There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane CPT - GVA
14h 12mCHF 395–856Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane CPT - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
17h 50mCHF 346–971Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
15h 49mCHF 410–1,156Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL)plane CPT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
18h 57mCHF 371–1,101
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 390 - SFr 900 and takes 14h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Geneva is to fly which takes 14h 12m and costs SFr 390 - SFr 900.
The distance between Cape Town and Geneva is 9025 km.
It takes approximately 14h 12m to get from Cape Town to Geneva, including transfers.
There are 1276+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Geneva, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, KLM, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–600
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–900
- 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 55–180
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- 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
- 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
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