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.
Routes that pass it524
DEN → NAP
Both
NAP → DEN
Both
AMS → CPT
Both
AMS → NCE
Both
ANM → CDG
Both
ATH → MXP
Both
CDG → ANM
Both
CPT → AMS
Both
GVA → WAW
Both
GVA → ZRH
Both
MXP → ATH
Both
NCE → AMS
Both
PVG → GVA
Both
WAW → GVA
Both
ZRH → GVA
Both
CAI → YYZ
Both
GVA → MAD
Both
MAD → GVA
Both
YYZ → CAI
Both
AGP → NUE
Both
CAI → YZD
Both
HEW → MXP
Both
MAD → ZRH
Both
MXP → HEW
Both
NUE → AGP
Both
YZD → CAI
Both
ZRH → MAD
Both
BED → MXP
Both
BOS → MXP
Both
CDG → CIA
Both
CDG → FCO
Both
CDG → LAS
Both
CIA → CDG
Both
CIA → DUB
Both
CTA → BHX
Both
DUB → CIA
Both
DXB → VCE
Both
FCO → CDG
Both
IAD → MXP
Both
JFK → LIN
Both
LAS → CDG
Both
LHR → TNR
Both
LIN → JFK
Both
MXP → BED
Both
MXP → BOS
Both
MXP → IAD
Both
TNR → LHR
Both
VCE → DXB
Both
ATL → LIN
Both
BVA → FCO
Both
EWR → MXP
Both
FCO → BVA
Both
GLA → MLA
Both
GVA → MUC
Both
JFK → MXP
Both
LGA → MXP
Both
MLA → GLA
Both
MUC → GVA
Both
MXP → EWR
Both
MXP → JFK
Both
MXP → LGA
Both
MXP → PHL
Both
PHL → MXP
Both
ATL → MXP
Both
CDG → PSA
Both
CTA → LCY
Both
LCY → CTA
Both
MXP → ATL
Both
NAP → ORY
Both
ORY → NAP
Both
PSA → CDG
Both
CDC → FCO
Both
DUB → PSA
Both
FCO → CDC
Both
GVA → LIS
Both
IAH → MXP
Both
LIS → GVA
Both
MXP → IAH
Both
NAP → PHX
Both
PHX → NAP
Both
PSA → DUB
Both
PVG → ZRH
Both
ZRH → PVG
Both
DUB → SAN
Both
FCO → LAX
Both
FCO → PSP
Both
ITM → STR
Both
LAX → FCO
Both
MAD → WAW
Both
PSP → FCO
Both
SAN → DUB
Both
STR → ITM
Both
WAW → MAD
Both
DUB → FCO
Left
FCO → DUB
Right
FRA → MRS
Right
HKG → KRK
Right
KRK → HKG
Left
MRS → FRA
Left
ZRH → LPA
Right
CTA → LTN
Left
FCO → LBG
Right
LBG → FCO
Left
LCY → SFO
Left
LTN → CTA
Right
SFO → LCY
Right
BCN → BER
Left
BER → BCN
Right
BER → GVA
Left
CDG → LAX
Right
CDG → SLC
Right
CLE → MXP
Right
CTA → LHR
Right
GVA → BER
Right
KRK → LIS
Right
LAX → CDG
Left
LHR → CTA
Left
LIS → KRK
Left
LIS → MNL
Left
LIS → MUC
Right
MNL → LIS
Right
MUC → LIS
Left
MUC → LYS
Right
MXP → CLE
Left
MXP → RHO
Left
MXP → YUL
Left
RHO → MXP
Right
SLC → CDG
Left
YUL → MXP
Right
GVA → OPO
Right
OPO → GVA
Left
BCN → GVA
Right
GVA → VIE
Left
MXP → TLV
Left
TLV → MXP
Right
VIE → GVA
Right
ACE → ZRH
Left
ADD → CDG
Left
CDG → ADD
Right
EZE → ZRH
Left
HKG → LIS
Right
LIS → HKG
Left
MXP → YYZ
Left
YYZ → MXP
Right
ZRH → ACE
Right
ZRH → EZE
Right
CDG → PPT
Right
FLR → ORY
Left
ORY → FLR
Right
CAI → MXP
Left
GVA → BOD
Right
GVA → IBZ
Left
IBZ → GVA
Right
LHR → TRN
Left
MRO → ZRH
Left
MXP → CAI
Right
TRN → LHR
Right
ZRH → MRO
Right
CDG → NAP
Right
JED → MXP
Left
LHR → NBO
Left
LHR → ZNZ
Left
LTN → SFO
Left
MAD → PRG
Right
MXP → JED
Right
NAP → CDG
Left
NBO → LHR
Right
PRG → MAD
Left
SFO → LTN
Right
HKG → MUC
Left
LGW → TRN
Left
