There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Lipari by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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 Reggio Calabria Airport, ferry
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG)plane GVA - REG
- Take the ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipariferry
8h 44m€121–281Fly to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, bus, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)plane GVA - CTA
- Take the bus from Catania Airport to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
6h 49m€70–239Train, ferry via Milan
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibalditrain Re
- Take the train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzotrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
21h 46m€160–277Bus, ferry via Milan
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Millebus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
28h 14m€85–139Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain Ter
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train Tgv
- Take the train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Napoli Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzotrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
22h 54m€226–456Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Geneva to Turinbus
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centraletrain
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipariferry
28h 3m€116–176Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Geneva to Aostabus
- Take the bus from Aosta to Messinabus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milazzobus
- Take the ferry from Milazzo to Lipariferry
28h 34m€155–228
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Lipari is to bus and ferry via Milan which costs €85 - €140 and takes 28h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Lipari is to fly and bus and ferry which takes 6h 49m and costs €70 - €240.
The distance between Geneva and Lipari is 1309 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Lipari without a car is to train and ferry via Milan which takes 21h 46m and costs €160 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 44m to get from Geneva to Lipari, including transfers.
There are 541+ hotels available in Lipari.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Lipari, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Geneva to Lipari. However, you can fly to Reggio Calabria Airport (REG), walk to Reggio di Calabria - Airport, take the line 27 bus to Reggio di Calabria - Ponte Libertà, walk to Reggio di Calabria, then take the ferry to Lipari. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève to Lipari via Domodossola, Milano P.Garibaldi, Napoli Centrale, Milazzo, and Milazzo in around 21h 46m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Reggio Calabria Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Milano P.Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Messina Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano P.Garibaldi to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. to Napoli Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Geneva to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- (+39) 0923 98.11.20
- Website
- autoservizisalemi.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Milazzo Via dei Mille
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- autoservizisalemi.it
- Phone
- +39 090.673782
- info@giuntabus.com
- Website
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
Bus from Messina to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15
- Schedules at
- giuntabus.com
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Catania Airport to Milazzo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Aosta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Aosta to Messina
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Geneva to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- callcenter@libertylines.it
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Reggio di Calabria to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Milazzo to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Lipari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
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