There are 10 ways to get from Lausanne to Ferrara by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
6h 23m€105–287Bus via Milan
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Milanbus FlixBus 479
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Ferrarabus 423
12h 5m€42–73Bus
- Take the bus from Lausanne to Bologna - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedybus 356
11h 54m€44–80Drive 561.6 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Ferraracar 561.6 km
6h 22m€99–142Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane GVA - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
5h 50m€75–291Train via Brig
- Take the train from Lausanne to Brigtrain Ec
- Take the train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milanotrain
- Take the train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centraletrain
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain Fr
7h 14m€97–258Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane ZRH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
6h 35m€160–484Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Ferraratrain
7h 11m€168–505Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferraratrain
8h 16m€187–513Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane LYS - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Ferraratrain
9h 8m€118–359
Lausanne to Ferrara by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Ferrara is to bus via Milan which costs €40 - €75 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Ferrara is to train and fly which takes 5h 50m and costs €75 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Ferrara. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Ferrara via Domodossola, Milano Rogoredo and Bologna Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 23m.
The distance between Lausanne and Ferrara is 562 km. The road distance is 561.6 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Ferrara without a car is to train which takes 6h 23m and costs €100 - €290.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Lausanne to Ferrara, including transfers.
Lausanne to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Ferrara is to train which takes 6h 23m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 11h 54m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Ferrara, Italy?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Ferrara via Domodossola, Rho Fiera Milano, Milano Rogoredo, and Bologna Centrale in around 6h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Kennedy via Bologna Autostazione in around 11h 54m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–950
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Rho Fiera Milano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Rogoredo to Bologna centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Bologna - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Kennedy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €5–7
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Ferrara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne to Ferrara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milan station.
Lausanne to Ferrara train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Domodossola station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Ferrara is 562 km. It takes approximately 6h 22m to drive from Lausanne to Ferrara.
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