Casino de Divonne-les-Bains
Divonne-les-Bains · France
Twenty-five minutes from Geneva: slots from 10.00, tables 20.00 to 4.00, Saturdays to 5.00.
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Arrival brief · France
Casino d'Évian
Thirty-five minutes across the lake from Lausanne: the boat docks in front of the house, slots from 9.00.
France18+EUREntry: free
- Address
- Quai Baron de Blonay, 74500 Évian-les-Bains
- Phone
- +33 4 50 26 87 87
- drive
- Geneva 54 min · 45 km
Arrival brief
This drive in four stages.
Everything between your own front door and the gaming floor, in the order it happens.
- 01
Leave
Boat: CGN from Lausanne-Ouchy in 35 minutes, the house stands on the quay where you land — check the last sailing before you go. Car: from Geneva via Thonon in about an hour.
- 02
Cross
You are leaving the Swiss customs territory: carry your document, checks can happen at any hour. Cash from CHF/EUR 10,000 has to be declared. No extra vignette or toll on this route.
- 03
Park
No car park of its own: public garages a few minutes away, paid.
- 04
Enter
«Tenue correcte»: tidy, nothing from the beach or the gym. 18 and over, original document at the door. Entry: free.
Drive time from each starting point
| From your location | min | |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva | 45 km | 54 min |
| Vaud (Lausanne) | 67 km | 67 min |
| Valais (Sion) | 92 km | 81 min |
| Bern | 125 km | 105 min |
| Basel | 221 km | 171 min |
| Central Switzerland (Lucerne) | 235 km | 178 min |
| Zurich | 246 km | 188 min |
| Thurgau (Frauenfeld) | 289 km | 214 min |
| Schaffhausen | 293 km | 222 min |
| Eastern Switzerland (St. Gallen, Rhine Valley) | 328 km | 242 min |
| Ticino (Lugano) | 303 km | 255 min |
| Graubünden (Chur) | 366 km | 266 min |
Road distances and drive times from an OSRM routing, as of 2026-09-10, without traffic or waiting time at the border.
What the door asks for
- Minimum age
- 18 and over, original document at the door
- ID at the door
- France: pièce d'identité obligatoire — passport or identity card, the original.
- Enter
- «Tenue correcte»: tidy, nothing from the beach or the gym.
- Cash at the tables
- EUR · The tables run in euro; ask at the cashier whether francs are exchanged, and bring euro to be safe.
- Entry
- free
Editorial verdict
Speaks for the drive
- Reachable by boat from Lausanne-Ouchy
- Slots from 9.00, tables from 16.00 at the weekend
- Resort with restaurants and a thermal spa
Speaks against it
- The last boat sets your curfew
- About an hour by car from Geneva
- Euro only
No user ratings — a verdict from the facts of the drive and the door.
Checked against the operator's own pages on 2026-09-10. Website des Betreibers blockiert Zugriffe aus der Prüfumgebung (CloudFront 403); Angaben aus der Vorprüfung, vor der Abfahrt bestätigen. Operator's site ↗
Facts taken from the operator's own pages and regional tourist offices, as of 2026-09-10. Door times, games, dress code and door rules can change at short notice; what the house says on the day prevails.
Why people make this drive
Casino d'Évian stands on the Quai Baron de Blonay, directly at the CGN pier on the French shore.
The only arrival on this site without a road: no border queue, no parking, no drive home in the dark.
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