There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Ferrara by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanobus Re4
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 27mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Annemasse to Bolognabus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
9h 28m€41–58Bus, train
- Take the bus from Geneva to Turinbus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 43m€70–163Drive 554.6 km
- Drive from Geneva to Ferraracar 554.6 km
6h 2m€97–140Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane GVA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Ferraratrain
4h 31m€88–231Train
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Ferraratrain
7h 29m€148–398Bus via Chamonix
- Take the bus from Geneva to Chamonixbus
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Bologna - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
12h 20m€51–116Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
2h 47m€66–254
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Ferrara is to bus which costs €40 - €60 and takes 9h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Ferrara is to fly and train which takes 2h 47m and costs €65 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Annemasse and arriving at Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Ferrara via Domodossola, Milano Centrale and Bologna centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 29m.
The distance between Geneva and Ferrara is 637 km. The road distance is 554.6 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Ferrara without a car is to train and bus which takes 7h 27m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Geneva to Ferrara, including transfers.
Geneva to Ferrara bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Annemasse station.
Geneva to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Ferrara is to train which takes 7h 29m and costs €140 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €60 and takes 9h 28m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Genève to Ferrara via Domodossola, Milano Centrale, and Bologna centrale in around 7h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève-Eaux-Vives to Kennedy via Annemasse, Annemasse, and Bologna Autostazione in around 9h 28m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Annemasse to Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
- Phone
- +41 22 781 04 04
- Website
- Swiss Tours
Bus from Geneva to Chamonix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Swiss Tours
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Ferrara bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Bologna station.
Geneva to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Domodossola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Ferrara is 555 km. It takes approximately 6h 2m to drive from Geneva to Ferrara.
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