There are 11 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 Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel, train
best- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Basel (BSL)plane ESB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
9h 23mCHF 128–258Train to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
11hCHF 96–354Train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)train Hst / ...
- 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 24mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Videlenighttrain
- Take the train from Videle to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lausannetrain Ic5 / ...
46h 50mCHF 256–411Drive 2,700.4 km
- Drive from Ankara to Lausannecar 2,700.4 km
25h 44mCHF 455–657Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- 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 110–299Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ESB - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Lausannetrain
13h 28mCHF 110–345Fly Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ESB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
9h 14mCHF 132–367Bus
- 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
40h 16mCHF 120–203Bus via Ferizaj
- Take the bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogaribus
- Take the bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizajbus
- Take the bus from Ferizaj to Lausannebus
42h 34mCHF 123–186Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)train Hst
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sudtrain
- Take the bus from Ploiești to Lausannebus
2d 1hCHF 174–290
Ankara Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) to Basel (BSL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ankara to Lausanne is to bus via Ferizaj which costs SFr 120 - SFr 190 and takes 42h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Ankara to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 300.
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 40h 16m.
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, Sargans and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 50m.
The distance between Ankara and Lausanne is 2408 km. The road distance is 2700.4 km.
The best way to get from Ankara to Lausanne without a car is to train and bus which takes 39h 24m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 23m 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 40h 16m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–440
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–350
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–380
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–310
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Ankara Esenboğa International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +90 444 8 233
- [email protected]
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Pendik)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
Train from Ankara Gar to Istanbul(Halkali)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–18
- Website
- Turkish Railways (TCDD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Videle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 8–12
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–12
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–25
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Videle to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 53–58
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–7
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–180
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +40 238 434 380
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–6
- Schedules at
- Transferoviar Călători (TFC)
- 2nd Class
- CHF 2–4
- 1st Class
- CHF 4–6
- Phone
- 0310 800 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Regio Călători
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–3
- Website
- Regio Călători
- Phone
- +40 751 525 520
- [email protected]
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Ploieşti Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- 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
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- MetroTurizm
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 20–28
Bus from Ankara to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- MetroTurizm
- Standard
- CHF 20–28
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ploiești to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich central bus station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +383 44 777 071
- [email protected]
Bus from Esenler Otogar to Ferizaj
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- Luks Tempo Turizm
- Phone
- +383 49 871 234
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arditi Tours
Bus from Ferizaj to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- Arditi Tours
- [email protected]
Bus from Ferizaj to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Kavim Tours
- Phone
- +383 44 553 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Ferizaj to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–120
- Schedules at
- Gmica Travel
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Booking & Getting There
Lausanne is 1h behind Ankara. It is currently 8:40 AM in Ankara and 7:40 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 2700 km. It takes approximately 25h 44m to drive from Ankara to Lausanne.
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