There are 7 ways to get from Athens to Lausanne by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ATH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
6h 46mCHF 59–197Bus, train via Bologna
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LausanneEc
27h 6mBus and ferry, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Take the ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LausanneEc
39h 18mCHF 191–354Drive 2,373 km
- Drive from Athens to Lausanne2,373 km
23h 55mCHF 395–570Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
8h 32mCHF 118–248Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Take the bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Bern, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Bern to LausanneIc1 / ...
36h 56mBus
- Take the bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Take the bus from Kumanovo to Lausanne
38h 13mCHF 98–159
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lausanne is to fly and train which costs SFr 55 - SFr 200 and takes 6h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 6h 46m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Lausanne via Kumanovo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 13m.
The distance between Athens and Lausanne is 1831 km. The road distance is 2373 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Lausanne without a car is to bus and train via Bologna which takes 27h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 46m to get from Athens to Lausanne, including transfers.
Athens to Lausanne bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Lausanne bus services, operated by Siamos Tours, arrive at Kumanovo station.
Lausanne is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 6:54 AM in Athens and 5:54 AM in Lausanne.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Lausanne is 2373 km. It takes approximately 23h 55m to drive from Athens to Lausanne.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Lausanne via Kumanovo in around 38h 13m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–85
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 67 604 2191
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Athens to Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +355 69 617 8170
- diamanttravel88@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana, Terminali Lindor I Autobusave to Bern, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Kumanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +389 42 217 370
- durmotours@yahoo.com
- Website
- durmotours.com.mk
Bus from Kumanovo to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Schedules at
- durmotours.com.mk
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 78
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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