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 Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
15h 8mCHF 305–706Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane WUX - GVA
19h 9mCHF 214–1,013Drive 10,981.7 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,981.7 km
5d 5hCHF 1,731–2,500Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
17h 36mCHF 280–950Bus 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
21h 48mCHF 220–1,016Fly 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 49mCHF 372–725
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 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 8m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 750.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9299 km. The road distance is 10981.7 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 1:49 PM in Shanghai and 7:49 AM 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 564+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–1,100
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- 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 210–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–1,000
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- CHF 5–9
- Soft Sleeper
- CHF 14–20
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
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–55
- 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 30–50
- 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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