There are 4 ways to get from Geneva to Kyoto by plane, train, or bus
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 Kansai International Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX)plane GVA - KIX
- Take the train from Kansai Airport to Kyōtotrain
18h 4m¥75,786–110,111Fly to Osaka International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Osaka International Airport (ITM)plane GVA - ITM
- Take the bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gatebus
18h 43m¥53,995–159,527Fly to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO)plane GVA - NGO
- Take the train from Nagoya to Kyototrain
19h 12mFly to Kobe, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kobe (UKB)plane GVA - UKB
- Take the train from Shin Kobe to Kyototrain
18h 36m
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kansai International Airport (KIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Kyoto is to fly and bus which costs ¥50000 - ¥160000 and takes 18h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Kyoto is to fly and train which takes 18h 4m and costs ¥75000 - ¥110000.
The distance between Geneva and Kyoto is 9797 km.
It takes approximately 18h 4m to get from Geneva to Kyoto, including transfers.
Kyoto is 7h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 22:23 in Geneva and 05:23 in Kyoto.
There are 3763+ hotels available in Kyoto.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Kyoto, Japan?
There is no direct connection from Geneva to Kyoto. However, you can fly to Kansai International Airport (KIX), walk to Kansai Airport, then take the train to Kyōto. Alternatively, you can fly to Osaka International Airport (ITM), walk to Osaka Airport, then take the bus to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate.
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- koreanair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Zurich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥75,000–260,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Prague, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–250,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Budapest, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–260,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–180,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Beijing Capital, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–190,000
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Munich, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–430,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥65,000–430,000
- Website
- flyasiana.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Warsaw Chopin, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥80,000–280,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Munich, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–300,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Frankfurt, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥85,000–310,000
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ¥50,000–160,000
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kansai International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥55,000–150,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Chūbu Centrair International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–160,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Zurich, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–210,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Osaka International Airport via Vienna, Tokyo Narita
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥70,000–220,000
- Website
- jejuair.net
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kobe via Beijing Capital, Incheon
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ¥60,000–200,000
- Phone
- 0570-00-2486
- Website
- jr-odekake.net
Train from Kansai Airport to Kyōto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ¥1,700–2,000
- Schedules at
- westjr.co.jp
- Phone
- 050-3772-3910
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
Train from Nagoya to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
Train from Shin Kobe to Kyoto
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- JR CENTRAL
- Schedules at
- JR West Timetable & Route Finder
- Phone
- 06-6844-1124
- Website
- hankyu-kankobus.co.jp
Bus from Osaka Airport to Kyoto Station Hachijou gate
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ¥1,100–1,500
- Schedules at
- www-hankyu-kankobus-co-jp-e.athp.transer.com
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