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 8mCHF 337–658Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
16h 46mCHF 221–701Drive 10,977.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,977.5 km
5d 2hCHF 1,825–2,637Train 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
18h 24mCHF 274–864Bus 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 18mCHF 281–868Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
19h 9mCHF 342–588
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 330 - SFr 700 and takes 15h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 8m and costs SFr 330 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9299 km. The road distance is 10977.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 8m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 4:52 PM in Shanghai and 10:52 AM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Geneva is 10978 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to Geneva.
There are 1226+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Swiss, and Air Serbia fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- CHF 6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- CHF 15–22
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 2–4
- Hard sleeper
- CHF 6–9
- Soft sleeper
- CHF 10–14
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- bus@chinatrainguide.com
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- CHF 8–12
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