There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Karlstad 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 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 28mkr 1,487–3,464Fly to Linköping City Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane GVA - LPI
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 23mkr 1,466–5,361Train
- 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 Mölndal St.train 083 / ...
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
24h 16mkr 4,227–12,346Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Jönköpingbus N32
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstationbus
38h 50mkr 2,404–4,975Drive 2,067.2 km
- Drive from Geneva to Karlstadcar 2,067.2 km
19h 35mkr 3,975–5,742Fly 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 57mkr 1,548–3,210Bus, 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 51mkr 2,330–4,579Drive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Karlstadcar
23h 15mkr 3,491–4,809
Geneva to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Karlstad is to fly and train which costs 1500 kr - 3300 kr and takes 6h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Karlstad is to fly and train which takes 6h 28m and costs 1400 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 50m.
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 16m.
The distance between Geneva and Karlstad is 1612 km. The road distance is 2067.2 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 24h 16m and costs 4200 kr - 13000 kr.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Geneva to Karlstad, including transfers.
Geneva to Karlstad bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus 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 16m and costs 4200 kr - 13000 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 2400 kr - 5000 kr and takes 38h 50m.
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 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Jönköping Bus Station in around 38h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,700
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–2,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Linköping City Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,400
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–650
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–370
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 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 390–600
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 390–600
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 450–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 280–420
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@vrresa.se
- Website
- vrresa.se
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 420–650
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
Train from Trollhättan Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 300–460
- Website
- https://vrresa.se/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 220–700
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–7,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–2,700
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Mölndal St.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–250
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–320
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,600
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–950
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,448
- Website
- http://www.bergslagstaget.se/
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
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 1,000–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from Słubice to Uddevalla
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +46 77 141 43 00
- Website
- vasttrafik.se
Bus from Torp Terminalen Uddevalla to Trollhättan Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 50–150
- Website
- https://www.vasttrafik.se/en/
Want to know more about travelling around Sweden
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
How to plan an amazing trip around Scandinavia
Read the travel guide
Want to know more about Flixbus?
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Karlstad bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Prague - Florenc Main Bus Terminal 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.
Book your Geneva to Karlstad train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Geneva to Karlstad bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 81+ hotels available in Karlstad.

















































