There are 8 ways to get from Heilbronn to Geneva by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
7h 7mCHF 99–403Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heilbronn central train station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N184
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 10mCHF 38–58Drive 482.1 km
- Drive from Heilbronn to Genevacar 482.1 km
5h 21mCHF 79–114Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STR - GVA
5h 51mCHF 114–297Train, bus
- Take the train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+Rbus 272
13h 36mTrain, train to Frankfurt, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FRA - GVA
5h 19mCHF 133–327Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ZRH - GVA
7h 8mCHF 151–489Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
7h 7mCHF 199–557
Heilbronn to Geneva by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heilbronn to Geneva is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 60 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Heilbronn to Geneva is to train and fly which takes 5h 19m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Heilbronn station to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Heilbronn central train station and arriving at Geneva Bus Station via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Heilbronn to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Genève via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB and Renens VD. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 7m.
The distance between Heilbronn and Geneva is 494 km. The road distance is 482.1 km.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 7h 7m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 410.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Heilbronn to Geneva, including transfers.
Heilbronn to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heilbronn central train station.
Heilbronn to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heilbronn to Geneva is to train which takes 7h 7m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 60 and takes 9h 10m.
What companies run services between Heilbronn, Germany and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Genève via Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Renens VD in around 7h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heilbronn central train station to Geneva Bus Station via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai in around 9h 10m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- 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 8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–14
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 13–19
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 13–19
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–12
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 13–19
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- [email protected]
- Website
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Train from Heilbronn Harmonie to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heilbronn central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Gare Routiere to Lancy Pont Rouge Gare-Etoile P+R
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
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More Questions & Answers
Heilbronn to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Heilbronn to Geneva train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heilbronn to Geneva is 482 km. It takes approximately 5h 21m to drive from Heilbronn to Geneva.
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