There are 3 ways to get from Seattle to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SEA - GVA
14h 57mCHF 325–755Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SEA - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
18h 28mCHF 421–1,074Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Basel (BSL)plane SEA - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
19h 26mCHF 480–1,170
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 320 - SFr 800 and takes 14h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Geneva is to fly which takes 14h 57m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 800.
The distance between Seattle and Geneva is 8479 km.
It takes approximately 14h 57m to get from Seattle to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:57 PM in Seattle and 4:57 AM in Geneva.
There are 562+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
British Airways, Edelweiss Air, and seven other airlines fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–480
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–440
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–1,100
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
- 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
- +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
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