There are 7 ways to get from Europe to Geneva by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Fulda
best- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain Rb5
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
10h 19mCHF 143–470Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain Re5 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 2mCHF 74–123Drive 733.4 km
- Drive from Europe to Genevacar 733.4 km
6h 40mCHF 119–172Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
7h 13mCHF 148–339Train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 52mCHF 154–501Bus
- Take the bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhebus Sev
- Take the bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Genevabus
16h 17mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
9h 51mCHF 141–401
Europe to Geneva by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Geneva is to train and bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 130 and takes 15h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Geneva is to drive which takes 6h 40m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Europe to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Nentershausen Oderstraße and arriving at Geneva via Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel and Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 17m.
The distance between Europe and Geneva is 734 km. The road distance is 733.4 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Geneva without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 10h 19m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 470.
It takes approximately 10h 19m to get from Europe to Geneva, including transfers.
Europe to Geneva bus services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, depart from Bebra Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Europe to Geneva is to train via Fulda which takes 10h 19m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 16h 17m.
Europe to Geneva bus services, operated by cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH, arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Geneva is 733 km. It takes approximately 6h 40m to drive from Europe to Geneva.
What companies run services between Europe and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Genève via Bebra Bahnhof, Bebra Bahnhof, Fulda Bahnhof, Basel SBB, and Renens VD in around 10h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nentershausen Oderstraße to Geneva via Bebra Bahnhof, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel, and Frankfurt central train station in around 16h 17m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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
- 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 8–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Bus from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.cantus-bahn.de/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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