There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Merano by plane, train, bus, train (Trenitalia), car, or shuttle
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 Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozentrain
5h 36m€109–358Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraßebus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Meranbus 095
11h 5m€44–76Train
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
11h 28m€158–612Drive 552.9 km
- Drive from Geneva to Meranocar 552.9 km
6h 39m€98–141Fly to Innsbruck Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane GVA - INN
- Take the train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Merantrain
8h 25m€146–336Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozentrain
7h 24m€182–409Bus, shuttle
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
11h 15m€80–126
Geneva to Merano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Merano is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 11h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Merano is to fly and train which takes 5h 36m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Merano. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Meran via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Merano. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Merano Meran via Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Geneva and Merano is 790 km. The road distance is 552.9 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Merano without a car is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs €40 - €80.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Geneva to Merano, including transfers.
Geneva to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Merano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Merano is to bus which takes 11h 5m and costs €40 - €80. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €150 - €650 and takes 11h 28m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a bus from Geneva to Meran via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße in around 11h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève to Merano Meran via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Brennero - Brenner in around 11h 28m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Innsbruck Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–210
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Vipiteno Val Vizze/Sterzing Pfitsch to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €50–75
- 2nd Class
- €30–40
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Innsbruck Südbahnstraße
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bergamo - PIazzale Marconi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Shuttle from Orio al Serio Airport to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Geneva to Merano train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Merano is 553 km. It takes approximately 6h 39m to drive from Geneva to Merano.
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