There are 8 ways to get from Papenburg to Geneva by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), car, car train, or night train
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Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DUS - GVA
6h 8mCHF 122–317Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HAM - GVA
7h 19mCHF 91–308Train
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 43
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
11h 27mCHF 172–340Drive 924 km
- Drive from Papenburg to Genevacar 924 km
10h 14mCHF 178–256Train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRE - GVA
8h 6mCHF 98–324Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningentrain
- Take the train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
7h 45mCHF 101–281Drive, car train
- Drive from Papenburg to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Genevacar
13h 55mCHF 170–230Train, night train
- Take the train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhoftrain 35
- Take the train from Rheine to Koeln Messe/Deutztrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
14h 42m
Papenburg to Geneva by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Papenburg to Geneva is to train and fly which costs SFr 90 - SFr 310 and takes 7h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Papenburg to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 320.
No, there is no direct train from Papenburg to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Papenburg, Bahnhof and arriving at Genève via Münster Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Renens VD. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 27m.
The distance between Papenburg and Geneva is 815 km. The road distance is 924 km.
The best way to get from Papenburg to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 11h 27m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 340.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Papenburg to Geneva, including transfers.
Papenburg to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Papenburg, Bahnhof station.
Papenburg to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Münster Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Papenburg to Geneva is 924 km. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Papenburg to Geneva.
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What companies run services between Papenburg, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Genève via Münster Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Renens VD in around 11h 27m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–480
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Gelsenkirchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Münster Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Münster Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Papenburg, Bahnhof to Rheine, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Rheine to Koeln Messe/Deutz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- service@vias-online.eu
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Koeln Messe/Deutz Gl.11-12 to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- Arriva NL
Train from Leer(Ostfriesl) to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- CHF 10–16
Train from Groningen to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Arriva NL
- Second Class Single
- CHF 27–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
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