Geneva Airport to Institut Le Rosey: private transfers to Rolle and the Gstaad winter campus

Two campuses, two journeys from Geneva Airport

Rolle, the main campus

The Château du Rosey stands in Rolle (1180 Rolle, canton of Vaud), on the shore of Lake Geneva between Geneva and Lausanne. From Geneva Airport the journey is about 35 km on the A1 motorway, usually around half an hour depending on traffic around Geneva and Nyon. Your chauffeur drops you at the school entrance or at the address the school has given you.

Gstaad, the winter campus

From January to March the school moves to its winter campus in Gstaad (Chalet Rex, 3780 Gstaad), in the Bernese Oberland, as it has done since 1916. From Geneva Airport the journey is about 160 km, around 2 hours, along Lake Geneva and then up through the Pays-d'Enhaut or the Simmental depending on road conditions. Our vehicles run on snow tyres in winter and the chauffeur chooses the route according to the weather on the day.

Between the two

We also drive between Rolle and Gstaad when the school moves, and to any other address: a hotel in Rolle, Nyon, Lausanne or Montreux for visiting parents, Zurich Airport for a connecting flight, or a ski resort for the holidays. Enter the route in the booking form to see the fixed price.

An independent service for families

AirportsTransfers.ch is a private chauffeur company based in Thônex, Geneva. We are not part of Institut Le Rosey and do not speak for it: the school's own arrival procedures, dates and transport arrangements are the school's, and families should check them directly with the school. Our service is for families who prefer a private car: arrivals and departures outside the school's official transport times, exeat weekends, half-terms, visits, open days, graduation, and the journey back to the airport at the end of term.

When families book us

• Term start and end: a student arriving with trunks and suitcases, met in arrivals and driven to the campus door.
• Exeat weekends and half-term: Friday afternoon to the airport, Sunday evening or Monday back to school, often on the same booking as a round trip.
• Parents' visits: airport to hotel, hotel to school and back, or a chauffeur at your disposal for the day.
• The winter campus: Geneva Airport to Gstaad in January, February and March, and the move between Rolle and Gstaad.
• Late and early flights: the service runs 24 hours a day, including the long-haul arrivals early in the morning.

Arrival and departure days are busy at Geneva Airport, especially on Saturdays in winter. Book as soon as you have the flight, and tell us if several students from the same family or the same flight travel together.

Students travelling alone: how we work

Many Le Rosey students fly alone. We accept students travelling without their parents under clear conditions, agreed before the journey:

1. The booking is made by a parent or guardian, with the student's name and age, the student's mobile number if they have one, and a parent's number reachable during the whole journey.
2. Written authorisation: for a minor travelling alone, we ask the parent to confirm by e-mail that the student may travel with our chauffeur, and who is to receive the student at the other end.
3. A named chauffeur: before the journey the parents receive the chauffeur's name and mobile number. If the student flies with the airline's unaccompanied-minor service, the airline hands the child over only to the named adult with identification: give the airline our chauffeur's name in advance and tell us what the airline requires.
4. Meeting in arrivals: the chauffeur waits in the public arrivals hall, after customs, with a sign showing the student's name, and tracks the flight so that an early or late landing changes nothing. Tell us if the flight arrives in the French sector of the airport.
5. A message at each step: the parents receive a WhatsApp message when the student has been collected and another when the student has been dropped at the school, at the reception or to the person named by the school.
6. A direct journey: no stops and no other passengers unless the parents have asked for them. Child seats and booster seats are provided for younger students.

Our chauffeurs are professional passenger transport drivers based in Geneva, and our vehicles are insured for passenger transport. The same chauffeur can be requested for the return journey and for the following terms, so that the student always sees a familiar face.

Luggage, trunks and equipment

A term's luggage is rarely one suitcase. Trunks, two or three suitcases, a ski bag for the Gstaad term, a musical instrument or sports equipment all fit, provided we know about them: declare the number and size of the pieces when booking so that we assign the right vehicle. A Mercedes E-Class takes up to 3 passengers and 3 suitcases; the Mercedes V-Class takes up to 7 passengers and 10 pieces of luggage, which makes it the usual choice for a student with term luggage or for two or three students from the same flight; the Mercedes Sprinter carries up to 19 passengers for a group. The price is per vehicle, so families who share a vehicle share the cost.

Prices: fixed, per vehicle, known before you book

The price depends on the distance and the vehicle and is shown before payment. It includes the chauffeur, fuel, the Swiss motorway vignette, waiting caused by a flight delay, the luggage declared when booking and the child seats you request. There is no night surcharge and no supplement for the number of passengers within the capacity of the vehicle. A round trip gives 10% off the return leg; journeys on Saturdays and Sundays cost 10% more. The table on this page shows the "from" prices in a Mercedes E-Class for the routes families ask for most often.

How to book

1. Enter Geneva Airport, the destination (Rolle, Gstaad or a hotel), the date and the flight's arrival time.
2. Give the number of passengers and pieces of luggage, then choose the vehicle.
3. Enter the student's name as the passenger, the flight number, and in the remarks the parent's phone number, the authorisation for a student travelling alone and any airline requirement.
4. Pay online by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. The confirmation arrives immediately with the meeting point; the chauffeur's details follow before the journey.

Online booking is open until 12 hours before the pick-up; for anything closer, contact us by WhatsApp on +41 78 346 56 77. Cancellation is free up to 48 hours before the pick-up, 72 hours for minibuses, and the time can be changed until the day before, which helps when a flight is rebooked.

Parents visiting Rolle or Gstaad

For a weekend visit we can combine the airport transfer with a chauffeur at your disposal: hotel, school, a lunch in Lausanne or Montreux, the Lavaux vineyards, and back to the airport. In winter, Gstaad and Saanen hotels are about 2 hours from Geneva Airport, and the same chauffeur can take you to the school and back during your stay.

Institut Le Rosey is a registered name of the school. AirportsTransfers.ch is an independent company with no commercial or institutional link to the school; this page describes our own transfer service.