There are 9 ways to get from Val di Sole to Geneva by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
7h 47mCHF 109–194Bus via Annemasse
cheapest- Take the bus from Bologna to Annemassebus
9h 58mCHF 50–77Drive 547.4 km
- Drive from Val di Sole to Genevacar 547.4 km
5h 37mCHF 91–132Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BLQ - GVA
6h 21mCHF 83–224Train via Val di Sole
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain 9944 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genevetrain Ec
7h 48mCHF 111–184Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Genevabus 144
10h 45mCHF 63–94Train to Florence Peretola Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Fly from Florence Peretola Airport (FLR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane FLR - GVA
7h 10mCHF 114–286Train to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
6h 19mCHF 79–281Line 906 bus, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Pianoro V. Pilastro to Bologna Autostazionebus
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LIN - GVA
6h 27mCHF 152–346
Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Val di Sole to Geneva is to bus via Annemasse which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Val di Sole to Geneva is to drive which takes 5h 37m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Val di Sole to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Pianoro V. Pilastro and arriving at Annemasse via Bologna. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Val di Sole to Geneva. However, there are services departing from Bologna Centrale and arriving at Geneve via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Val di Sole and Geneva is 614 km. The road distance is 547.4 km.
The best way to get from Val di Sole to Geneva without a car is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Val di Sole to Geneva, including transfers.
Val di Sole to Geneva bus services, operated by Sellitto, depart from Bologna station.
Val di Sole to Geneva train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Bologna Centrale station.
The best way to get from Val di Sole to Geneva is to train which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus via Annemasse, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 58m, you could also fly, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 230 and takes 6h 21m.
What companies run services between Val di Sole, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and Geneva, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Val di Sole to Geneve via Pianoro V. Pilastro, Bologna Autostazione, Bologna Centrale, and Milano Centrale in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, Sellitto operates a bus from Bologna to Annemasse 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 30–45 and the journey takes 7h 35m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–600
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–170
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–500
Flights from Florence Peretola Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
Train from Milano Centrale to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 85–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 0824 46304
- [email protected]
- Website
- sellitto.com
Bus from Bologna to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sellitto.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bologna Centrale to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Pianoro V. Pilastro to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–5
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 3–5
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Booking & Getting There
Val di Sole to Geneva bus services, operated by Sellitto, arrive at Annemasse station.
Val di Sole to Geneva train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Val di Sole to Geneva is 547 km. It takes approximately 5h 37m to drive from Val di Sole to Geneva.
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