Pforzheim to Geneva

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Pforzheim to Geneva. From €43.79, fastest 3h 34m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Pforzheim to Geneva costs €43.79 at the cheapest and takes 3h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 408 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.

Checked 13 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
408 km
Fastest
3h 34m
Average
3h 45m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€43.79
CO2 per passenger
13.5 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train3h 42m2h 58m44m€49.2913.5 kg5
  • 3h 42mFastest, by Train
  • €49.29Cheapest, by Train
  • 13.5 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 408 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€43.79
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB397207:301h 34m09:04Pforzheim HbfBasel SBB
  2. SBB SB434310:311h 24m11:55Basel SBBGeneve Cornavin

Changes at Basel, with 87 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 5h 9mCO2 12.6 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€53.69
  1. SNCF Voyageurs SN785106:122h 58m09:10Pforzheim HbfGeneve Cornavin

Door to door 3h 42mCO2 13.5 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Checking the live timetables.

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pforzheim to Geneva
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pforzheim to GenevaMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 SeptFri25 SeptSat26 SeptSun27 Sept
Train€80.64€80.09€80.09€96.04€80.64€79.54€60.84€56.44€49.29€58.64€73.49€66.34€76.24€54.78

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €43.79

The train gets you into Geneva. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

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Booking window

When to book Pforzheim to Geneva

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

  1. €60.8490 days
  2. €50.9460 days
  3. €42.6945 days
  4. €37.7430 days
  5. €52.0421 days
  6. €54.7814 days
  7. €60.847 days
  8. €80.093 days
  9. €80.641 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €37.74.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 114 percent. The dearest point is €80.64, 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.
€80.64€37.741371421304560

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

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €54.78Sun
  2. €56.44Mon
  3. €49.29Tue
  4. €58.64Wed
  5. €73.49Thu
  6. €66.34Fri
  7. €76.24Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €80.09Sept
  2. €49.29Oct
  3. €45.44Nov
  4. €44.89Dec
  5. €46.53Jan
  6. €40.49Feb

The route

PforzheimPforzheimGenevaGeneva
The journey

What the journey actually 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 408 km against 354 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 Bern, Lausanne, Basel, Freiburg. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Pforzheim at 06:12 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Pforzheim

Rail
  • Pforzheim Hbf
  • Pforzheim Central Station
  • Pforzheim-Weißenstein station
Coach
  • ZOB/Hauptbahnhof
  • Pforzheim ZOB

Geneva

Rail
  • Geneve Cornavin
  • Genève
  • Geneva-La Praille station
Coach
  • Geneve Place Dorciere
  • Geneva Bus Station
Air
  • GVA
Ferry
  • Molard
  • Pâquis

GVA is not in Geneva, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

Getting from GVA into Geneva

A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.

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Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
SNCF Voyageurs€50.393h 34m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest train fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€38.0087%
Taxes€3.809%
Our service fee€1.995%
Total you pay€43.79100%

A day in Geneva carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Geneva?

Most of the points near Geneve Cornavin open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Pforzheim to Geneva

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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

The fastest journey from Pforzheim to Geneva takes 3h 34m door to door, of which 2h 58m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 45m, 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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

The cheapest fare from Pforzheim to Geneva is €43.79, checked on 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €76.24. 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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

The cheapest way from Pforzheim to Geneva is by train, at €49.29 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 3h 42m 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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

Fares from Pforzheim to Geneva bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €37.74. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 114 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Pforzheim to Geneva?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Pforzheim to Geneva, at €49.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Pforzheim to Geneva?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Pforzheim to Geneva, at €40.49 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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

1 operators sell services from Pforzheim to Geneva across 1 mode: SNCF Voyageurs. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Pforzheim to Geneva?

20 percent of the services we sell from Pforzheim to Geneva are direct. The rest connect at Bern, Lausanne, Basel, Freiburg, with about 59 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 Pforzheim to Geneva use?

Services from Pforzheim to Geneva by train leave from Pforzheim Hbf and arrive at Geneve Cornavin. 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 Pforzheim to Geneva?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Pforzheim to Geneva 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

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.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Pforzheim to Geneva on 13 September 2026: 408 km of route against 354 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €43.79, and 3h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Geneva are the half people leave until last.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Geneva before you go?

Day trips that leave Geneva in the morning and cover a good part of Switzerland by evening.

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