There are 7 ways to get from Geneva to Solingen by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mittetrain
2h 54mFly to Cologne Bonn Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane GVA - CGN
4h 25m€92–205Train
- 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 Solingen Hbftrain 43
9h 33m€128–185Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N872 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Kölnbus Ivano-Frankivsk
12h 38mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 55m€95–368Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Solingen Hbftrain
3h 37m€138–331Drive 687.5 km
- Drive from Geneva to Solingencar 687.5 km
8h 30m€118–170
Geneva to Solingen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Solingen is to drive which costs €110 - €170 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Solingen is to fly and train which takes 3h 37m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Solingen. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Solingen Birkerstraße via Basel, Bahnhof and Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 38m.
The distance between Geneva and Solingen is 598 km. The road distance is 687.5 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Solingen without a car is to train which takes 9h 33m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 2h 54m to get from Geneva to Solingen, including transfers.
Geneva to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Solingen is to train which takes 9h 33m and costs €120 - €190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 38m, you could also fly, which costs €90 - €210 and takes 4h 25m.
Geneva to Solingen bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Solingen is 688 km. It takes approximately 8h 30m to drive from Geneva to Solingen.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Solingen, Germany?
You can take a train from Genève to Solingen Mühlenplatz via Renens VD, Basel SBB, Solingen Hbf, and Solingen Hbf in around 9h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Solingen Birkerstraße via Basel SBB, Basel, Bahnhof, and Köln Breslauer Platz/Hbf in around 12h 38m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 2104 305400
- Website
- regio-bahn.de
Train from Duesseldorf Hbf to Solingen Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- regio-bahn.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Solingen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Bad Bf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–263
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–263
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Geneva to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Köln
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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