There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Ivalo by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Ivalo
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivalo (IVL)plane GVA - IVL
7h 10m€260–500Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 16h€152–294Train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 11h€235–400Drive 3,524.1 km
- Drive from Geneva to Ivalocar 3,524.1 km
36h 42m€628–907Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane GVA - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7bus
10h 55mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Genève to St. Gallentrain Ic1
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalobus
2d 14h€272–720Train, bus #2
- 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 Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20N / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalobus
2d 18h€230–373Drive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ivalocar
36h 46m€634–912
Geneva to Ivalo by train, bus, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Ivalo is to bus which costs €150 - €300 and takes 2 days 16h.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Ivalo is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €260 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Ivalo. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Petsamontie 7 via Zurich Bus Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 16h.
The distance between Geneva and Ivalo is 2772 km. The road distance is 3524.1 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Ivalo without a car is to train and bus via Helsinki which takes 2 days 11h and costs €230 - €400.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Geneva to Ivalo, including transfers.
Geneva to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Ivalo is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €260 - €500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €300 and takes 2 days 16h.
Geneva to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 6:55 PM in Geneva and 7:55 PM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Ivalo, Finland?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivalo (IVL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Petsamontie 7 via Zurich Bus Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 16h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €73–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €88–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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