There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MEL - GVA
26h 4mCHF 356–1,116Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane MEL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
29h 38mCHF 591–1,181Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
29h 11mCHF 536–1,676Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MEL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
30h 45mCHF 532–2,085Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MEL - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genèvetrain
31h 36mCHF 435–1,743
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Geneva is to fly and train which costs SFr 430 - SFr 1800 and takes 31h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Geneva is to fly which takes 26h 4m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Geneva is 16536 km.
It takes approximately 26h 4m to get from Melbourne to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 8h behind Melbourne. It is currently 9:37 AM in Melbourne and 1:37 AM in Geneva.
There are 564+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) twice daily.
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–1,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,500
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,300
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–1,600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Colombo, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,800
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 22–55
- 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 29–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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