There are 9 ways to get from Ireland to Geneva by plane, ferry, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUB - GVA
4h 53mCHF 63–182Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris Saint-Lazaretrain K2+
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
28h 27mCHF 229–785Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Nürnbergbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Genevabus
3d 7hCHF 107–421Fly from Cork Airport
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORK - GVA
4h 24mCHF 69–235Fly from Shannon Airport
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SNN - GVA
7h 2mCHF 70–237Train to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BHD - GVA
7h 27mCHF 91–184Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Dublin to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Genevacar
28h 48mCHF 209–684Ferry, train via Lyon
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Mantes-la-Jolietrain K2+
- Take the train from Mantes-la-Jolie to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
31h 23mCHF 221–827Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Cherbourgferry
- Take the bus from Cherbourg-Gare to Rennes-Gare Routierebus
- Take the bus from Rennes - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
40h 4m
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 190 and takes 4h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 24m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 240.
The distance between Ireland and Geneva is 1216 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Geneva without a car is to ferry and train which takes 28h 27m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 800.
It takes approximately 4h 53m to get from Ireland to Geneva, including transfers.
The best way to get from Ireland to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 53m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 100 - SFr 430 and takes 3 days 7h.
Geneva is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 1:01 AM in Ireland and 2:01 AM in Geneva.
There are 1254+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Ireland and Geneva, Switzerland?
Aer Lingus, Swiss, and Luxair fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) 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
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–240
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–240
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
Flights from Cork Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–410
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
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 Saint-Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- 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 37m
- 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
Train from Mantes-la-Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mantes-la-Jolie to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- 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 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Dundalk to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- CHF 8–12
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@normandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Cherbourg to Mantes-la-Jolie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–190
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- reservations@brittanyferries.ie
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–550
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
- Single Ticket
- CHF 23–130
- Car Single Ticket
- CHF 110–550
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–450
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- CHF 70–110
- Passenger Car
- CHF 90–450
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