--- title: "Balgheim to Geneva – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Balgheim to Geneva is 287 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/balgheim-to-geneva" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/balgheim-to-geneva.md" image: "https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Fireworks_at_the_F%C3%AAtes_de_Gen%C3%A8ve_2012_-_panoramio_%2854%29.jpg/1920px-Fireworks_at_the_F%C3%AAtes_de_Gen%C3%A8ve_2012_-_panoramio_%2854%29.jpg" --- ![Geneva](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Fireworks_at_the_F%C3%AAtes_de_Gen%C3%A8ve_2012_-_panoramio_%2854%29.jpg/1920px-Fireworks_at_the_F%C3%AAtes_de_Gen%C3%A8ve_2012_-_panoramio_%2854%29.jpg) # How to get from Balgheim to Geneva [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva) [Geneva to Balgheim](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/geneva-to-balgheim) Björn S (CC BY-SA 3.0) **Fastest:** –\ \ **Cheapest:** –\ \ **Distance:** 287 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 2\ 3 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 287 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 15 min quicker than flying and €160 cheaper. - [**Drive** best 4h 48m€36–50 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Switzerland 356 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva) - [**Fly** 5h 5m€160–290 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Switzerland ZRH → GVA · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva) - [**Taxi** 4h 48m€425–640 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Switzerland one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva) Data: [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Germany; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Switzerland** · Germany passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/switzerland/entry-requirements) - **Likely no visa needed for Switzerland** · Germany passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/switzerland/entry-requirements) - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) - **Exercise increased caution in France** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.fra.html) Travel advice: US State Department. Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [08:00 → 14:15 6h 15m · direct€180–290](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=fly-1) 2. [08:10 → 13:15 5h 5m · direct€160–240](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Balgheim&to=Geneva&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=fly) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Balgheim to Geneva? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 48m door to door. The straight-line distance is 287 km. What is the cheapest way from Balgheim to Geneva? Drive is the cheapest, from €36. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How long is the flight from Balgheim to Geneva? About 58 min in the air (ZRH → GVA), about 5h 5m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €160–290; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Geneva from Balgheim by road? About 356 km, roughly 4h 48m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €36–50; tolls and parking are extra. ## In Geneva City in Switzerland Geneva is the second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône leaves Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. Geneva is a global city, an international financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy, which has led to it being called the "Peace Capital". 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