There are 7 ways to get from Shanghai to Geneva by plane, car, train, or bus
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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 38mCHF 305–656Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTG - GVA
24h 13mCHF 220–766Drive 10,981.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,981.7 km
5d 5hCHF 1,730–2,499Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
18h 11mCHF 280–950Train 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 234–813Fly 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 373–685Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genèvetrain
21h 25mCHF 264–640
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 which costs SFr 280 - SFr 950 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 38m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9299 km. The road distance is 10981.7 km.
It takes approximately 15h 38m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:43 PM in Shanghai and 2:43 PM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Geneva is 10982 km. It takes approximately 5 days 5h to drive from Shanghai to Geneva.
There are 1284+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other 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
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–850
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 180–650
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
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 230–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–460
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–700
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–450
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
- 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 210–650
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–10
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
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 24–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 24–40
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 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 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 45–65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–45
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- 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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