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
15h 2mCHF 325–905Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
cheapest- 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 20mCHF 275–870Fly 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 27mCHF 471–1,045
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 950 and takes 15h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 2m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 950.
The distance between Seattle and Geneva is 8480 km.
It takes approximately 15h 2m to get from Seattle to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 9h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 1:31 AM in Seattle and 10:31 AM in Geneva.
There are 1274+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
British Airways, Delta, and eight 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 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
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 240–900
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 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- 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 240–900
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 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- 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 380–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- 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 280–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–13
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