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 41mCHF 272–436Fly 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 39mCHF 322–771Fly 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 39mCHF 359–655Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Basel (BSL)plane CMB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Genèvetrain
18h 37mCHF 339–681
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 270 - SFr 440 and takes 13h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Colombo to Geneva is to fly which takes 13h 41m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 440.
The distance between Colombo and Geneva is 8220 km.
It takes approximately 13h 41m to get from Colombo to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 4h 30m behind Colombo. It is currently 10:01 AM in Colombo and 5:31 AM in Geneva.
There are 1179+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Colombo, Sri Lanka and Geneva, Switzerland?
SriLankan Airlines, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–800
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–340
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–950
- Website
- airfrance.com
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 300–950
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,000
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- kuwaitairways.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Kuwait
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Bandaranaike International Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- 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 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
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