There are 6 ways to get from Geneva to California by plane or train
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane GVA - LAX
16h 49m$341–659Fly Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GVA - SFO
15h 53m$275–1,044Fly Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane GVA - SAN
17h 13m$396–1,396Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
17h 54m$325–784Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane ZRH - LAX
19h$366–785Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane LYS - LAX
20h 49m$501–1,115
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which costs $270 - $1,100 and takes 15h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to California is to fly which takes 15h 53m and costs $270 - $1,100.
The distance between Geneva and California is 5960 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Geneva to California, including transfers.
California is 9h behind Geneva. It is currently 12:32 AM in Geneva and 3:32 PM in California.
There are 3384+ hotels available in California.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and California, USA?
Aer Lingus, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 48m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–750
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Diego International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–850
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
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