There are 6 ways to get from Geneva to Vars by plane, car or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Geneva to Ottawa • 16h 45m
$379 - $829
Cheapest option
Fly Geneva to Montreal, train • 15h 16m
$298 - $1,103
4 alternative options
Fly Geneva to Ogdensburg, drive • 31h 13m
$375 - $940
Train to Lyon, fly to Ottawa • 16h 54m
$553 - $1,165
Train to Lyon, fly to Montreal, train • 17h 17m
$342 - $1,089
Fly Geneva to Massena, drive • 17h 50m
$334 - $939
Travel safe during COVID-19
International entry into Canada from Switzerland
- Entry is restricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Conditions of entry into Canada from Switzerland
- 14 day mandatory self quarantine
- Health screen upon arrival
- Travelers are required submit their quarantine plan using ArriveCAN app prior to arrival
- Negative COVID-19 test issued at most 3 days prior to boarding for air passengers 5 years of age or older
Rules to follow in Canada
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Considerations leaving from Switzerland
The official advice is to avoid non-essential international travel to high risk countries
Frequently Asked Questions
No, entry into Canada from Switzerland is currently restricted.
Explore options for future travelDomestic travel is not restricted, but some conditions may apply
- Face masks are recommended
- There is a social distancing requirement of 2 metres
- Domestic border crossings may be subject to approval, testing and quarantine
- Regional restriction measures in place
The national COVID-19 helpline number in Vars is 1-833-784-4397.
Wearing a face mask on public transport in Vars is recommended.
The social distance requirement in Vars is 2 metres.
Make yourself known to an official member of staff and/or call the national coronavirus helpline number on 1-833-784-4397.
No, returning to Switzerland from Canada is currently allowed.
See options for return travel.
Last updated: 19 Jan 2021
Exceptions may apply, for full details: Government of Canada.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Vars is to fly and drive which costs SFr 230 - SFr 700 and takes 17h 50m.
The quickest way to get from Geneva to Vars is to fly and train which costs SFr 200 - SFr 800 and takes 15h 16m.
The distance between Geneva and Vars is 6023 km.
It takes approximately 16h 45m to get from Geneva to Vars, including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Geneva Airport to Ottawa Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h 23m and has one stopover.
British Airways, WestJet, FlexFlight ApS and four other airlines offer flights from Geneva Airport to Ottawa Airport.
There are 27+ hotels available in Vars. Prices start at $125 CAD per night.
The best way to get from Geneva to Geneva Airport is to line 1 train which takes 7 min and costs SFr 10 - SFr 18.
- Distance: 6023 km
- Duration: 16h 45m
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Vars, ON, Canada?
Air Canada, British Airways and six other airlines fly from Geneva to Vars 5 times a day.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Brussels, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Manchester, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400 - $850
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Zurich, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,300
Flights from Lyon to Ottawa via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,400
Flights from Lyon to Ottawa via Montreal, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,100
Flights from Lyon to Ottawa via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,300
Flights from Geneva to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,500
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,500
Flights from Lyon to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380 - $800
Flights from Lyon to Ottawa via Frankfurt, Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,300
Flights from Lyon to Ottawa via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $460 - $1,900
Flights from Geneva to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,500
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,500
Flights from Lyon to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,300
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $800
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 34m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,100
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Newark, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,100
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Montreal, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430 - $900
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Frankfurt, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 4m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420 - $1,100
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Lisbon, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 39m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $900
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via London Heathrow, Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
Flights from Geneva to Ogdensburg via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $410 - $1,200
Flights from Geneva to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,500
Flights from Lyon to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $1,100
- Website
- boutiqueair.com
Flights from Geneva to Massena via Dublin, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320 - $1,100
Flights from Geneva to Massena via Paris CDG, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300 - $1,000
Flights from Geneva to Massena via London Heathrow, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $1,300
Flights from Geneva to Massena via Amsterdam Schiphol, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240 - $900
Flights from Geneva to Massena via New York JFK, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,200
Flights from Geneva to Massena via Ponta Delgada, Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $310 - $900
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva to Ottawa via Paris CDG, Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $360 - $1,200
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450 - $2,100
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700 - $1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $2,500
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550 - $2,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $450 - $2,100
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700 - $2,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $470 - $1,900
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $350 - $1,400
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Geneva to Montreal via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500 - $1,600
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Lyon to Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $390 - $1,600
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Lyon to Montreal via Lisbon
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $950
The national railway company of Switzerland, Swiss Railways operates trains throughout the country and adjacent European nations including Germany, France, Italy and Austria. Tickets are sold in two classes - First and Second - with most long-distance trains offering a bistro car serving beverages and snacks. Individual tickets can be bought easily at stands, while a variety of travel passes are on offer to suit different travel needs.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +41 51 220 11 11
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $75 - $140
- Website
- Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS)
- Phone
- +1 1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Dorval to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55 - $120
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $29 - $60
- Economy
- $55 - $80
- EconomyPlus
- $80 - $120
- Business
- $85 - $120
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