Days · Geneva
Geneva in 3 days
Old town on foot in the morning, the lake quays by tram in the afternoon, and the last day ends with the bags already at Cornavin.
Days
3
Plan status
draft
Walking
4km
default plan, all days
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Your constraints
Day 1 — Old town on foot, a 12:30 lunch table
leave byLeave Maison Tavel by 11:55 to keep the 12:30 last seating.Leave Maison Tavel by 11:55 AM to keep the 12:30 PM last seating.
60 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at St Pierre Cathedral stays under 63 min.
- 08:30–08:47Walk
- 08:47–09:35St Pierre Cathedral
- 09:35–09:37Walk
- 09:37–10:37Maison Tavel
- 10:37–10:40Walk
- 10:40–12:30Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (old town)
- 12:30–13:30Lunch table 12:30 (old town)hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Reformation Wall (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 (old town).Skip Reformation Wall (optional) — protects: Lunch table 12:30 PM (old town).
Switches if the ground changes
- rain St Pierre Cathedral → Café near Bourg-de-Four (seated, field-verify) (2′)
- heat St Pierre Cathedral → Café near Bourg-de-Four (seated, field-verify) (2′)
- rain Reformation Wall → Café near Bourg-de-Four (seated, field-verify) (4′)
- rain Maison Tavel → Café near Bourg-de-Four (seated, field-verify) (2′)
Why this route?
DFL 1.8 = PFL 1.6 + OFL 0.2 · walk 1.6 km (1 mi)1 mi (2 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 60′ · relax L2 · yield 13 · option value 2.5
Deadline: last seating 12:30 → latest arrival 12:20, slack 21′
β vs α: time risk 0% → 0%; margin +3 min; -CHF 3.
trace: generated 20 · rejected no_edge×1 · frontier 4 · seed 1221532083 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Afternoon: lake promenade and the Jet d'Eau; the Bains des Pâquis pier at sunset.
Day 2 — Jet d'Eau, the pier and a lakeside snack
- 09:30–09:42Walk
- 09:42–09:57Flower Clock (Jardin Anglais)
- 09:57–10:15Walk
- 10:15–10:45Jet d'Eau
- 10:45–10:51Walk
- 10:51–12:06Bains des Pâquis
- 12:06–12:08Walk
- 12:08–12:58Buvette des Bains
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Flower Clock (Jardin Anglais) → Café on the Quai du Mont-Blanc (AC, field-verify) (3′)
- heat Jet d'Eau → Café on the Quai du Mont-Blanc (AC, field-verify) (9′)
- rain Jet d'Eau → Café on the Quai du Mont-Blanc (AC, field-verify) (9′)
- rain Bains des Pâquis → Café on the Quai du Mont-Blanc (AC, field-verify) (10′)
Why this route?
DFL 2.8 = PFL 2.8 + OFL 0 · walk 2.8 km (1.7 mi)1.7 mi (3 km) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L0 · yield 21 · option value 2.32
trace: generated 72 · rejected none · frontier 6 · seed 1221532083 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Evening: fondue or an entrecôte near Cornavin; book ahead on weekends.
Day 3 — Plainpalais, train to the airport at 12:00
leave byLeave Plaine de Plainpalais and its market days by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 boarding.Leave Plaine de Plainpalais and its market days by 11:20 AM to keep the 12:00 PM boarding.
66 min of buffer left.
- 09:00–09:15Tram or bus
- 09:15–09:55Plaine de Plainpalais and its market days
- 09:55–10:10Tram or bus
- 10:10–12:00Buffer / wander near Collect bags → Cornavin for the airport train
- 12:00–13:00Train to the airport at 12:00hard
What this plan gives up
- L2Skip Patek Philippe Museum (optional) — protects: Train to the airport at 12:00.Skip Patek Philippe Museum (optional) — protects: Train to the airport at 12:00 PM.
Switches if the ground changes
- rain Patek Philippe Museum → Café near Bourg-de-Four (seated, field-verify) (0′)
Why this route?
DFL 1 = PFL 0 + OFL 1 · walk 0 m (0 ft)0 ft (0 m) · steps ↑0 ↓0
P_late 0.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 66′ · relax L2 · yield 4 · option value 0
Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 15′
trace: generated 24 · rejected p50_after_latest_arrival×11, p_late>0.15×4 · frontier 4 · seed 1221532083 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium
After: Airport: the station is under the terminal; allow 2–2.5 h before a Schengen departure and 2.5–3 h otherwise.