There are 7 ways to get from Philadelphia to Lausanne by plane or train
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PHL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
13h 56mCHF 289–1,053Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane JFK - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
13h 2mCHF 206–855Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane EWR - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
12h 16mCHF 234–699Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
13h 7mCHF 362–899Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EWR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
13h 48mCHF 213–595Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PHL - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Lausannetrain
15h 27mCHF 358–747Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane PHL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lausannetrain
14h 34mCHF 388–1,292
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia to Lausanne is to train and fly which costs SFr 210 - SFr 600 and takes 13h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia to Lausanne is to train and fly which takes 12h 16m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 700.
The distance between Philadelphia and Lausanne is 6434 km.
It takes approximately 13h 56m to get from Philadelphia to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 6h ahead of Philadelphia. It is currently 1:29 AM in Philadelphia and 7:29 AM in Lausanne.
There are 1221+ hotels available in Lausanne.
What companies run services between Philadelphia, PA, USA and Lausanne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia to Lausanne. However, you can take the train to Airport Terminal A, walk to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne. Alternatively, you can take the train to Newark Liberty International Airport, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–280
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–280
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–480
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–380
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,200
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,100
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–380
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–480
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–470
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–450
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–29
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 8–170
- Business Class
- CHF 45–200
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–180
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- CHF 9–180
- Business Class
- CHF 45–210
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- CHF 14–23
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- CHF 7–50
- Business - advance purchase
- CHF 10–75
- Business Class
- CHF 18–140
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–470
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 16–350
- First Class
- CHF 100–470
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brig to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 20–29
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–35
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 75–100
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–130
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