There are 5 ways to get from Costa Rica to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SJO - GVA
15h 10mCHF 500–850Fly Limón International Airport to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Limón International Airport (LIO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LIO - GVA
16h 36mCHF 339–1,211Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SJO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
16h 57mCHF 531–1,609Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SJO - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
18h 59mCHF 413–1,339Fly Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Basel (BSL)plane SJO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
19hCHF 634–1,183
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 500 - SFr 850 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 10m and costs SFr 500 - SFr 850.
The distance between Costa Rica and Geneva is 9234 km.
It takes approximately 15h 10m to get from Costa Rica to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:18 PM in Costa Rica and 5:18 AM in Geneva.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Geneva, Switzerland?
Air France, British Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,800
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 12m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Limón International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Juan Santamaría International Airport, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,300
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
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