW
Left
CDG → MXP
Right
FCO → LTN
Left
LGA → ATH
Left
LGW → AMB
Right
LTN → FCO
Right
LTN → MLA
Left
MLA → LTN
Right
MXP → CDG
Left
CDG → NBO
Left
DUS → NCE
Right
NBO → CDG
Right
NCE → DUS
Left
CDG → WIL
Left
CDG → ZNZ
Left
CHQ → ORY
Left
ORY → CHQ
Right
WIL → CDG
Right
ZNZ → CDG
Right
FLR → PHX
Left
PHX → FLR
Right
ATH → PHL
Right
BCN → GDN
Left
GDN → BCN
Right
PHL → ATH
Left
ATH → JFK
Right
JFK → ATH
Left
BJC → FCO
Left
FAN → NCE
Right
FCO → BJC
Right
NCE → FAN
Left
OPO → ZRH
Right
ZRH → OPO
Left
CDG → JRO
Left
JRO → CDG
Right
LGW → SUF
Right
MUC → TFN
Right
TFN → MUC
Left
CDG → LIN
Right
CIA → LCY
Left
FLR → YUL
Right
LCY → CIA
Right
LIN → CDG
Left
YUL → FLR
Left
LPA → NUE
Right
NUE → LPA
Left
AMS → TRN
Right
BCN → ZRH
Left
DEN → FCO
Left
DUB → MXP
Right
FCO → DEN
Right
LGW → NAP
Right
MXP → DUB
Left
NAP → LGW
Left
TRN → AMS
Left
ZRH → BCN
Right
BRS → LIN
Right
CGN → NCE
Right
KRK → TLS
Right
LIN → BRS
Left
NCE → CGN
Left
TLS → KRK
Left
FCO → MAN
Left
LHR → PMO
Left
MAN → FCO
Right
MAN → PSA
Right
PMO → LHR
Right
PSA → MAN
Left
ATH → IAH
Left
IAH → ATH
Right
DUB → MRU
Right
MRU → DUB
Left
PSA → STN
Left
STN → PSA
Right
VLC → FKB
Right
ATH → ATL
Right
ATL → ATH
Left
CAI → ORY
Left
DUS → MRS
Left
EFL → YYZ
Right
FCO → STN
Left
MRS → DUS
Right
ORY → CAI
Right
PVG → MAD
Left
STN → CLY
Left
STN → FCO
Right
YYZ → EFL
Left
FRA → LYS
Left
LGW → MXP
Right
LYS → FRA
Right
MAN → TPS
Left
MUC → OPO
Left
MXP → LGW
Left
OPO → MUC
Right
BCN → FRA
Right
FRA → BCN
Left
LHR → NAP
Right
NAP → LHR
Left
Tip: Visibility depends on cloud cover, time of day, and how close the flight path comes. Sit on the listed side for the best chance of a view. Morning and evening flights often offer the best lighting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see Lake Geneva from a plane?
Yes — 464 flight routes pass within 37 miles of Lake Geneva. The closest routes include Denver to Naples, Naples to Denver, Amsterdam to Cape Town. The landmark is visible from both sides, passing directly overhead.
Which side of the plane is best for viewing Lake Geneva?
The best side varies by route. For the most common routes near Lake Geneva: on a Denver to Naples flight, visible from both sides; on a Naples to Denver flight, visible from both sides; on a Amsterdam to Cape Town flight, visible from both sides.