There are 8 ways to get from Lausanne to Košice by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane GVA - KSC
6h 25m€132–304Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Budapest Airportbus 3909
- Take the bus from Budapest Airport to Košicebus 902 / ...
21h 35m€127–189Train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Rjx
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosicetrain 525 / ...
18h 6m€204–321Drive 1,368.1 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Košicecar 1,368.1 km
14h 27m€288–415Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane ZRH - KSC
6h 22m€176–427Train to Basel, fly to Košice International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane BSL - KSC
8h 44m€145–342Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane GVA - BUD
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
8h 25m€127–329Train, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košicebus
24h 58m
Lausanne to Košice by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Košice is to bus which costs €120 - €190 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Košice is to train and fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €170 - €430.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Košice. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Košice via Budapest Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Košice. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Kosice via Zuerich Hb and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 6m.
The distance between Lausanne and Košice is 1235 km. The road distance is 1368.1 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Košice without a car is to train which takes 18h 6m and costs €200 - €330.
It takes approximately 6h 25m to get from Lausanne to Košice, including transfers.
Lausanne to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Košice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Košice is to train which takes 18h 6m and costs €200 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €190 and takes 21h 35m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Kosice via Zürich HB, Zuerich Hb, and Bratislava Hlavna Stanica in around 18h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Košice via Budapest Airport in around 21h 35m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Munich, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–410
Flights from Zurich Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–310
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Basel to Košice International Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
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 Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- 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 Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lausanne to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 70 282 1827
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest Airport to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Lausanne to Košice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest Airport station.
Lausanne to Košice train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Zürich HB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Košice is 1368 km. It takes approximately 14h 27m to drive from Lausanne to Košice.
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