There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Geneva by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CNS - GVA
24h 59mCHF 550–2,000Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CNS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
26h 50mCHF 635–3,240Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Basel (BSL)plane CNS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
29h 38mCHF 659–3,713Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CNS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
29h 36mCHF 593–1,460Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CNS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain
30h 1mCHF 554–1,825Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CNS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
29h 58mCHF 603–3,107
Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Geneva is to fly and train which costs SFr 550 - SFr 1500 and takes 29h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Geneva is to fly which takes 24h 59m and costs SFr 550 - SFr 2000.
The distance between Cairns and Geneva is 15080 km.
It takes approximately 24h 59m to get from Cairns to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 9h behind Cairns. It is currently 5:34 AM in Cairns and 8:34 PM in Geneva.
There are 722+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and Lufthansa fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 6 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–3,600
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–3,800
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–2,000
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,700
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,300
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–3,100
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
Flights from Cairns to Frankfurt via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–2,900
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–3,800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,400
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–27
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–11
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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