There are 5 ways to get from Madison to Geneva by plane, bus, or train
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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
15h 35mCHF 372–1,402Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
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 Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
17h 46mCHF 364–919Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- 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 369–689Bus 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 12mCHF 419–1,615Bus 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 53mCHF 477–904
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 and train which costs SFr 360 - SFr 950 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Geneva is to bus and fly which takes 15h 20m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 700.
The distance between Madison and Geneva is 7076 km.
It takes approximately 15h 35m to get from Madison to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 9:14 AM in Madison and 4:14 PM in Geneva.
There are 1279+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
United Airlines, Delta, and two 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, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
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 230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
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 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
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 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
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 230–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,600
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–950
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 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
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 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
- 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, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,300
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
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 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- 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 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- questions@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 18–40
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- CHF 18–40
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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