There are 4 ways to get from Madison to Geneva by plane, bus, 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.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSN - GVA
16h 3mCHF 352–1,402Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORD - GVA
15h 20mCHF 236–482Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MKE - GVA
16h 53mCHF 389–1,515Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ORD - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
18h 56mCHF 311–901
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Geneva is to bus and fly which costs SFr 230 - SFr 490 and takes 15h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Geneva is to bus and fly which takes 15h 20m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 490.
The distance between Madison and Geneva is 7076 km.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Madison to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 10:10 AM in Madison and 5:10 PM in Geneva.
There are 1222+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
United Airlines, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 4m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,000
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- 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 Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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