How to take direct journey by train from the south of France to western Switzerland

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Marseille to Genève / Geneva by train

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

Routes you can take to go from Marseille to Genève / Geneva

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

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Journey guides for travel to Marseille Journey guides for travel from Genève / Geneva

Route Information

Station Guides

Marseille St Charles station viewed from the terrace, a great area in which to wait for a train

Marseille-Saint-Charles Rail Station Guide

Genève/Geneva-Cornavin Rail Station Guide

Travel Time (approx)

3hr 32min

Frequency

Not Every Day

Travel Info

up to 1 x train per day

Travel Information

Final Destination: Geneve (Geneve Cornavin)

The train also calls at: Bellegarde - connect for Evian-Les-Bains

This is now the only direct train service between the south of France and Switzerland.

Connect in Geneve for a swathe of destinations across Switzerland including: Bern, Brig, Lausanne Luzern, Sion and Zurich

This is a direct journey

You will be travelling on one of these trains...

TGV Lyria (France <> Switzerland) Train Guide

Journey Features

High Speed (partial journey)

Good to Know

Travelling between July 2nd and August 28th:

If the timings of this direct train don't suit, it is usually due to arrive in Geneva at around 17:15 - the alternative option involves taking a TGV InOui service to Lyon and then connecting there for a TER service on to Geneve

Travelling at other times:

Outside of these dates the best options for taking a train journey from Marseille to Geneve, on a similar schedule to the direct train, will usually involve departing Marseille by the 14:35 TGV to Lyon.

This train has a eighteen minute connection in Lyon Part-Dieu station into a TER train on to Geneve.
If the TGV train is delayed, tickets will be valid on the subsequent TER train, on Mon-Friday there will be train departing an hour later.

Look out for the Sommet Aqueduct, which is on the left after Aix-en-Provence TGV

Crossing the Rhone River at more than 280 km/h

The River Rhone is on the right between Bellegarde and Geneva

The train will travel at up to 285 km/h on the high speed line from Marseille to Lyon .

Between Ambérieu and Culoz the train will travel through a rocky valley in the foothills of the Alps, then between Culoz and the border with Switzerland, there are occasional views of the River Rhone on the right.

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