There are 8 ways to get from Kirkwall to Geneva by plane, ferry, train, or bus
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane KOI - GVA
8h 50mCHF 90–410Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
25h 33mCHF 248–626Ferry, train, bus via Lille
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Genevetrain Tgv
34h 16mCHF 171–491Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Basel (BSL)plane KOI - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
13h 24mCHF 168–730Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KOI - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
12h 42mCHF 314–635Ferry, train, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
34h 35mCHF 148–404Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700 / ...
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
39h 14mCHF 113–227Ferry, train, bus #2
- Take the ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminalferry Nl2
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
40h 31m
Kirkwall (KOI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kirkwall to Geneva is to ferry and bus which costs SFr 110 - SFr 230 and takes 39h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kirkwall to Geneva is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 410.
The distance between Kirkwall and Geneva is 1543 km.
The best way to get from Kirkwall to Geneva without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 33m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 8h 50m to get from Kirkwall to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 1h ahead of Kirkwall. It is currently 2:22 AM in Kirkwall and 3:22 AM in Geneva.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Kirkwall, Scotland and Geneva, Switzerland?
Loganair, easyJet, and British Airways fly from Kirkwall (KOI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) once daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Basel via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Basel via Glasgow, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–700
Flights from Kirkwall to Zurich Airport via Aberdeen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Geneva International Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Geneva International Airport via Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Geneva International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Kirkwall to Geneva International Airport via Lerwick, Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from Kirkwall to Zurich Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Geneva International Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–650
Flights from Kirkwall to Zurich Airport via Dundee, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Kirkwall to Zurich Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
Flights from Kirkwall to Zurich Airport via Lerwick, Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–650
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–55
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- 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 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 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
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- 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 30–45
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 45–70
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–240
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aberdeen to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- CHF 220–240
- Sleeper Seat
- CHF 65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- CHF 260–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–34
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +44 845 600 0449
- info@northlinkferries.co.uk
- Website
- northlinkferries.co.uk
Ferry from Kirkwall Orkney Hatston Ferry Terminal to Aberdeen Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–38
- Website
- https://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/
- Low
- CHF 21–26
- Peak
- CHF 33–38
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