Customs formalities

TGV Lyria

When travelling by TGV Lyria, make sure you keep a valid identity document with you in the event of an inspection.

How to get to France

https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/venir-en-france/visiter-la-france/

Customs control

Customs and police control operations take place at border crossings:

  • On board the TGV Lyria on the lines Paris – Lausanne <> Paris – Bern <> Paris – Zurich <> .
  • In Geneva station on the Paris line <> Geneva.

On this occasion, an identity card (valid) or a passport (valid or expired less than five years ago) must be presented. For travellers who are not French, Swiss or Schengen nationals, other formalities may be necessary. Check with the authorities before travelling by TGV Lyria.

French minor travellers

Young French people under the age of 15 may enter Switzerland without a passport, national identity card or document authorising them to leave the country, on presentation of a pass issued free of charge by the French prefectoral services, with the authorisation of the parent with parental authority. This laissez-passer is valid for one or more journeys, up to a limit of three months from the date of issue. For more information: www.diplomatie.gouv.fr.