There are 6 ways to get from Shanghai to Geneva by plane, car, bus, 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 Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
15h 48mCHF 347–658Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
18h 1mCHF 231–751Drive 10,977.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Genevacar 10,977.5 km
5d 2hCHF 1,832–2,646Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTG - GVA
23h 43mCHF 291–868Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
19h 9mCHF 352–598Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane WUX - GVA
20h 19mCHF 294–814
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 340 - SFr 700 and takes 15h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Geneva is to fly which takes 15h 48m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Geneva is 9299 km. The road distance is 10977.5 km.
It takes approximately 15h 48m to get from Shanghai to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 7h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:55 AM in Shanghai and 2:55 AM in Geneva.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Geneva is 10978 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to Geneva.
There are 1205+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Geneva, Switzerland?
China Eastern Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 4 times a day.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–750
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 6m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–550
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Xi An, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–800
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
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 Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 5–9
- Hard Sleeper
- CHF 6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- CHF 15–22
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 2–4
- Hard sleeper
- CHF 6–9
- Soft sleeper
- CHF 10–14
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- CHF 8–12
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