There are 9 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 15mCHF 191–544Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 55mCHF 40–80Train
- 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 46mCHF 160–356Drive 715.8 km
- Drive from Trieste to Genevacar 715.8 km
7h 4mCHF 116–167Shuttle 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 13mCHF 118–484Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TRS - GVA
6h 6mCHF 58–195Bus to Rijeka Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvorbus
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RJK - GVA
8h 48mCHF 243–596Train 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 13mCHF 123–306Bus 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 44–79
Trieste to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 550.
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 46m.
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 46m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360.
It takes approximately 5h 15m 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 46m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 80 and takes 11h 55m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 6h 6m.
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 46m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Trieste to Geneva - Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–80 and the journey takes 11h 55m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–750
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–350
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–550
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- 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 17–29
- 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 13–35
- 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 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 75–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–100
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- 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 8–10
- 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 150–380
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–260
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29
- Private
- CHF 127
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Rijeka, Željeznički Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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 40–80
- 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 9–16
- 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 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- 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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