There are 6 ways to get from Geneva to Melbourne by plane, 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 Geneva International Airport to Melbourne Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane GVA - MEL
21h 45m$792–1,693Fly Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane GVA - AVV
- Take the train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Stationtrain
27h 3m$1,062–2,964Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane ZRH - MEL
26h 54m$933–1,641Bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LYS - MEL
28h 23m$1,047–1,963Train, train to Basel, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BSL - MEL
31h 27m$1,349–2,202Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MXP - MEL
29h 33m$875–2,024
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Melbourne is to train and bus and fly which costs $850 - $2,100 and takes 29h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Melbourne is to fly which takes 21h 45m and costs $750 - $1,700.
The distance between Geneva and Melbourne is 16536 km.
It takes approximately 21h 45m to get from Geneva to Melbourne, including transfers.
Melbourne is 9h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 9:10 AM in Geneva and 6:10 PM in Melbourne.
There are 5439+ hotels available in Melbourne.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Melbourne, VIC, Australia?
Etihad and Qantas fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) twice daily.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Brisbane
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–4,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,200
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–4,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Soekarno–Hatta
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–2,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,100
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,000
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Istanbul, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–4,200
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Melbourne Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- airasiax.com
Flights from Basel to Melbourne Airport via Sabiha Gokcen, Kuala Lumpur
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
- Website
- vietnamairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Phone
- 1800 800 007
- Website
- V-Line
Train from Lara Station to Southern Cross Station
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6
- Website
- V-Line
- Off Peak
- $6
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $130–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- comazzi@comazzibus.com
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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