There are 4 ways to get from Detroit to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly Detroit to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DTW - GVA
13h 1mCHF 342–1,302Fly Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Fly from Windsor Airport (YQG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YQG - GVA
16h 2mCHF 386–1,206Fly Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane DTW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
16h 49mCHF 423–1,462Fly Detroit to Basel, train
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Basel (BSL)plane DTW - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
17h 30mCHF 431–1,528
Detroit (DTW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Detroit to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 380 - SFr 1300 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Detroit to Geneva is to fly which takes 13h 1m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1300.
The distance between Detroit and Geneva is 6780 km.
It takes approximately 13h 1m to get from Detroit to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 5h ahead of Detroit. It is currently 8:25 AM in Detroit and 1:25 PM in Geneva.
There are 1218+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Detroit, MI, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
Delta, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Ottawa, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,500
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Detroit to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Detroit to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Detroit to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Windsor Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,400
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Detroit to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,400
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
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
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