There are 5 ways to get from Lausanne to Seattle by train or plane
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane GVA - SEA
16h 38m$434–1,190Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ZRH - SEA
18h 29m$454–1,247Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane BSL - SEA
19h 54m$586–1,238Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane LYS - SEA
22h 5m$528–1,096Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane FRA - SEA
18h 56m$621–1,817
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Seattle is to train and fly which costs $430 - $1,200 and takes 16h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Seattle is to train and fly which takes 16h 38m and costs $430 - $1,200.
The distance between Lausanne and Seattle is 5343 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 38m to get from Lausanne to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Lausanne. It is currently 1:25 PM in Lausanne and 4:25 AM in Seattle.
There are 1335+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Seattle. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,700
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–750
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,500
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Calgary
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,600
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Basel to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $50–75
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $85–120
- 2nd Class
- $65–90
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–19
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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