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Train from London to Geneva

 
Geneva city centre
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Overview

Route: From London to Geneva via Paris
Journey time: 6 hrs 40 mins
 

Detailed itinerary

Option 1: via Paris

Sample itinerary: 0802 from London St Pancras to catch the 1310 from Paris Gare de Lyon and arrive in Geneva at 1635 (or have lunch in Paris then get the 1504, arrives 1835).
Price: from £118 return
 
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Leg 1: London St Pancras International to Paris Gare du Nord in the heart of Paris. Don't forget check-in time for Eurostar is at least 30 mins before departure.
Frequency of service: About 15 trains a day
Operator:

Eurostar

Journey time: From 2 hrs 15 mins
Transfer

A relatively quick train trip from Gare du Nord to Gare de Lyon. From the Eurostar platform, turn left, walk down the stairs and follow the signs for RER ligne D (which will be signposted 'direction' 'Melun', 'Malesherbes' or 'Corbeil Essonnes'). It's just 2 stops from Gare de Nord to Gare de Lyon and takes a little over 10 minutes (plus there's a short 5 minute walk to the connecting TGV departure platforms), but we recommend you leave at least 50 minutes for the entire transfer.

Short hop

Transfer time: Allow 50 minutes.
 
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Leg 2: Paris Gare de Lyon to Genève Cornavin

Departs 1110, 1310, 1504, 1810, 1908, 2010.
Frequency of service:
Operator:

TGV

Journey time: 3 hours 25 minutes
Destination

Bienvenue à Genève. To book tickets on Switzerland's impressively well organised network of over 20,000 km of rail, bus and boat routes go to: Travel by train in Switzerland.

 
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Your route to Geneva

The lines on the map are for illustrative purposes only - they don't show the exact route taken by the train.

 

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