Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11). From €30.59, fastest 2h 34m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €30.59, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 34m over 260 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked 20 September 2026Priced for 5 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €30.59, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026

€30.59

  • 159%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Geneva

No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.

  • 06:33First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

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Buying this journey

Bookaway lists departures for Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) on your date, and you pay on their side.

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €59.19Mon21
  2. about €53.69Tue22
  3. about €47.08Wed23
  4. about €66.34Thu24
  5. about €60.29Fri25
  6. about €59.19Sat26
  7. about €45.44Sun27
  8. about €37.19Mon28
  9. about €35.54Tue29
  10. about €42.14Wed30
  11. about €50.94Thu1
  12. about €48.19Fri2
  13. about €45.44Sat3
  14. about €36.64Sun4
  15. about €30.59Mon5
  16. about €32.78Tue6
  17. about €31.69Wed7
  18. about €39.39Thu8
  19. about €36.08Fri9
  20. about €37.74Sat10
  21. about €39.39Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Zürich (Kreis 11). It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

A room in Zürich (Kreis 11) for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Rümikon AG railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €43.7990 days
  2. €36.0860 days
  3. €31.1445 days
  4. €22.8930 days
  5. €39.3921 days
  6. €36.6414 days
  7. €45.447 days
  8. €47.083 days
  9. €59.191 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.89.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €59.19, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€59.19€22.89137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

260 km

226 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.

Who lives at each end

201,74154,260

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

How we know

0/2

2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.

The route

GenevaGenevaZürich (Kreis 11)Zürich (Kreis 11)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 260 km against 226 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Thun, Köniz, Bern, Lausanne. The gap between arriving and leaving is 77 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.

Who runs this route

Zürich (Kreis 11) is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Rümikon AG railway station

Most of the points near Rümikon AG railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

The fastest journey from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) takes 2h 34m door to door, of which 2h 3m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 43m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

The cheapest fare from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) is €30.59, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €45.44. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

The cheapest way from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) is by train, at €30.59 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 2h 47m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

Fares from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €22.89. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11), at €35.54. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11), at €28.94 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

No operator record names Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) directly. SBB publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

20 percent of the services we sell from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) are direct. The rest connect at Thun, Köniz, Bern, Lausanne, with about 77 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) use?

Services from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) by train leave from Geneve Cornavin and arrive at Rümikon AG railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11)?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Geneva to Zürich (Kreis 11) on 20 September 2026: 260 km of route against 226 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €30.59, and 2h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Zürich (Kreis 11) is somebody else's catalogue.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Zürich (Kreis 11) and across Switzerland

Day trips that leave Zürich (Kreis 11) in the morning and cover a good part of Switzerland by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Geneva reaches 237 places in 54 countries on services we hold, over distances from 21 to 9,234 km. Zürich (Kreis 11) reaches 22 places in 3 countries, from 44 to 245 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Geneva

  • 237Places you can leave for
  • 54Countries
  • 77Operators

Arriving in Zürich (Kreis 11)

Leaving Zürich (Kreis 11)

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  • 3Countries
  • 4Operators

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