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Compare bus, train, and flight for Geneva to Zurich
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Geneva to Zurich among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of €80 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 35m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of €80, while a flight costs an average of €371.
Distance: 224 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Driving |
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€80 Average price Cheapest | €371 Average price | €96 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 45m Average total duration 3h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 35m Average total duration Fastest 1h 35m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 3h 23m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.7 - 1.3kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Compare ways to travel from Geneva to Zurich
Compare the available ways to get from Geneva to Zurich, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Geneva to Zurich:
A train is €292 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Geneva to Zurich costing on average €371.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 45m.
Travel optionsfrom Geneva to Zurich
How to get from Geneva to Zurich by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Geneva to Zurich is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- RE 33 18489 | 18489 · IR 15 2541 | 2541 · IC 8 841 | 841
9:38 PM 3h28 Geneva station 1:06 AM Zurich HB €63 1 One-way 2 transfers
Cheapest
- RE 33 18489 | 18489 · IR 15 2541 | 2541 · IC 8 841 | 841
9:38 PM 3h28 Geneva station 1:06 AM Zurich HB €63 1 One-way 2 transfers
Fastest
- LX2801
6:00 AM 0h45 Geneva International Airport 6:45 AM Zurich Airport €582 1 One-way 0 transfers
Other options
- RE 33 18491 | 18491 · IR 15 2543 | 2543 · IR 2155 | 2155
10:39 PM 6h49 Geneva station 5:28 AM Zurich HB €63 1 One-way 2 transfers - RE 33 18491 | 18491 · IR 15 2543 | 2543 · IR 2155 | 2155
10:39 PM 6h56 Geneva station 5:35 AM Zürich Oerlikon €63 1 One-way 2 transfers - RE 33 18489 | 18489 · IC 5 543 | 543
9:38 PM 3h36 Geneva station 1:14 AM Zurich HB €63 1 One-way 1 transfer
- LX2811
2:40 PM 0h55 Geneva International Airport 3:35 PM Zurich Airport €368 1 One-way 0 transfers - LX2813
1:40 PM 0h55 Geneva International Airport 2:35 PM Zurich Airport €368 1 One-way 0 transfers 
LX3686 · LX36231:20 PM 3h10 Geneva International Airport 4:30 PM Zurich Airport €371 1 One-way 1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Geneva to Zurich:
A train is €292 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Geneva to Zurich costing on average €371.
Other travel options to Zurich take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 45m.
- Around 35 trains per day.
- Around 10 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Geneva and Zurich as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Geneva International Airport and arrive in Zurich Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Geneva station and arrive in Zurich HB.
- Buses mostly depart from Annemasse, Place Martin Luther King and arrive in Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai).
- Travel with SBB, SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Zurich by train.
- Travel with Swiss, British Airways, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Air Baltic, Edelweiss Air to go to Zurich by flight.
- 8 direct trains per day with SBB.
- 7 direct flights per day with Swiss, Edelweiss Air.
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