There are 9 ways to get from Geneva to Modena by bus, train (Trenitalia), car, plane, or train
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus station to Modena Nord
6h 20m€40–55Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoN405 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal GottardiItabus
9h 10m€27–73Train
- Take the train from Genève to DomodossolaEc
- Take the train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaIc
8h 19m€71–162Drive 533.5 km
- Drive from Geneva to Modena533.5 km
6h 22m€93–135Fly Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)GVA - BLQ
6h 8m€78–472Fly Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)GVA - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
7h 34m€89–555Fly Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)GVA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
6h 32m€76–528Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)LYS - BLQ
7h 40m€96–560Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)ZRH - BLQ
7h 23m€145–619
Geneva to Modena by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Modena is to bus which costs €40 - €55 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Modena is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs €75 - €480.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Geneva - Bus station station and arriving at Modena Nord. Services depart twice a week, and operate Friday. The journey takes approximately 6h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Modena. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Modena via Domodossola and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 19m.
The distance between Geneva and Modena is 622 km. The road distance is 533.5 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Modena without a car is to bus which takes 6h 20m and costs €40 - €55.
The bus from Geneva - Bus station to Modena Nord takes 6h 20m including transfers and departs twice a week.
Geneva to Modena bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Geneva - Bus station.
Geneva to Modena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Modena is to bus which takes 6h 20m and costs €40 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €70 - €170 and takes 8h 19m, you could also fly, which costs €75 - €480 and takes 6h 8m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Modena, Italy?
Sellitto operates a bus from Geneva - Bus station to Modena Nord twice a week. Tickets cost €40–55 and the journey takes 6h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Genève to Modena via Domodossola and Milano Centrale in around 8h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €20–28
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- info@sellitto.com
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Geneva - Bus station to Modena Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Annemasse to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Modena bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Modena Nord station.
Geneva to Modena train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Domodossola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Modena is 534 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Geneva to Modena.
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