Genève/Geneva-Cornavin (Genève / Geneva)

Take the train from Geneve to Aigle where connections are available into mountain railways which lead to the resorts of Champery, Diablerets and Leysin.

Andermatt is one of the more distant ski resorts from Geneve, but with only one straightforward connection between trains required, it's easily accessed.

This direct train is now only available between early July and late August, when it isn't an option a connection between trains in Lyon is required.

An oddity on the Swiss rail timetable is that the direct trains from Geneve to Basel are no longer available.
But the connections between trains, now required at Biel/Bienne station, are as simple as can be.

Take a right hand seat on the upper deck (when available) and you can make the most of one of Switzerland's most thrilling rail experiences.

The first stage of the straightforward journey by train and gondola from Geneve to the resort town of Villars is to take the train to Bex.

The regular service of trains on this route is by Swiss IR services (express trains with no restaurant cars), but the international EC trains between Geneve and Milano or Venezia also come this way.
They're faster and have restaurants, but are less frequent and that speed tends to be available at a higher price.

If you will be heading to a resort in Graubünden and can find a cheap deal arriving on Geneve rather than Zurich, don't be put off by the additional distance on to Chur.
This is a straightforward journey by Swiss express trains.

Basel has easier access by train to Grindelwald than Geneve, but the plus of travelling via Geneve is the plane to train transfer available at Geneve Aeroport, as that isn't available in Basel.
The journey from Zurich Airport to Grindelwald also involves making as many connections as this routing from Geneve.

If you will be in the fortunate position of holidaying in Gstaad, the town has particularly easy access by train from Geneve.

Basel has direct trains to Interlaken, but if you'll be heading to the resorts in the Bernese-Oberland, the plus of using Geneve as your gateway to Switzerland are the trains from Geneve-Aeroport on the first stage of this routing.

Three or four departures per hour are non-stop from Geneve to Lausanne, so it can be worth looking up the journey before heading to the station, so that you can target these trains.

The only viable route involves crossing Paris city centre to make the transfer from one high speed train to another.

Accessing the multitude of scenic railways in the Luzern area is easily done on a day trip from Geneve thanks to these hourly direct trains between the two cities

For most of the year regional French TER services are the only trains available on this route, but in July and August, a faster Lyria service also comes this way.

This direct train is now only available between early July and late August, when it isn't departing, it's possible to take an alternative option

Connect in Martigny for the 'Mont Blanc Express' route towards Chamonix, and the routes which lead to Verbier and the St Bernard Pass.

A simple as can be connection is available into the MOB trains, which take the 'Golden Pass' route to Zweissimen via Gstaad.

The Aletsch Arena is one of the more distant winter sports resorts from Geneve, but despite that it is among the easiest to reach by train.

The high speed 'Lyria' services are the only direct trains from Geneve to the French capital.

The popular ski resort area of Crans-Montana has particularly easy access by train from Geneve, thanks to the connecting funicular railway, which is adjacent to Sierre station.

Basel has easier access by train to Wengen than Geneve, but the plus of travelling via Geneve is the plane to train transfer available at Geneve Aeroport.
The journey from Zurich Airport also involves making as many connections.

Zermatt is one of the more distant resort towns from Geneve, but it is easily accessed by train, with only one connection required.

The trains from Geneve to Zurich take different routes, so be guided by the price and timings which suit, each route has a similar journey time.

Bern is connected to Genève / Geneva by two train services, both of which depart hourly:
1: The IC trains are double-decked, have a restaurant car and seat reservations are available.
2: The IR trains are single-deck (usually) don't convey restaurant cars and seat reservations aren't bookable, but you can virtually guarantee that seats will be available.

There are currently two options for making the journey by high speed trains from London to Geneve/Geneva

1: travelling via Paris is the cheaper option and it can be faster too, but you will need to make the transfer across the French capital between the Gare Du Nord, which is where the Eurostar will arrive, and the Gare De Lyon, the departure station of the Lyria trains which link the French capital to Switzerland.

2: Or if you make the connection in Lille, you can make the transfer within Lille Europe station, but will then have to make a second connection in Lyon.

For most of the year taking a French TER train is the only option for a rail journey from Lyon to Geneve, but in the summer a daily Lyria (TGV) train also take this route.

In 2022 this summer only train is scheduled to be departing between July 2nd August 28th.

Making the rail journey from northern Italy to western Switzerland is straightforward thanks to a direct service of comparatively comfortable trains, and it's also fantastically beautiful.
A wonderful showcase for the best of European rail travel!

Taking the train from Paris to Genève / Geneva is wonderfully straightforward thanks to the high speed trains which provide a direct link between the two cities.

Making the rail journey from Venice to western Switzerland is straightforward thanks to the locations being linked by comparatively comfortable trains.
Though the daily direct train isn't scheduled to arrive in Geneve until after 23:00.

However, the direct train is by the most convenient option on this route.
The trains from Milano to Geneve which typically depart at 13:23 and 17:23 don't have convenient connections with trains from Venezia/Venice.

If you will be planning a travel itinerary which includes both Geneva and Venice, if you travel by direct train in the opposite direction you'll get to experience the fabulous views, which can be seen during the daytime.

For those ticking off the best of Europe on a travel itinerary, this fabulously useful train service provides a direct link from northern Italy to western Switzerland.

What is unusual is that the IC trains from Zurich to Geneva/Genève take two different routes, one of the hourly trains travels via Bern and by the shore of Lake Geneva, while the other hourly train travels via Neuchatel and along the shore of Lake Biel.