There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Achen by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, train, train (Trenitalia), or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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 Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Kalhausen Garetrain Ter
8h 46m€134–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Strasbourgbus FlixBus N839
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Sarregueminesbus Autocar
10h 38m€57–83Drive 420.4 km
- Drive from Geneva to Achencar 420.4 km
5h 30m€88–126Fly to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane GVA - LUX
- Take the bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarregueminestrain
- Take the bus from SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbachbus
5h 51m€96–361Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain 82 / ...
10h 38m€140–294Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Sarregueminestrain Ter
10h 45m€121–244Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbftrain
6h 32m€149–355
Geneva to Achen by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Achen is to bus which costs €55 - €85 and takes 10h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Achen is to drive which takes 5h 30m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Achen. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Etoile Bourse, Strasbourg and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Achen. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Kalhausen Gare via Renens VD, Basel SBB, Mulhouse Ville and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 46m.
The distance between Geneva and Achen is 459 km. The road distance is 420.4 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Achen without a car is to train which takes 8h 46m and costs €130 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Geneva to Achen, including transfers.
Geneva to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Achen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Achen is to train which takes 8h 46m and costs €130 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €85 and takes 10h 38m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Achen, France?
You can take a train from Genève to Achen via Renens VD, Basel SBB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, Strasbourg, and Kalhausen Gare in around 8h 46m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach via Strasbourg, Etoile Bourse, Gare Centrale, Strasbourg, Sarreguemines, and SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere in around 10h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–270
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Kalhausen Gare
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Merzig to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Strasbourg to Sarreguemines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- SNCF Bus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- service@mobiliteit.lu
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo to Merzig, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from SARREGUEMINES - Gare Routiere to ACHEN - Rue De Rohrbach
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- Réseau interurbain Moselle - Fluo
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Booking & Getting There
Geneva to Achen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Geneva to Achen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Renens VD station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Achen is 420 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Geneva to Achen.
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