There are 8 ways to get from Austria to Geneva by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
4h 4mCHF 70–205Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna Erdberg to Genevabus FlixBus N882 / ...
15h 42mCHF 57–97Train
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
12h 42mCHF 182–292Drive 970.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Genevacar 970.4 km
9h 50mCHF 152–219Fly from Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SZG - GVA
5h 34mCHF 72–213Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
5h 36mCHF 116–290Fly from Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GRZ - GVA
5h 58mCHF 113–353Train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
5h 25mCHF 106–278
Austria to Geneva by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Austria to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 100 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Austria to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 210.
The distance between Austria and Geneva is 838 km. The road distance is 970.4 km.
The best way to get from Austria to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 12h 42m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 300.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Austria to Geneva, including transfers.
The best way to get from Austria to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 4m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 180 - SFr 300 and takes 12h 42m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 100 and takes 15h 42m.
Yes, the driving distance between Austria to Geneva is 970 km. It takes approximately 9h 50m to drive from Austria to Geneva.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Austria and Geneva, Switzerland?
Austrian Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Oper/Karlsplatz to Genève via Meidling, Eichenstr., Wien Meidling, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 12h 42m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–330
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–480
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–410
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Train from Wien Meidling to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–60
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 23–35
- First Class
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vienna Erdberg to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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