Paris to Geneva bus: 5.6 a day, fastest 6h30

5.6 a dayfastest 6h30☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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ParisLausanneGeneva· 410 km as the crow flies

10:15 → 18:30
FlixBus 479
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Geneva (central bus station) · via Lausanne
8h151 stop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
11:05 → 18:15
FlixBus N1503
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Geneva (central bus station)
7h10nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:00 → 23:30
BlaBlaCar Bus
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Geneva - Bus Station
6h30nonstop
Runs: Only Sun 25 Oct, Fri 6 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Mon 9 Nov…Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
17:00 → 23:40
BlaBlaCar Bus
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Geneva - Bus Station
6h40nonstop
Runs: Mon, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
22:00 → 05:30⁺¹
FlixBus N1479 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Geneva (central bus station) · via Dijon
7h301 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 22:00 → 04:30+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:10 → 06:10⁺¹
FlixBus N799 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Geneva (central bus station)
7h001 stop
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:10 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:45 → 06:35⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Geneva - Bus Station
6h50nonstop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:45 → 05:35+1)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (3h43). The bus takes 3h28 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h11

To Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station17 min
At the stop before departure15 min
BlaBlaCar Bus6h30
From Geneva - Bus Station9 min

Train · fastest direct3h43

To Paris Gare de Lyon15 min
Before departure10 min
Lyria 622E3h18

Plane · nonstop ORY to GVA4h05

To Orly (ORY)40 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight ORY to GVA1h15
Landing to exit20 min
From GVA20 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

7.6 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h18

SNCF. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

2 airlines fly Paris to Geneva nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

Air FranceCDG→GVABook direct ↗
easyJetORY→GVABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Paris to Geneva?

Yes. 5.6 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Paris to Geneva?

The fastest takes 6h30; the slowest 8h15, for 410 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:15 and the latest at 23:45, local time in Paris. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Paris to Geneva?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 22:00 arriving 05:30 the next morning.

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