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
12h 36mCHF 253–777Fly 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
14h 44mCHF 383–1,887Fly 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 26mCHF 368–1,342Fly 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 7mCHF 349–846
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 250 - SFr 800 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Geneva is to fly which takes 12h 36m and costs SFr 250 - SFr 800.
The distance between Colombo and Geneva is 8220 km.
It takes approximately 12h 36m to get from Colombo to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 3h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 3:51 PM in Colombo and 12:21 PM in Geneva.
There are 1223+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Geneva, Switzerland?
Edelweiss Air, Swiss, and six 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
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,700
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,800
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,000
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–2,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,600
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,900
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–2,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–2,000
- 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 600–1,600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 17–50
- 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
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–55
- 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 29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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