There are 8 ways to get from Bonn to Geneva by train, bus, car, plane, or night train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
9h 47mCHF 124–337Night train, bus
cheapest- Take the night train from Bonn Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Genevabus FlixBus N122 / ...
11h 11mCHF 47–129Bus
- Take the bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhofbus Ivano-Frankivsk
- Take the bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 33mDrive 686.9 km
- Drive from Bonn to Genevacar 686.9 km
6h 58mCHF 110–159Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CGN - GVA
6h 57mCHF 81–213Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
5h 26mCHF 82–228Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
5h 18mCHF 122–323Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
6h 51mCHF 83–248
Bonn to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bonn to Geneva is to night train and bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 130 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bonn to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 18m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bonn to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Bonn to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Bonn Hbf and arriving at Genève via Basel SBB and Renens VD. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 47m.
The distance between Bonn and Geneva is 746 km. The road distance is 686.9 km.
The best way to get from Bonn to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 9h 47m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Bonn to Geneva, including transfers.
Bonn to Geneva bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Bonn Hbf station.
Bonn to Geneva train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Bonn Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bonn to Geneva is to train which takes 9h 47m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 33m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 220 and takes 6h 57m.
What companies run services between Bonn, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bonn Hbf to Genève via Basel SBB and Renens VD in around 9h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bonn Hbf to Geneva - Bus Station via Basel, Bahnhof and Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–370
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Geneva International Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Bonn Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Bonn Hbf to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–89
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 88–89
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 55–65
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 27–32
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bonn Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Bonn Hbf to Basel, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Freiburg to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bonn to Geneva bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Basel, Bahnhof station.
Bonn to Geneva train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bonn to Geneva is 687 km. It takes approximately 6h 58m to drive from Bonn to Geneva.
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