There are 6 ways to get from Cairns to Geneva by plane, train, or bus
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 35mCHF 550–4,400Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CNS - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Genèvetrain
28h 28mCHF 545–3,868Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CNS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
28h 11mCHF 768–1,307Fly 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 1mCHF 602–1,297Fly 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
28h 54mCHF 703–4,933Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Cairns (CNS) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane CNS - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain
31h 47mCHF 735–2,115
Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairns to Geneva is to fly and train which costs SFr 600 - SFr 1300 and takes 29h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Cairns to Geneva is to fly which takes 24h 35m and costs SFr 550 - SFr 4400.
The distance between Cairns and Geneva is 15080 km.
It takes approximately 24h 35m to get from Cairns to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 8h behind Cairns. It is currently 10:21 AM in Cairns and 2:21 AM in Geneva.
There are 1280+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Cairns, QLD, Australia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Singapore Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Cairns (CNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,800
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,700
Flights from Cairns to Basel via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,800
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–3,700
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,500
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 650–2,100
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Milano Malpensa Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–3,700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
Flights from Cairns to Zurich Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,500
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Cairns to Geneva International Airport via Singapore Changi, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–4,400
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,800
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cairns to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Cairns to Turin Caselle Airport via Singapore Changi, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–4,500
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–13
Train from Domodossola to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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