There are 5 ways to get from Melbourne to Geneva by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MEL - GVA
24h 54mCHF 426–1,116Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
28h 40mCHF 561–1,026Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Basel (BSL)plane MEL - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
29h 23mCHF 780–1,147Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane MEL - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
30h 32mCHF 607–976Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MEL - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig to Genèvetrain
30h 58mCHF 460–1,254
Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Melbourne to Geneva is to fly and bus and train which costs SFr 460 - SFr 1300 and takes 30h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Melbourne to Geneva is to fly which takes 24h 54m and costs SFr 420 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Melbourne and Geneva is 16536 km.
It takes approximately 24h 54m to get from Melbourne to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 10h behind Melbourne. It is currently 12:57 PM in Melbourne and 2:57 AM in Geneva.
There are 1211+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Melbourne, VIC, Australia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Etihad, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Melbourne Airport (MEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,400
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,400
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Suvarnabhumi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,800
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Basel via Abu Dhabi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,100
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Geneva International Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–750
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–600
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,500
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–750
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Zurich Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Melbourne Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Abu Dhabi, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,100
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- 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 8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Brig to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 29–45
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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