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Compare train, flight, and bus for Zurich to Lausanne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Lausanne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €15 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 2h 55m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.2kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €15, while a flight costs an average of €335.
Distance: 174 km
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€61 Average price | €15 Average price Cheapest | €335 Average price | €83 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 11m Average total duration 3h 41m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 57m Average total duration 2h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 55m Average total duration Fastest 55m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 2h 40m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions | 0.5 - 1.0kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Lausanne:
A train is €339 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Lausanne costing on average €408.
Other travel options to Lausanne take longer:
Flight takes on average 3h 36m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Lausanne
How to get from Zurich to Lausanne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Lausanne is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IC 8 842 | 842 · IR 15 2504 | 250412:02 AM6h18Zurich HB6:20 AMLausanne station€441One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IC 8 842 | 842 · IR 15 2504 | 250412:02 AM6h18Zurich HB6:20 AMLausanne station€441One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- LX281810:35 PM0h50Zurich Airport11:25 PMGeneva International Airport€4131One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IC 1 704 | 7045:19 AM2h24Zurich HB7:43 AMLausanne station€451One-way0 transfers
- IR 35 2358 | 2358 · IC 5 512 | 5127:59 AM2h27Zurich Altstetten10:26 AMLausanne station€451One-way1 transfer
- S 14 19416 | 19416 · IC 1 704 | 7045:07 AM2h36Zürich Oerlikon7:43 AMLausanne station€471One-way1 transfer
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LX452112:55 PM3h25Zurich Airport4:20 PMGeneva International Airport€3861One-way1 transfer- LX562 · LX5237:25 AM3h45Zurich Airport11:10 AMGeneva International Airport€3901One-way1 transfer
- LX28049:15 AM0h50Zurich Airport10:05 AMGeneva International Airport€4131One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Lausanne:
A bus is €46 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Lausanne costing on average €61.
A bus is €320 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Lausanne costing on average €335.
Other travel options to Lausanne take longer:
Bus takes on average 2h 57m.
Train takes on average 4h 11m.
- Around 27 trains per day.
- Around 7 flights per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Lausanne as scheduled services by train, flight, and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Geneva International Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Lausanne station.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Évian-les-Bains, Gare Routière.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar to go to Lausanne by bus.
- Travel with SBB, SNCF | TGV Lyria, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Lausanne by train.
- Travel with Swiss to go to Lausanne by flight.
- 2 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 7 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
- 7 direct flights per day with Swiss.
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