There are 5 ways to get from Geneva to Stanford University by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane GVA - SJC
18h 22m$396–1,202Bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane LYS - SFO
20h 32m$287–892Fly Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane GVA - SFO
17h 52m$316–1,037Train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane ZRH - SFO
18h 33m$462–666Train, train to Basel, fly to San Francisco International Airport
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane BSL - SFO
22h 1m$377–1,027
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Stanford University is to train and fly which costs $460 - $700 and takes 18h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Stanford University is to fly which takes 17h 52m and costs $310 - $1,100.
The distance between Geneva and Stanford University is 5878 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 22m to get from Geneva to Stanford University, including transfers.
Stanford University is 8h behind Geneva. It is currently 5:55 AM in Geneva and 9:55 PM in Stanford University.
There are 345+ hotels available in Stanford University.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Stanford University, CA, USA?
Air France, Delta, and four other airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 4m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–460
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–850
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–900
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–900
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 53m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 59m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–850
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–850
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–900
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Basel to San Francisco International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to San Francisco International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Train from Genève to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–7
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–18
- Website
- Flixbus
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