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4.6Travel Information to Lausanne from Zurich
 Distance | 173 km |
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 Available travel modes | Train, coach or flight |
 Ticket price range | €15 - €384 |
 Cheapest mode | Coach • €15 • 2 h 55 min |
 Fastest mode | Flight • €384 • 50 min |
 Popular travel companies | Student Agency, SWISS or SBB |
Take a train, coach or flight to travel 173 km from Zurich to Lausanne. The most popular travel providers which serve this route are Student Agency, SWISS or SBB among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach, flight or train from Zurich to Lausanne.
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How to get from Zurich to Lausanne by train, bus or flight.
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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 1 712 | 712Cheapest
IC 1 712 | 712Fastest
IC 1 710 | 710Other options
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FAQs: Travel from Zurich to Lausanne
There are 3 travel options between Zurich and Lausanne. You can take a train, coach or flight.
The cheapest way to travel from Zurich to Lausanne is a coach with an average price of €15.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Lausanne:
A coach is €369 less than a flight for this journey with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Lausanne costing on average €384.
Taking a coach costs €29 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €44.
The quickest way to travel between Zurich and Lausanne is by flight, which takes on average 50 min compared to other travel options that take longer:
Coach takes 2 h 55 min on average.
Getting to Lausanne by train takes 2 h 8 min on average.
The distance between Zurich and Lausanne is around 173 km.
The average frequency per day from Zurich to Lausanne is:
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- 7 flights per day.
- Around 18 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Zurich and Lausanne as scheduled services by train, coach or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Zurich to Lausanne:
- Most travellers catch their train from Zurich HB and arrive in Lausanne.
The following travel companies offer services from Zurich to Lausanne:
- Student Agency or FlixBus can take you to Lausanne by coach. If searching for a good deal on coaches, you can find tickets for Student Agency from Zurich to Lausanne for €15.
- SWISS can get you to Lausanne by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with SWISS from Zurich to Lausanne for €384 on Omio.
- Travel with SBB or Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) to go to Lausanne by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find SBB Zurich to Lausanne tickets on Omio for €44.
Yes, there are direct services available from Zurich to Lausanne with the following travel companies:
- Direct coaches with Student Agency or FlixBus with 2 direct coaches per day.
- Direct flights with SWISS with 7 direct flights per day.
- Direct trains with SBB or Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) with 6 direct trains per day.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Lausanne as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets between Zurich and Lausanne.
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