There are 9 ways to get from Dresden to Lausanne by plane, train, bus, 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 Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 50mCHF 165–450Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train stationbus N67 / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Lausannebus 144
16hCHF 79–123Train via Fulda
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
11h 28mCHF 187–391Drive 876.5 km
- Drive from Dresden to Lausannecar 876.5 km
8h 36mCHF 147–212Fly Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DRS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
6h 42mCHF 208–500Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BER - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 33mCHF 114–279Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
8h 17mCHF 102–267Train
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12N
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain Ic51
13h 16mCHF 190–381Train #2
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain Ic51
14h 16mCHF 241–296
Dresden to Lausanne by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 16h.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Lausanne is to train and fly which takes 6h 33m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Dresden station to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Dresden central station and arriving at Lausanne via Leipzig central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Dresden Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Lausanne via Fulda Bahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 28m.
The distance between Dresden and Lausanne is 864 km. The road distance is 876.5 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Lausanne without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 11h 28m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Dresden to Lausanne, including transfers.
Dresden to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Lausanne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Dresden Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Lausanne is to train via Fulda which takes 11h 28m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 130 and takes 16h.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Lausanne via Fulda Bahnhof and Basel SBB in around 11h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dresden central station to Lausanne via Leipzig central train station in around 16h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–490
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–430
Flights from Dresden Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
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 60–95
- 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)
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 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–290
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holešovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–210
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Dresden to Lausanne train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Lausanne is 877 km. It takes approximately 8h 36m to drive from Dresden to Lausanne.
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