There are 8 ways to get from Trieste to Geneva by shuttle, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
best- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
5h 20mCHF 66–387Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 55mCHF 40–65Train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Brig to Genèvetrain Ec / ...
10h 47mCHF 141–303Drive 715.8 km
- Drive from Trieste to Genevacar 715.8 km
7h 4mCHF 113–163Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LJU - GVA
6h 23mCHF 113–374Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TRS - GVA
5h 56mCHF 53–186Train via Milan
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genèvetrain Ec / ...
11h 14mCHF 118–248Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Trieste to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Genevabus
12h 4mCHF 41–75
Trieste to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to bus via Milan which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 12h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 20m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 390.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Trieste and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Genève via Venezia Mestre, Domodossola and Brig. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
The distance between Trieste and Geneva is 664 km. The road distance is 715.8 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 10h 47m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 310.
It takes approximately 5h 20m to get from Trieste to Geneva, including transfers.
Trieste to Geneva bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Geneva train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to train which takes 10h 47m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 11h 55m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 56m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Genève via Venezia Mestre, Domodossola, and Brig in around 10h 47m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Trieste to Geneva - Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–65 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–400
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–500
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 30–40
- Smart Flex
- CHF 30–40
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 40–50
- Smart Flex
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- 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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 31–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 31–34
- Private
- CHF 120–230
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 28–31
- Private
- CHF 85–160
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Geneva bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Geneva - Bus Station.
Trieste to Geneva train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Trieste to Geneva is 716 km. It takes approximately 7h 4m to drive from Trieste to Geneva.
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