LHR → OAK
Right
LHR → WIL
Left
MLA → SEN
Right
MUC → HKG
Right
OAK → LHR
Left
SEN → MLA
Left
TRN → LGW
Right
WIL → LHR
Right
BCN → STR
Left
CPH → GVA
Left
CTA → LGW
Right
FCO → LGW
Left
FRA → GVA
Left
GVA → CPH
Right
GVA → FRA
Right
LGW → CTA
Left
LGW → FCO
Right
LHR → SFO
Right
SFO → LHR
Left
GRU → ZRH
Left
LAX → LBG
Left
LBG → LAX
Right
LUF → CDG
Right
MLA → STN
Right
STN → MLA
Left
ZRH → GRU
Right
CPH → PMI
Left
PMI → CPH
Right
BGY → AMM
Right
CDG → MRU
Right
CDG → PHX
Left
DAR → LHR
Right
LHR → DAR
Left
MRU → CDG
Left
PHX → CDG
Right
MDW → MXP
Right
MXP → MDW
Left
MXP → ORD
Left
OPO → VIE
Left
ORD → MXP
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
CDG → DEN
Left
DEN → CDG
Right
LGW → PSA
Right
PSA → LGW
Left
CMN → ZRH
Left
ZRH → CMN
Right
AGP → ZRH
Left
DUB → NAP
Right
GVA → IST
Left
GVA → SAW
Left
IST → GVA
Right
JRO → LHR
Right
LGW → ZNZ
Left
LHR → JRO
Left
NAP → DUB
Left
SAW → GVA
Right
ZRH → AGP
Right
CIA → LAX
Left
CIA → LGW
Left
DXB → GVA
Right
GVA → DXB
Left
LAX → CIA
Right
LGW → CIA
Right
LGW → WIL
Left
VLC → BER
Right
WIL → LGW
Right
ADA → GVA
Right
DOH → GVA
Right
GVA → DOH
Left
GVA → NTE
Right
GVA → PRN
Left
HKG → ZRH
Left
ICN → ZRH
Right
JED → YYZ
Right
LAX → LGW
Right
LGW → LAX
Left
LGW → SFO
Right
NTE → GVA
Left
PRN → GVA
Right
SFO → LGW
Left
YYZ → JED
Left
ZRH → HKG
Right
ZRH → ICN
Left
LHR → PSA
Right
LXR → MXP
Left
MXP → LXR
Right
MXP → ORY
Left
ORY → MXP
Right
PSA → LHR
Left
BGY → RHO
Right
CDG → TNR
Left
GVA → LIN
Left
GVA → RUH
Left
LIN → GVA
Right
MAD → MUC
Left
MUC → MAD
Right
ORD → LIN
Right
RHO → BGY
Left
RUH → GVA
Right
TNR → CDG
Right
YYC → LCY
Left
AMS → GVA
Left
BGY → SHJ
Left
CDG → FLR
Right
FLR → CDG
Left
GVA → AMS
Right
MUC → SPC
Right
SHJ → BGY
Right
SPC → MUC
Left
AMS → CAG
Right
BHX → FCO
Right
BRU → GVA
Left
CAG → AMS
Left
CDG → CTA
Left
DOH → VCE
Left
EWR → GVA
Left
FCO → BHX
Left
GVA → ATH
Left
GVA → BRU
Right
GVA → EWR
Right
GVA → IAD
Right
GVA → JFK
Right
HEW → GVA
Right
IAD → GVA
Left
JFK → GVA
Left
VCE → DOH
Right
BRC → MAD
Right
BRS → TRN
Left
MAD → BRC
Left
TRN → BRS
Right
CAI → GVA
Right
GVA → CAI
Left
GVA → NCE
Left
GVA → YHU
Right
GVA → YUL
Right
HER → GVA
Right
MIA → MXP
Left
MUC → TPE
Left
MXP → MIA
Right
NCE → GVA
Right
TPE → MUC
Right
YHU → GVA
Left
YUL → GVA
Left
BOS → ATH
Left
CIA → LHR
Left
GVA → MSP
Right
GVA → ORK
Right
LHR → CIA
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
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 → SFO
Right
IAD → ATH
Left
LBA → GVA
Left
LCY → GVA
Left
LGW → GVA
Left
LHR → GVA
Left
LTN → GVA
Left
MAN → GVA
Left
MUC → TSA
Left
REG → GVA
Right
SFO → GVA
Left
TSA → MUC
Right
ALC → ZCC
Right
DTW → FLR
Left
FCO → LCY
Left
FLR → DTW
