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How to get fromCapetown Airport (CPT) to Genevaby plane, train, or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Capetown Airport (CPT) to Geneva by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly to Geneva International Airport

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    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane plane CPT - GVA
    13h 55m
    CHF 340–850

  2. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CPT - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain train
    15h 31m
    CHF 397–1,045

  3. Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane plane CPT - LYS
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain train
    17h 32m
    CHF 352–918

  4. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Basel (BSL)plane plane CPT - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    3. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train
    18h 39m
    CHF 363–1,058

  5. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CPT - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Domodossola to Genèvetrain train
    20h 23m
    CHF 354–854

  6. Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane CPT - TRN
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Genevetrain train
    21h 6m
    CHF 343–1,116

  7. Fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane CPT - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain train
    5. Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain train
    18h 44m
    CHF 397–1,210

  8. Fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CPT - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Genèvetrain train
    21h 18m
    CHF 529–1,714

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights

Calendar33Weekly Planes
Duration16h 38mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 287Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 9,005.3 km
  • Duration: 13h 55m

What companies run services between Capetown Airport (CPT), 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.

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