There are 7 ways to get from Manchester to Geneva by plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car, car 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 Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MAN - GVA
4h 11mCHF 43–177Train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly 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
10h 2mCHF 309–508Bus, train
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- 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
18h 6mCHF 347–599Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Genevacar
13h 5mCHF 319–410Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BHX - GVA
5h 36mCHF 74–264Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
22h 10mCHF 86–153Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Manchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Genevacar
14h 6mCHF 221–365
Manchester to Geneva by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 40 - SFr 180 and takes 4h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Geneva - Bus Station via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Manchester to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving at Geneve via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 2m.
The distance between Manchester and Geneva is 1011 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 10h 2m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Manchester to Geneva, including transfers.
Manchester to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Geneva train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Manchester to Geneva is to fly which takes 4h 11m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 300 - SFr 550 and takes 10h 2m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 10m.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Geneva, Switzerland?
easyJet, Jet2.com, and four other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Manchester Piccadilly to Geneve via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 10h 2m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
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
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–380
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–490
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Albertville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–450
- 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
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- 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
- +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 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- 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
Manchester to Geneva bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Geneva is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 10:37 AM in Manchester and 11:37 AM in Geneva.
Manchester to Geneva train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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