There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAN - GVA
13h 35mCHF 470–1,200Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SAN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
16h 42mCHF 390–1,235Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Basel (BSL)plane SAN - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
17h 44mCHF 501–1,178
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 470 - SFr 1200 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Geneva is to fly which takes 13h 35m and costs SFr 470 - SFr 1200.
The distance between San Diego and Geneva is 9555 km.
It takes approximately 13h 35m to fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from San Diego International Airport Airport to Geneva International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 13h 35m and has one stopover.
Geneva is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 11:20 AM in San Diego and 8:20 PM in Geneva.
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, KLM and two other airlines offer flights from San Diego International Airport Airport to Geneva International Airport Airport.
There are 1268+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Geneva, Switzerland?
British Airways, KLM, and three other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Basel via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 430–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 8–12
- 2nd Class
- CHF 10–14
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