There are 8 ways to get from Ankara to Lausanne by plane, train, bus, night train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ESB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
7h 42mCHF 114–372Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşmetrain Yht
- Take the bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhofbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Lausannetrain Ic
39h 23mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the night train from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenztrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bregenz to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
47h 29mCHF 296–652Drive 2,701.3 km
- Drive from Ankara to Lausannecar 2,701.3 km
25h 38mCHF 444–640Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Basel (BSL)plane ESB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
9h 23mCHF 135–1,597Bus
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Lausannebus
39h 36mCHF 125–218Train, bus via Sofia
- Take the train from Ankara to Halkalitrain Yht
- Take the train from Halkalı to Sofiatrain
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurichbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
2d 4hCHF 195–405Bus via Bucharest
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militaribus
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Lausannebus
2d 4hCHF 240–403
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Lausanne is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 380 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 380.
No, there is no direct bus from Ankara to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Ankara and arriving at Lausanne via Istanbul and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Ankara to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Ankara Gar and arriving at Lausanne via Halkali, Videle, Budapest-Keleti, Bregenz and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 29m.
The distance between Ankara and Lausanne is 2369 km. The road distance is 2701.3 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Lausanne without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Ankara to Lausanne, including transfers.
Ankara to Lausanne bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, depart from Ankara station.
Ankara to Lausanne train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), depart from Ankara Gar station.
Ankara to Lausanne bus services, operated by Metro Turizm, arrive at Istanbul Otogari station.
What companies run services between Ankara, Turkey and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Ankara to Lausanne via Istanbul and Munich central bus station in around 39h 36m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–350
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- 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 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bregenz to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- tcdd.gov.tr
Train from Ankara to Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Ankara to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
Train from Halkalı to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–17
- Website
- https://www.tcdd.gov.tr/lang/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–12
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–59
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–180
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 110–180
- Phone
- 0545 792 30 02
- [email protected]
- Website
- luksyonca.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul Esenler to Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26
- Schedules at
- luksyonca.com.tr
- Phone
- + (381) 20 316 581
- [email protected]
- Website
- gameks.biz
Bus from Novi Pazar, Autobuska stanica to Luzern, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- gameks.biz
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- CHF 20–29
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–29
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- CHF 20–29
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to București, Autogara Militari
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bucharest to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–290
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 02 981 10 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- yubim.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–140
- Schedules at
- yubim.eu
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 8:59 AM in Ankara and 7:59 AM in Lausanne.
Ankara to Lausanne train services, operated by Turkish Railways (TCDD), arrive at Istanbul(Halkali) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ankara to Lausanne is 2701 km. It takes approximately 25h 38m to drive from Ankara to Lausanne.
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