There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Geneva by plane or train
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 Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RUH - GVA
10h 26mCHF 192–304Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RUH - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
15h 34mCHF 203–544Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RUH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
14h 12mCHF 227–574Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL)plane RUH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
16h 20mCHF 221–690
Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 190 - SFr 310 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Geneva is to fly which takes 10h 26m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 310.
The distance between Riyadh and Geneva is 4339 km.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Riyadh to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 2h behind Riyadh. It is currently 11:18 PM in Riyadh and 9:18 PM in Geneva.
There are 1211+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Saudia, Aegean Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 5 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–470
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–480
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–500
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–470
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–450
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
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 60–100
- 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)
- 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
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