There are 11 ways to get from Ankara to Geneva by plane, bus, train, night train, or car
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Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ESB - GVA
6h 28mCHF 72–272Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Genevabus
41h 46mCHF 120–213Train, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
46h 25mCHF 284–439Drive 2,693 km
- Drive from Ankara to Genevacar 2,693 km
25h 18mCHF 450–649Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Basel (BSL)plane ESB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
10h 12mCHF 151–328Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane ESB - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
12h 11mCHF 143–322Train, Metro to Istanbul, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain
- Take the train from Halkali to Istanbul Airporttrain
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IST - GVA
10h 58mCHF 104–278Train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendiktrain
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAW - GVA
10h 39mCHF 97–217Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
- Take the bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to La Roche-sur-Foronbus
43h 57mCHF 161–199Bus via Kragujevac
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica to Genève, Place des Alpesbus
45h 52mCHF 262–290Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sudtrain
- Take the bus from Ploiești to Genevabus
2d 2hCHF 194–309
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 280 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Geneva is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Geneva via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Genève via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 25m.
The distance between Ankara and Geneva is 2302 km. The road distance is 2693 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Geneva without a car is to bus which takes 41h 46m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Ankara to Geneva, including transfers.
Ankara to Geneva bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Geneva train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
The best way to get from Ankara to Geneva is to fly which takes 6h 28m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 220 and takes 41h 46m.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Geneva, Switzerland?
AJet, SunExpress, and two other airlines fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ankara to Geneva via Istanbul and Munich central bus station in around 41h 46m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–400
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–430
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–490
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–320
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Pendik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–12
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 53–57
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Zürich HB to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +90 850 252 88 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- metro.istanbul
Train from Halkali to Istanbul Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 1
- Schedules at
- istairport.com
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–6
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–6
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 20–28
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 20–28
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploiești to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- Citylines
Bus from Istanbul Hotel Montenegro to Belgrade New Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- Citylines
- Phone
- +381 800 334 334
- [email protected]
- Website
- lasta.rs
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to La Roche-sur-Foron
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler to Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 32
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- +41 76 480 13 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- optoptravel.rs
Bus from Kragujevac, Autobuska Stanica to Genève, Place des Alpes
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–230
- Schedules at
- optoptravel.rs
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Booking & Getting There
Ankara to Geneva bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
Geneva is 2h behind Ankara. It is currently 1:01 PM in Ankara and 11:01 AM in Geneva.
Ankara to Geneva train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Geneva is 2693 km. It takes approximately 25h 18m to drive from Ankara to Geneva.
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