There are 4 ways to get from Colombo to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CMB - GVA
13h 16mCHF 392–626Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CMB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
15h 27mCHF 397–1,006Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CMB - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
17h 9mCHF 471–646Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane CMB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
17h 25mCHF 588–1,556
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colombo to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 390 - SFr 650 and takes 13h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Geneva is to fly which takes 13h 16m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 650.
The distance between Colombo and Geneva is 8220 km.
It takes approximately 13h 16m to get from Colombo to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 1:54 PM in Colombo and 10:24 AM in Geneva.
There are 1259+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Geneva, Switzerland?
Etihad, Turkish Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–430
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–380
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–1,800
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,200
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 700–1,800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
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