There are 8 ways to get from Esslingen to Geneva by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
7h 49mCHF 96–195Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N952 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Genevabus 122 / ...
10h 55mCHF 37–68Train, bus
- Take the train from Esslingen to Ravensburg, Bahnhoftrain Re5
- Take the bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatzbus 700
- Take the bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
10h 23mDrive 449.6 km
- Drive from Esslingen to Genevacar 449.6 km
5h 4mCHF 72–104Fly Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STR - GVA
5h 16mCHF 91–240Train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
5h 14mCHF 117–330Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
6h 40mCHF 119–311Fly Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
6h 43mCHF 156–330
Esslingen to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Esslingen to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Esslingen to Geneva is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Esslingen to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Pliensauv. Weilstraße and arriving at Geneva via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal and Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Esslingen to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Esslingen and arriving at Genève via Hauptbahnhof, Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 49m.
The distance between Esslingen and Geneva is 517 km. The road distance is 449.6 km.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 7h 49m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 49m to get from Esslingen to Geneva, including transfers.
Esslingen to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal station.
Esslingen to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Esslingen to Geneva is to train which takes 7h 49m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 240 and takes 5h 16m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 70 and takes 10h 55m.
What companies run services between Esslingen, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Esslingen to Genève via Hauptbahnhof, Singen, and Zürich HB in around 7h 49m. Alternatively, Swiss, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Ravensburg, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–90
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 26–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–90
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Bus from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Konstanz Sternenplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Konstanz - Europabrücke bus station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–11
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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Esslingen to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Esslingen to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Singen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Esslingen to Geneva is 450 km. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Esslingen to Geneva.
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