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Swisswings Airlines (a Swiss regional carrier) operates a daily service between London City and Bern.

Currently by far the cheapest scheduled flights are by Easyjet, which operates between London Gatwick and Geneva and Zürich, Luton and Zürich, and also Liverpool to Geneva (www.easyjet.com).

Several airlines fly from North America to Geneva and/or Zürich, with departures from Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and Washington. Check with www.travelocity.com or www.expedia.com for the latest fares.

By rail

By a combination of Eurostar (London St Pancras to Paris via the Channel Tunnel) and TGV (Paris to Geneva or Lausanne) high-speed rail travel offers an alternative to flying, although the overall cost may be no less than an air fare. Assuming connections are made, the journey time from London to Geneva or Lausanne can be as little as 8 hours, although you should allow for 12 hours or so to reach your final destination.

At least 14 Eurostar trains per day travel between St Pancras and the Gare du Nord in Paris, the journey time being around 3 hours. In Paris transfer to the Gare de Lyon for the TGV departure to either Geneva or Lausanne – there’s a choice of several trains each day and the journey time is around 4–4½ hours (timings vary from season to season).