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 179–502Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
14h 5mCHF 55–102Train
- 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 / ...
11h 13mCHF 161–357Bus via Milan
- Take the bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Genevabus
13h 27mCHF 165–380Drive 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 13mCHF 113–452Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TRS - GVA
6h 6mCHF 58–205Shuttle to Klagenfurt Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Fly from Klagenfurt Airport (KLU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane KLU - GVA
9h 42mCHF 257–749Train 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 40mCHF 124–312
Trieste to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Geneva is to shuttle and fly which takes 5h 15m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 500.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Trieste, Autostazione and arriving at Geneva via Venice Mestre and Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 27m.
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 11h 13m.
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 11h 13m 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 GoOpti, depart from Trieste, Autostazione 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 11h 13m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 360. Alternatively, you can bus via Milan, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 380 and takes 13h 27m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 210 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 11h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Geneva via Stazione Mestre, Venice Mestre, and Milan in around 13h 27m.
- 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 85–270
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
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
- 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 35–180
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Geneva International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
- 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 50–160
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Klagenfurt Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- 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 17–28
- 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 18–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- 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 140–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste, Autostazione to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–310
- 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 29–240
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 29
- Private
- CHF 127
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Klagenfurt Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Venice Mestre to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Venice Mestre to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Trieste to Geneva bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Stazione Mestre 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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