There are 7 ways to get from Potsdam to Geneva by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BER - GVA
4h 40mCHF 45–154Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurttrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
12h 27mCHF 245–404Bus
- Take the bus from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus N60 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Geneva Bus Stationbus
20h 33mNight train, bus
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Basel to Genevabus Kyiv-Lyon
20h 37mTrain
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
12h 34mCHF 175–374Drive, car train
- Drive from Potsdam to Göttingencar
- Take the car train from Göttingen to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Genevacar
9h 51mCHF 218–305Drive 1,012.4 km
- Drive from Potsdam to Genevacar 1,012.4 km
10h 19mCHF 160–230
Potsdam to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Geneva is to train and fly which costs SFr 45 - SFr 160 and takes 4h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 4h 40m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Potsdam to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Geneva Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Potsdam to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Potsdam Hbf and arriving at Genève via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt, Basel SBB and Renens VD. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 27m.
The distance between Potsdam and Geneva is 918 km. The road distance is 1012.4 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Geneva without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 27m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Potsdam to Geneva, including transfers.
Potsdam to Geneva bus services, operated by Günter Anger Güterverkehrs GmbH & Co. Omnibusvermietung KG, depart from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof station.
Potsdam to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Geneva is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 12h 27m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 20h 33m.
What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Potsdam Hbf to Genève via Berlin Hbf, Frankfurt, Basel SBB, and Renens VD in around 12h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Geneva Bus Station via Flughafen BER, Berlin Airport BER, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 20h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 235–250
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 140–160
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 60–80
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Göttingen to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–100
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 033208 2201 0
- info@angerbus.de
- Website
- angerbus.de
Bus from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- angerbus.de
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Basel to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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More Questions & Answers
Potsdam to Geneva bus services, operated by Günter Anger Güterverkehrs GmbH & Co. Omnibusvermietung KG, arrive at Flughafen BER station.
Potsdam to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Potsdam to Geneva is 1012 km. It takes approximately 10h 19m to drive from Potsdam to Geneva.
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