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Geneva's location
makes Europe's
culturally rich and historic venues easily accessible with your Eurail Pass. Their one-week break
during the semester and a Monday through Thursday class schedule
allows for weekend travel.
 ► The two-month Eurail
Global Youth Pass provides you with
virtually unlimited free
travel on the continent's extensive rail
network:
Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,
Republic of Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Geneva
is an excellent location for many day
and weekend trips.
Skiing:
Several
ski and snowboard slopes are nearby; for example, Chamonix and
Champery are 2
1/2
hours by train, Zermatt is roughly 4 hours and
several others are
closer to Geneva. Many
students (novices included) take advantage of
the lift and transportation packages offered by the bus and
train
offices in Geneve. Excellent equipment can be rented in
Switzerland.
Approximate travel
times with connections from Geneva are:
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Amsterdam:
9 - 10 hrs. day train. 14 night train
Barcelona:
9
hrs.
Berlin:
10 to 11 hrs.
day. 14+ night
Bruxelles: 6
to 7 hrs. day train via Paris
Firenze:
9 hrs. via Milano
London:
7+ hrs.
day train
Milano:
5 hrs.
Munich:
7 to 8+ hrs.
Normandy:
5
hrs. via Paris
Roma:
10 hrs. via Milano
Paris:
4 hrs. (3 1/2 via the TGV)
Praha:
15 to 16 hrs.
for day and night trains
Venezia: 8 hrs. via Milano
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