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Compare bus, train, and flight for Zurich to Geneva
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Geneva among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of €82 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 21m. 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 €82, while a flight costs an average of €348.
Distance: 224 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Driving |
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€348 Average price | €82 Average price Cheapest | €95 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 21m Average total duration Fastest 1h 21m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 3h 46m Average total duration 3h 16m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 23m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.7 - 1.3kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - 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.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Geneva:
A train is €267 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Geneva costing on average €348.
Other travel options to Geneva take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 46m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Geneva
How to get from Zurich to Geneva by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Geneva is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IC 5 540 | 540 · RE 33 18488 | 1848810:04 PM3h18Zurich HB1:22 AMGeneva station€641One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IC 5 540 | 540 · RE 33 18488 | 1848810:04 PM3h18Zurich HB1:22 AMGeneva station€641One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- LX28085:05 PM0h50Zurich Airport5:55 PMGeneva International Airport€3571One-way0 transfers
Other options
- RE 48 4939 | 4939 · IC 5 540 | 540 · RE 33 18488 | 184889:48 PM3h34Zürich Oerlikon1:22 AMGeneva station€641One-way2 transfers
- S 5 18583 | 18583 · IC 5 540 | 540 · RE 33 18488 | 184889:46 PM3h36Zurich Altstetten1:22 AMGeneva station€651One-way2 transfers
- IC 1 734 | 734 · RE 33 18440 | 184408:31 PM3h29Zurich HB12:00 AMGeneva station€651One-way1 transfer
- LX281810:45 PM0h50Zurich Airport11:35 PMGeneva International Airport€3571One-way0 transfers
- LX28049:15 AM0h50Zurich Airport10:05 AMGeneva International Airport€3571One-way0 transfers
- LX28169:05 PM0h50Zurich Airport9:55 PMGeneva International Airport€3571One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Geneva:
A train is €267 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Geneva costing on average €348.
Other travel options to Geneva take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 46m.
- Around 38 trains per day.
- Around 9 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Geneva as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Geneva International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Geneva station.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Annemasse, Place Martin Luther King.
- Travel with Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Swiss, BA Cityflyer, British Airways, Air Dolomiti, Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines to go to Geneva by flight.
- Travel with SBB, SNCF | TGV Lyria, SNCF | TGV INOUI to go to Geneva by train.
- 7 direct flights per day with Swiss, Edelweiss Air.
- 8 direct trains per day with SBB.
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