There are 9 ways to get from America to CERN by train, plane, train (TGV), bus, night train, train (Trenitalia), or car
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Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
5h 55m€131–314Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Venlo Station to Dortmund central bus stationbus 023 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Genevabus FlixBus N122
19h 12m€90–162Train via Paris
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
10h 35m€183–355Train, night train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
14h 9m€130–442Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
6h€135–339Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
7h 5m€109–299Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
6h 46m€177–431Train
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 18m€153–549Drive 713.3 km
- Drive from America to CERNcar 713.3 km
9h 9m€127–183
Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from America to CERN is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 19h 12m.
The fastest way to get from America to CERN is to train and fly which takes 5h 55m and costs €130 - €320.
The distance between America and CERN is 653 km. The road distance is 713.3 km.
The best way to get from America to CERN without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 35m and costs €180 - €360.
It takes approximately 5h 55m to get from America to CERN, including transfers.
The best way to get from America to CERN is to train via Paris which takes 10h 35m and costs €180 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €170 and takes 19h 12m.
Yes, the driving distance between America to CERN is 713 km. It takes approximately 9h 9m to drive from America to CERN.
There are 1279+ hotels available in CERN.
What companies run services between America, Netherlands and CERN, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
You can take a vehicle from America to CERN via Horst-Sevenum, Eindhoven, Rotterdam Centraal, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Geneve, Genève, gare Cornavin, and Meyrin, CERN in around 10h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from America to CERN via Sevenum, Berghemweg, Venlo Station, Dortmund central bus station, Geneva, Genève, Meyrin, Meyrin, gare, and Meyrin, CERN in around 19h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Horst-Sevenum to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–105
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €95–105
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–45
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Venlo Station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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