There are 4 ways to get from Vancouver to Geneva by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane YVR - GVA
14h 20mCHF 342–754Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane YVR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Genèvetrain
16h 11mCHF 487–954Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane YVR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
17h 52mCHF 422–819Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Basel (BSL)plane YVR - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain
18h 9mCHF 408–999
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 340 - SFr 800 and takes 14h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver to Geneva is to fly which takes 14h 20m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 800.
The distance between Vancouver and Geneva is 8344 km.
It takes approximately 14h 20m to get from Vancouver to Geneva, including transfers.
Geneva is 9h ahead of Vancouver. It is currently 11:29 AM in Vancouver and 8:29 PM in Geneva.
There are 1281+ hotels available in Geneva.
What companies run services between Vancouver, BC, Canada and Geneva, Switzerland?
Air Canada, Swiss, and six other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 4 hours.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- +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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