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There are 7 ways to get from California to Geneva by plane or train

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  1. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Geneva International Airport

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    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane SFO - GVA
    15h 51m
    CHF 208–810

  2. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Geneva International Airport

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane LAX - GVA
    15h 25m
    CHF 256–560

  3. Fly San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport

    1. Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane SAN - GVA
    15h 32m
    CHF 342–1,804

  4. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane LAX - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain train
    17h 42m
    CHF 301–600

  5. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane SFO - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain train
    17h 53m
    CHF 293–580

  6. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane LAX - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    19h 13m
    CHF 414–739

  7. Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LAX - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Genevetrain train
    17h 18m
    CHF 321–890

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights

Calendar68Weekly Planes
Duration14h 6mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 207Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between California, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?

Swiss, Lufthansa, and seven other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 3 hours.

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