There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Geneva by plane, car, bus, or train
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 Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
17h 36mCHF 290–950Bus 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
21h 18mCHF 220–966Drive 10,981.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,981.7 km
5d 5hCHF 1,761–2,543Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
15h 48mCHF 315–706Train 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
19h 49mCHF 224–1,013Fly 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 26mCHF 370–775
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 290 - SFr 950 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 750.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9242 km. The road distance is 10981.7 km.
It takes approximately 17h 36m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:03 PM in Shanghai and 2:03 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 1254+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
Air China, China Eastern Airlines, and Lufthansa fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) twice daily.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,100
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 33m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–850
- 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 180–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
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 21–55
- 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 28–50
- 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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