There are 8 ways to get from Amsterdam to CERN by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, train, or train (Eurostar)
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
4h 8m€85–248Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train stationbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Genevabus FlixBus N839
17h 42m€78–160Train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Thalys
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Genevetrain Tgv
8h 12m€261–438Drive 853.8 km
- Drive from Amsterdam to CERNcar 853.8 km
10h 5m€151–218Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
5h 46m€82–292Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
6h 26m€124–303Train
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Thalys
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain Ter
10h 54m€334–584Train, bus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Albertvilletrain
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus Y51
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Bachet-Garebus 272
13h 47m€138–316
Amsterdam to CERN by train, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to CERN is to bus which costs €75 - €160 and takes 17h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to CERN is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €80 - €250.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to CERN. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Meyrin, CERN via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy and Genève, gare Cornavin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 12m.
The distance between Amsterdam and CERN is 704 km. The road distance is 853.8 km.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to CERN without a car is to train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) which takes 8h 12m and costs €260 - €440.
It takes approximately 4h 8m to get from Amsterdam to CERN, including transfers.
Amsterdam to CERN train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Amsterdam Centraal station.
The best way to get from Amsterdam to CERN is to fly which takes 4h 8m and costs €80 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), which costs €260 - €440 and takes 8h 12m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €160 and takes 17h 42m.
Amsterdam to CERN train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy station.
Yes, the driving distance between Amsterdam to CERN is 854 km. It takes approximately 10h 5m to drive from Amsterdam to CERN.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and CERN, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
easyJet, KLM, and Swiss fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Amsterdam Centraal to CERN via Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Geneve, Genève, gare Cornavin, and Meyrin, CERN in around 8h 12m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–390
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Gare Routière to Bachet-Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
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