There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Geneva by plane, car, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
15h 48mCHF 315–656Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
18h 11mCHF 200–700Drive 10,981 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,981 km
5d 4hCHF 1,762–2,545Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane WUX - GVA
20h 24mCHF 224–763Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTG - GVA
23h 38mCHF 230–766Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PVG - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
21h 31mCHF 372–580
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly and train which costs SFr 370 - SFr 600 and takes 21h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9299 km. The road distance is 10981 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 6:08 PM in Shanghai and 11:08 AM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Geneva is 10981 km. It takes approximately 5 days 4h to drive from Shanghai to Geneva.
There are 1217+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa, and Austrian Airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Tianfu International, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Tianfu International, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 8–13
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 2–4
- Hard sleeper
- CHF 5–8
- Soft sleeper
- CHF 9–13
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
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- 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
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- CHF 8–11
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