Travel to Lausanne
Every way to reach Lausanne: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Lausanne is reachable from 80 places across 5 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 5 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin is 17 km away.
How people reach Lausanne
Every mode that actually calls at Lausanne, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 142 | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 512 km | 3 |
| Coach | 36 | €10.07 | 1h 35m | 559 km | 1 |
| Ferry | 8 | €11.88 | 2h 22m | 51 km | 1 |
- 80Places you can arrive from
- 80Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 5Operators
The trip ends at Lausanne. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
A room in Lausanne for the night the train gets in
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 92 | 49% | Vevey, 17 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 94 | 51% | Como, 204 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Lausanne that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 84 | 45% |
| Switzerland | 46 | 25% |
| Germany | 36 | 19% |
| Belgium | 18 | 10% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Lausanne
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Lausanne
- Lausanne
- Renens VD
- Lausanne railway station
- Gare de Lausanne
- Lausanne P+R Vélodrome
- Lausanne-Ouchy
- Cully
The cheapest journeys into Lausanne
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva to Lausanne bus | €10.07 | 1h 35m | 51 km |
| Bern to Lausanne bus | €10.07 | 2h 1m | 79 km |
| Basel to Lausanne bus | €11.18 | 3h 2m | 136 km |
| Geneva to Lausanne train | €11.88 | 1h 12m | 51 km |
| Geneva to Lausanne ferry | €11.88 | 3h 22m | 51 km |
| Montreux to Lausanne ferry | €11.88 | 2h 31m | 23 km |
| Vevey to Lausanne ferry | €11.88 | 2h 22m | 17 km |
| Nyon to Lausanne ferry | €11.88 | 2h 52m | 34 km |
| Zurich to Lausanne bus | €12.83 | 3h 26m | 174 km |
| Bern to Lausanne train | €13.54 | 1h 26m | 79 km |
| Biel/Bienne to Lausanne train | €14.64 | 1h 30m | 83 km |
| Circoiscrizione II to Lausanne bus | €15.58 | 3h 33m | 181 km |
| Turin to Lausanne bus | €15.58 | 3h 38m | 180 km |
| Circoiscrizione III to Lausanne bus | €15.58 | 3h 47m | 179 km |
| Circoiscrizione V to Lausanne bus | €15.58 | 3h 38m | 176 km |
| Circoiscrizione VIII to Lausanne bus | €16.13 | 3h 53m | 183 km |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Lausanne well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Lausanne?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Lausanne
Common questions about Travel to Lausanne
How can I get to Lausanne?
Lausanne is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 80 places, across 5 countries, on services run by 5 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Lausanne?
The cheapest way into Lausanne is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 80 origins we sell into Lausanne over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Lausanne?
The fastest journey into Lausanne is by Train, at 1h 12m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 17 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Lausanne have?
Lausanne has 7 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Lausanne, Renens VD, Lausanne railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Lausanne from within 200 km?
92 of the routes we sell into Lausanne start within 200 km. The nearest is Vevey, 17 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Lausanne in Switzerland?
Lausanne connects to 80 places on our network across 5 countries, the furthest of them 559 km away in a straight line. Switzerland routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Switzerland
The wider region
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Lausanne and elsewhere in Switzerland. None of it is ours to sell.
Day trips out of Lausanne and across Switzerland
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Lausanne, with free cancellation on most of it.
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