There are 10 ways to get from Linz to Lausanne by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
9h 12mCHF 116–196Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Linz Wissensturm to Regensburg Bahnhofstrassebus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3643 / ...
- Take the bus from Regensburg to Lausannebus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 15mCHF 48–71Drive 741 km
- Drive from Linz to Lausannecar 741 km
7h 51mCHF 120–173Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VIE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 29mCHF 94–275Train, bus
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Lindau-Reutintrain 970
- Take the bus from Lindau to Lausannebus N106 / ...
12h 25mCHF 101–224Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MUC - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
7h 46mCHF 114–341Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
8h 12mCHF 149–352Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
9h 10mCHF 69–255Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Basel (BSL)plane MUC - BSL
- Take the train from Olten to Lausannetrain
8h 27mCHF 152–421Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)plane VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Olten to Lausannetrain
8h 20mCHF 112–315
Linz to Lausanne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Linz to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 13h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Linz to Lausanne is to train and fly which takes 6h 29m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Linz to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Linz Wissensturm and arriving at Lausanne via Regensburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Linz to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Linz Hbf and arriving at Lausanne via Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 12m.
The distance between Linz and Lausanne is 811 km. The road distance is 741 km.
The best way to get from Linz to Lausanne without a car is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Linz to Lausanne, including transfers.
Linz to Lausanne bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Linz Wissensturm station.
Linz to Lausanne train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Linz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Linz to Lausanne is to train which takes 9h 12m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Linz, Austria and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Linz Hbf to Lausanne via Zuerich Hb and Zürich HB in around 9h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Linz Wissensturm to Lausanne via Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse and Regensburg in around 13h 15m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
Flights from Munich International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Train from Linz Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 75–120
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 40–60
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–29
- 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 Olten to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Lindau-Reutin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 75–110
- First Class
- CHF 140–190
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Linz Hbf to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Linz Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–70
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Linz Wissensturm to Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Regensburg to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lindau to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Linz to Lausanne bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Regensburg Bahnhofstrasse station.
Linz to Lausanne train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Linz to Lausanne is 741 km. It takes approximately 7h 51m to drive from Linz to Lausanne.
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