There are 11 ways to get from Dover to Lausanne by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car ferry, car, train, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lausannetrain Tgv
9h 8mCHF 295–499Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 1700 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris to Lausannebus FlixBus N799 / ...
14h 31mCHF 77–127Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Lausannecar
9h 13mCHF 148–259Train to London City Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCY - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 12mCHF 139–545Car ferry, bus, train
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
20h 11mEurotunnel, drive
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain le shuttle
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Lausannecar
8h 41mCHF 252–314Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LHR - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
7h 5mCHF 142–388Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LGW - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 41mCHF 124–350Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LTN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 51mCHF 131–366Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
7h 54mCHF 212–565Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane STN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 56mCHF 135–392
Dover to Lausanne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 14h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Lausanne is to train and fly which takes 6h 12m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Dover and arriving at Lausanne via Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Dover to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Dover Priory and arriving at Lausanne via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 8m.
The distance between Dover and Lausanne is 1138 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Lausanne without a car is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 9h 8m to get from Dover to Lausanne, including transfers.
Dover to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Dover to Lausanne train services, operated by Southeastern, depart from Dover Priory station.
The best way to get from Dover to Lausanne is to train which takes 9h 8m and costs SFr 290 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 14h 31m.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dover Priory to Lausanne via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 9h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Dover to Lausanne via Dover, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 14h 31m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Wednesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–430
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–430
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–410
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Luton Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Geneva International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- [email protected]
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Southeastern
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Southeastern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dover to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Ghent Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–129
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Standard Car - Economy
- CHF 74
- Standard Car - Flexi
- CHF 129
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Booking & Getting There
Dover to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Lausanne is 1h ahead of Dover. It is currently 5:41 AM in Dover and 6:41 AM in Lausanne.
Dover to Lausanne train services, operated by Southeastern, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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