There are 11 ways to get from Geneva to Karlstad by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane GVA - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
6h 29mkr 1,145–3,837Train
- 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 Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal stationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
24h 17mkr 3,593–7,347Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 144
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköpingbus N32
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
36h 35mkr 2,478–4,422Drive 2,067.3 km
- Drive from Geneva to Karlstadcar 2,067.3 km
19h 35mkr 4,132–5,968Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane GVA - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
6h 59mkr 1,315–3,969Fly to Linköping City Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane GVA - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 3mkr 1,372–5,289Fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane GVA - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
6h 43mkr 1,638–4,094Fly to Hagfors, bus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hagfors (HFS)plane GVA - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinenbus
9h 56mTrain via Copenhagen
- Take the train from Genève to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to København Htrain Rj
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
25h 40mkr 4,877–7,264Bus, train
- Take the bus from GENEVE, Gare Routiere Place Dorciere to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from Słubice to Uddevallabus
- Take the bus from Torp Terminalen Uddevalla to Trollhättan Centralstationbus 860
- Take the train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
40h 51mDrive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Karlstadcar
23h 16mkr 3,510–4,936
Geneva to Karlstad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 1100 kr - 3900 kr and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 6h 29m and costs 1100 kr - 3900 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Renens VD, Basel SBB, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station and Göteborg Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 17m.
The distance between Geneva and Karlstad is 1613 km. The road distance is 2067.3 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 24h 17m and costs 3500 kr - 7500 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Geneva to Karlstad, including transfers.
Geneva to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Karlstad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Karlstad is to train which takes 24h 17m and costs 3500 kr - 7500 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2400 kr - 4500 kr and takes 36h 35m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Genève to Karlstad Centralstation via Renens VD, Basel SBB, Hamburg Hbf, Mölndal station, and Göteborg Centralstation in around 24h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Karlstad Centralstation via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Jönköping Bus Station in around 36h 35m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Copenhagen, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Zurich, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Dusseldorf, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Frankfurt, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–4,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hagfors via Luxembourg, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–6,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,700
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,900
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–460
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–460
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 180–270
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 420–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 320–460
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 230–330
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 260–390
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–290
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–290
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 250–380
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–290
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–210
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 600–900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 3,200–4,600
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,500
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,800
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Molndal station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 68
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 437
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg-Altona to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 437
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Köpenhamn H to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–900
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- BT Buss
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,434
- Website
- BT Buss
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from GENEVE, Gare Routiere Place Dorciere to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,800
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from Słubice to Uddevalla
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,400
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +46 77 141 43 00
- Website
- Vasttrafik
Bus from Torp Terminalen Uddevalla to Trollhättan Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Vasttrafik
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Booking & Getting There
Geneva to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Geneva to Karlstad train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Renens VD station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Karlstad is 2067 km. It takes approximately 19h 35m to drive from Geneva to Karlstad.
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