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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 218–860

  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 23m
    CHF 269–561

  3. 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 50m
    CHF 289–611

  4. Fly San Francisco International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane SFO - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    19h 39m
    CHF 255–1,039

  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
    18h 3m
    CHF 258–610

  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 11m
    CHF 376–890

  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 16m
    CHF 334–961

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

Calendar58Weekly Planes
Duration14h 6mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 210Cheapest 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 4 hours.

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