There are 10 ways to get from Glasgow to Geneva by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Glasgow Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane GLA - GVA
4h 37mCHF 74–215Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
12h 32mCHF 349–631Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Doverbus 700
- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
26h 7mCHF 126–236Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Genevacar
15h 46mCHF 394–520Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EDI - GVA
5h 31mCHF 74–232Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCL - GVA
7h 6mCHF 118–318Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lancastertrain
- Take the train from Lancaster to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
7h 41mCHF 118–323Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
13h 7mCHF 400–634Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Albertvilletrain
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routierebus Y51
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+Rbus 272
17h 52mCHF 399–682Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Genevacar
16h 47mCHF 297–476
Glasgow to Geneva by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow to Geneva is to train and fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 240 and takes 5h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow station to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via London Victoria, Dover and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Glasgow to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Geneve via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Glasgow and Geneva is 1311 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 12h 32m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Glasgow to Geneva, including transfers.
Glasgow to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Glasgow to Geneva train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Glasgow to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 340 - SFr 650 and takes 12h 32m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 240 and takes 26h 7m.
What companies run services between Glasgow, Scotland and Geneva, Switzerland?
easyJet and Jet2.com fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Geneve via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 32m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–460
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 128
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 128
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–15
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Glasgow Central to Lancaster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lancaster to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere to Gare Routiere
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Glasgow to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Geneva is 1h ahead of Glasgow. It is currently 9:58 PM in Glasgow and 10:58 PM in Geneva.
Glasgow to Geneva train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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