Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
YIW to GVA: distance & flight time
Yiwu (Yiwu Airport) → Geneva (Geneva Cointrin International Airport)
5,784 mi
9,309 km · 5,026 nm
11h 49m
estimated nonstop flight time
-6h
time difference · heading northwest
See live YIW→GVA fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,784 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 49m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YIW — Yiwu Airport · Yiwu, China
- GVA — Geneva Cointrin International Airport · Geneva, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near YIW
- HGH · Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport66 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport73 mi away
- NGB · Ningbo Lishe International Airport92 mi away
- HYN · Huangyan Luqiao Airport100 mi away
Near GVA
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport8 mi away
- NCY · Annecy-Haute-Savoie-Mont Blanc Airport21 mi away
- QLS · Lausanne-Blécherette Airport32 mi away
- MVV · Megève Airport39 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is YIW from GVA?
The flight distance from Yiwu (YIW) to Geneva (GVA) is 5,784 miles (9,309 km, 5,026 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YIW to GVA?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 49m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Yiwu and Geneva?
Geneva is 6 hours behind Yiwu.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YIW to GVA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YIW–GVA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.