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Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9). From €23.44, fastest 2h 8m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €23.44, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 2h 8m over 196 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 5, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €23.44, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for October 5, 2026

€23.44

  • 205%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Lausanne

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:33First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 5Services per day
  • 20%Run direct

Departure times on this route

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Buying this trip

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Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €54.79Mon21
  2. about €44.34Tue22
  3. about €44.34Wed23
  4. about €50.39Thu24
  5. about €45.99Fri25
  6. about €49.29Sat26
  7. about €42.69Sun27
  8. about €28.39Mon28
  9. about €27.29Tue29
  10. about €33.34Wed30
  11. about €38.84Thu1
  12. about €37.19Fri2
  13. about €34.44Sat3
  14. about €32.79Sun4
  15. about €23.44Mon5
  16. about €24.54Tue6
  17. about €24.54Wed7
  18. about €31.69Thu8
  19. about €27.84Fri9
  20. about €28.39Sat10
  21. about €30.59Sun11

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The train gets you into Zürich (Kreis 9). These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Zürich (Kreis 9) for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Wohlen railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €34.4490 days
  2. €27.2960 days
  3. €23.9945 days
  4. €17.9430 days
  5. €30.5921 days
  6. €32.7914 days
  7. €42.697 days
  8. €44.343 days
  9. €54.791 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €17.94.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 205 percent. The most expensive point is €54.79, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€54.79€17.94137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

196 km

170 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.

Who lives at each end

139,11144,878

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

FranceSwitzerlandItalyGermanyAustriaGenevaGenevaBaselBaselDijonDijonBesançonBesançonWinterthurWinterthurMulhouseMulhouseLucerneLucerneKonstanzKonstanzSt. GallenSt. GallenLuganoLuganoBiel/BienneBiel/BienneBelfortBelfortSingenSingenChalon-sur-SaôneChalon-sur-SaôneThunThunBellinzonaBellinzonaLausanneLausanneZürich (Kreis 9)Zürich (Kreis 9)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 196 km against 170 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Thun, Bern, Biel/Bienne, Köniz. The gap between arriving and leaving is 59 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.

Who runs this route

Zürich (Kreis 9) is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Wohlen railway station

Most of the points near Wohlen railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)

The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

The fastest journey from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) takes 2h 8m door to door, of which 1h 32m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 14m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

The cheapest fare from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) is €23.44, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €36.64. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

The cheapest way from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) is by train, at €23.44 for one passenger on October 5, 2026. That journey takes 2h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

Fares from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €17.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 205 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9), at €27.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9), at €22.34 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs service from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

SBB publish service areas covering both Lausanne and Zürich (Kreis 9), so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

20 percent of the services we sell from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) are direct. The rest connect at Thun, Bern, Biel/Bienne, Köniz, with about 59 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) use?

Services from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) by train leave from Lausanne and arrive at Wohlen railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9)?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Lausanne to Zürich (Kreis 9) on September 20, 2026: 196 km of route against 170 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €23.44, and 2h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Zürich (Kreis 9) is somebody else's catalog.

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The two ends, compared

Lausanne reaches 80 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 17 to 559 km. Zürich (Kreis 9) reaches 21 places in 3 countries, from 50 to 249 km.

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