Venice to Geneva bus: 2 a day, fastest 9h45

2 a dayfastest 9h45☾ 1 overnight busFlixBus🇮🇹 Italy → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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VeniceMestreVeronaBergamoMilanAostaGeneva· 487 km as the crow flies

09:25 → 19:10
FlixBus 405
Venice (Tronchetto) → Geneva (central bus station) · via Mestre, Verona, Bergamo, Milan…
9h456 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
19:45 → 06:10⁺¹
FlixBus N405 ☾ Overnight
Venice (Tronchetto) → Geneva (central bus station) · via Mestre, Padua, Verona, Bergamo…
10h256 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:45 → 05:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 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. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h00). The bus takes 6h23 longer.

Bus · fastest direct10h23

To Venice (Tronchetto)14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 4059h45
From Geneva (central bus station)9 min

Train · fastest direct7h41

To Venezia Santa Lucia18 min
Before departure10 min
EC 1467h13

Plane · nonstop VCE to GVA4h00

To Venice Marco Polo (VCE)25 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight VCE to GVA1h25
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?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 7h13

SBB / Trenitalia. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Venice to Geneva nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJetVCE→GVABook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Venice to Geneva?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Venice to Geneva?

The fastest takes 9h45; the slowest 10h25, for 487 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 09:25 and the latest at 19:45, local time in Venice. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Venice to Geneva?

Yes: 1 overnight departure in the timetable, for example 19:45 arriving 06:10 the next morning.

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