[1][2] Its current path is mostly the product of the Congress of Vienna of 1815, with the accession of Geneva, Neuchâtel and Valais to the Swiss Confederation, but it has since been modified in detail, the last time being in 2002.

The border runs along the centre of Lake Geneva, but makes landfall before reaching the mouth of the Rhône, at Saint-Gingolph, which marks the western end of the Saint-Gingolph–Saint-Maurice railway in Switzerland.

A project exists to reuse a now-abandoned line to Évian-les-Bains in France and thereby reconnect the two countries by train on the south shore of Lake Geneva.

There are two airports near the border which have both Swiss and French passport and customs controls; passengers are free to choose one.

The Geneva Airport runway was extended in 1960 after France and Switzerland swapped territories to make this possible.

As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] cross-border services between France and Switzerland exist on the following railway lines (from North to South): As of the December 2023 timetable change,[update] the following tram lines operate on cross-border routes: