There are 6 ways to get from Italian Riviera to Switzerland by unknown, bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Travel, bus
best- Walk from Italian Riviera to Genoaunknown
- Take the bus from Genoa to Zurich Bus Stationbus N177
6h 25mTravel, train via Milan
- Walk from Italian Riviera to Genova Voltriunknown
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
6h 54mTravel, train, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Walk from Italian Riviera to Genova Voltriunknown
- Take the train from Genova Voltri to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCE - GVA
7h 26mTravel, train (Trenitalia)
- Walk from Italian Riviera to Genova Voltriunknown
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
7h 14mTravel, train #2
- Walk from Italian Riviera to Pra' 1/Verrinaunknown
- Take the train from Genova P. Principe to Zürich HBtrain Ec
8h 40mTravel, train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Walk from Italian Riviera to Genova Voltriunknown
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MXP - ZRH
7h 15m
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Italian Riviera and Switzerland is 431 km.
The best way to get from Italian Riviera to Switzerland without a car is to travel and bus which takes 6h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Italian Riviera to Switzerland, including transfers.
There are 1240+ hotels available in Switzerland.
What companies run services between Italian Riviera, Italy and Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Italian Riviera to Switzerland. However, you can travel to Genoa, take the bus to Zurich Bus Station, walk to Zürich HB, then take the train to Zürich Stadelhofen. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Italian Riviera to Zürich Stadelhofen via Genova Voltri, Genova P.Za Principe, Milano Centrale, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 6h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova Voltri to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–50
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–60
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 90–130
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–110
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genova P. Principe to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Genoa to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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