There are 10 ways to get from Geneva to Herford by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or train (Trenitalia)
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane GVA - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herfordtrain
3h 44m€126–336Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva to Dortmund central bus stationbus FlixBus N122
- Take the bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhofbus Dnipro
15h 48m€90–156Train
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbftrain 43
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55 / ...
10h 55m€197–404Drive 840 km
- Drive from Geneva to Herfordcar 840 km
7h 52m€151–218Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane GVA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain
5h 44m€159–367Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane GVA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrueck Hbf to Herfordtrain
5h 29m€126–408Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane GVA - FMO
- Take the train from Ibbenbueren to Herfordtrain
6h 30m€131–349Drive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Herfordcar
11h 52m€154–206Train via Mannheim
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55
12h 5m€197–379Bus, train
- Take the bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain Ter
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbfbus L32
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Herfordtrain Re
21h 34m
Geneva to Herford by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Herford is to bus which costs €85 - €160 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Herford is to fly and train which takes 3h 44m and costs €120 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Herford. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof via Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 48m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Herford. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB via Renens VD, Basel SBB and Dortmund Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 55m.
The distance between Geneva and Herford is 745 km. The road distance is 840 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Herford without a car is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €190 - €410.
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Geneva to Herford, including transfers.
Geneva to Herford bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
Geneva to Herford train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Genève station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Herford is to train which takes 10h 55m and costs €190 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €160 and takes 15h 48m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Herford, Germany?
You can take a train from Genève to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB via Renens VD, Basel SBB, and Dortmund Hbf in around 10h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Herford via Dortmund central bus station, Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof, and Bielefeld Hbf in around 15h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–700
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- leav.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Messe/Deutz to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrueck Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Ibbenbueren to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Osnabrueck Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Eurobahn
Train from Ibbenbueren to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- Eurobahn
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Dortmund , Busbahnof Steinstr to Bielefeld, Brackwede Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annemasse to Metz - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Trier, Balduinsbrunnen/Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
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Booking & Getting There
Geneva to Herford bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Geneva to Herford train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Renens VD station.
Yes, the driving distance between Geneva to Herford is 840 km. It takes approximately 7h 52m to drive from Geneva to Herford.
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