There are 7 ways to get from Lausanne to Ajaccio by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane LYS - AJA
7h 14m€145–465Bus, ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Marseillebus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
19h 31m€97–155Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lausanne to Vieux Portcar
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
17h 2m€118–172Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Geneva to Nice Airportbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccioferry
20h 1m€103–194Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA)plane GVA - AJA
4h 45m€98–314Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)plane LYS - FSC
- Take the bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradalibus
10h 40m€198–551Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charlestrain Tgv
- Take the carferry from Vieux Port to Ajacciocarferry
20h€121–266
Lausanne to Ajaccio by bus, foot, and ferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Ajaccio is to bus and ferry which costs €95 - €160 and takes 19h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Ajaccio is to train and fly which takes 4h 45m and costs €95 - €320.
The distance between Lausanne and Ajaccio is 761 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Ajaccio without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 19h 31m and costs €95 - €160.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Lausanne to Ajaccio, including transfers.
There are 1724+ hotels available in Ajaccio.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Ajaccio, France?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Ajaccio. However, you can take the train to Genève, take the train to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, take the train to Lyon Part Dieu, walk to Gare Part-Dieu - Villette, take the train to Aéroport Lyon Saint-Exupéry, walk to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) airport, fly to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA), walk to Aéroport, then take the bus to Saint Roch. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Lausanne to Ajaccio via Vieux Port in around 17h 2m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–170
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–420
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Figari-Sud Corse Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lausanne to Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from PIANOTTULI È CALDAREDDU - Centru to AIACCIU - Gara Stradali
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- Cullettività di Corsica - Collectivité de Corse
- Phone
- 00 33 810 20 13 20
- [email protected]
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- La Meridionale
Car ferry from Vieux Port to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- La Meridionale
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Port of Nice Lympia to Ajaccio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- corsica-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- corsica-ferries.co.uk
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