There are 8 ways to get from Ireland to Geneva by plane, ferry, 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 from Cork Airport
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ORK - GVA
4h 25mCHF 74–185Fly from Dublin Airport
cheapest- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)DUB - GVA
4h 53mCHF 63–172Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to GeneveTgv
28h 22mCHF 169–345Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Nürnberg
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Geneva
3d 7hCHF 99–427Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)SNN - GVA
7h 7mCHF 80–188Train to Belfast International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)BFS - GVA
6h 20mCHF 71–171Ferry, train via Lyon
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Mantes-la-JolieK2+
- Take the train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to GeneveTer
31h 11mCHF 170–422Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
40h 9m
Ireland to Geneva by tram, foot, ferry, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 60 - SFr 180 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 190.
The distance between Ireland and Geneva is 1239 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Geneva without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 22m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 350.
It takes approximately 4h 25m to get from Ireland to Geneva, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 25m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 95 - SFr 430 and takes 3 days 7h.
Geneva is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 11:28 PM in Ireland and 12:28 AM in Geneva.
There are 1252+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Ireland and Geneva, Switzerland?
Aer Lingus and British Airways fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dublin to Geneva via Dublin, Rădăuți, Nürnberg, and Nuremberg central bus station in around 3d 7h.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–330
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes-la-Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes-la-Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mantes La Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- info@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 8–12
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Grand Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +40 230 562 929
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–130
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 806 07 95 30
- contact@capcotentin.fr
- Website
- capcotentin.fr
Bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- capcotentin.fr
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–80
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 200–950
- On Foot
- CHF 65–80
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