Right
LCY → FCO
Right
ZCC → ALC
Left
ATH → EWR
Right
BNE → ZRH
Left
EWR → ATH
Left
ZRH → BNE
Right
BIO → MUC
Right
DUB → LAX
Right
LAX → DUB
Left
MUC → BIO
Left
SVQ → WAW
Left
VLC → ZRH
Left
WAW → SVQ
Right
ZRH → VLC
Right
AMB → LGW
Left
CDG → MXP
Right
LGW → AMB
Right
LTN → MLA
Left
MLA → LTN
Right
MXP → CDG
Left
PEK → PRG
Right
PRG → PEK
Left
CDG → NBO
Left
CDG → ZNZ
Left
CHQ → ORY
Left
DOH → MXP
Right
DUS → NCE
Right
FCO → LTN
Left
LTN → FCO
Right
MXP → DOH
Left
NCE → DUS
Left
ORY → CHQ
Right
ZNZ → CDG
Right
BAH → MXP
Right
CDG → WIL
Left
LAX → ORY
Left
MXP → BAH
Left
ORY → LAX
Right
WIL → CDG
Right
CDG → MSP
Left
CDG → SFO
Right
LAX → LHR
Right
LHR → LAX
Left
MSP → CDG
Right
PHX → FLR
Right
SFO → CDG
Left
ATH → PHL
Right
BCN → GDN
Left
GDN → BCN
Right
LHR → SLC
Left
PHL → ATH
Left
SLC → LHR
Right
ATH → JFK
Right
JFK → ATH
Left
FAN → NCE
Right
FCO → BJC
Right
KWI → MXP
Right
LHR → PMO
Left
MXP → KWI
Left
NCE → FAN
Left
PMO → LHR
Right
CDG → JRO
Left
JRO → CDG
Right
MUC → TFN
Right
MXP → AUH
Left
OPO → ZRH
Right
TFN → MUC
Left
ZRH → OPO
Left
CDG → LIN
Right
CIA → LCY
Left
LCY → CIA
Right
LIN → CDG
Left
BOS → HEW
Left
DEN → FCO
Left
FCO → DEN
Right
HAN → ZRH
Left
HEW → BOS
Right
LGW → NAP
Right
LPA → NUE
Right
NAP → LGW
Left
NUE → LPA
Left
ZRH → HAN
Right
BCN → ZRH
Left
DUB → MXP
Right
HEW → IAD
Right
IAD → HEW
Left
MXP → DUB
Left
TRN → AMS
Left
VLC → ZCC
Right
ZCC → VLC
Left
ZRH → BCN
Right
BRS → LIN
Right
CGN → NCE
Right
LIN → BRS
Left
NCE → CGN
Left
TLS → KRK
Left
DXB → MXP
Right
EWR → HEW
Left
HEW → EWR
Right
MAN → PSA
Right
MXP → DXB
Left
PSA → MAN
Left
ATH → IAH
Left
DUB → MRU
Right
HEW → LGA
Right
IAH → ATH
Right
LBG → SFO
Right
LGA → HEW
Left
MAN → FCO
Right
MRU → DUB
Left
SFO → LBG
Left
DUS → MRS
Left
HND → ZRH
Right
MXP → ADD
Right
PSA → STN
Left
STN → PSA
Right
ZRH → HND
Left
ATH → ATL
Right
ATL → ATH
Left
CAI → ORY
Left
EFL → YYZ
Right
FCO → STN
Left
MCT → MXP
Right
MXP → MCT
Left
ORY → CAI
Right
STN → FCO
Right
YYZ → EFL
Left
CDG → PMO
Left
LAS → LHR
Right
LHR → LAS
Left
NRT → ZRH
Right
PMO → CDG
Right
ZRH → NRT
Left
FRA → LYS
Left
LGW → MXP
Right
LYS → FRA
Right
MUC → OPO
Left
MXP → LGW
Left
OPO → MUC
Right
BCN → FRA
Right
FRA → BCN
Left
HEW → JFK
Right
HEW → PHL
Right
JFK → HEW
Left
LHR → NAP
Right
NAP → LHR
Left
PHL → HEW
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 — 524 flight routes pass within 60 km of Lake Geneva. The closest routes include Denver to Naples, Naples to Denver, Amsterdam to Cape Town. Sit on the Both side.
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, sit on the Both side; on a Naples to Denver flight, sit on the Both side; on a Amsterdam to Cape Town flight, sit on the Both side.