There are 5 ways to get from Philadelphia to CERN by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PHL - GVA
13h 9m€310–1,148Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane JFK - GVA
12h 15m€226–933Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EWR - GVA
11h 30m€252–769Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
14h 43m€407–1,017Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PHL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
16h 44m€380–827
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to CERN is to train and fly which costs €220 - €950 and takes 12h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to CERN is to train and fly which takes 11h 30m and costs €250 - €800.
The distance between Philadelphia and CERN is 6372 km.
It takes approximately 13h 9m to get from Philadelphia to CERN, including transfers.
There are 1284+ hotels available in CERN.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and CERN, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
Aer Lingus, American Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–420
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–950
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €9–190
- Business Class
- €45–220
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- €10–190
- Business Class
- €50–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- €15–25
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- €8–55
- Business - advance purchase
- €11–80
- Business Class
- €19–150
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–210
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–550
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- €17–390
- First Class
- €110–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- 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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- 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
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €55–70
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