There are 4 ways to get from Lausanne to Kirkwall by train or plane
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane GVA - KOI
8h 16m£323–665Train to Basel, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane BSL - KOI
9h 51m£171–615Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane ZRH - KOI
9h 57m£374–819Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kirkwall (KOI)plane LYS - KOI
16h 14m£173–578
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kirkwall (KOI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Kirkwall is to train and fly which costs £170 - £650 and takes 9h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Kirkwall is to train and fly which takes 8h 16m and costs £320 - £700.
The distance between Lausanne and Kirkwall is 1006 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Lausanne to Kirkwall, including transfers.
Kirkwall is 1h behind Lausanne. It is currently 9:52 PM in Lausanne and 8:52 PM in Kirkwall.
There are 230+ hotels available in Kirkwall.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Kirkwall, Scotland?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Kirkwall. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Kirkwall (KOI), walk to Airport Terminal, then take the bus to Supermarkets.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 57m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–440
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Basel to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kirkwall via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- 2nd Class
- £18–24
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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