There are 5 ways to get from Lausanne to Madagascar by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane GVA - TNR
17h 56m$783–1,192Train to Basel, fly to Ivato International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BSL - TNR
23h 45m$584–2,040Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN)plane GVA - MJN
21h 33m$631–2,189Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1bus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane MXP - TNR
19h 45m$642–1,651Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane LYS - TNR
24h 33m$786–1,198
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Madagascar is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,200 and takes 17h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 17h 56m and costs $750 - $1,200.
The distance between Lausanne and Madagascar is 8425 km.
It takes approximately 17h 56m to get from Lausanne to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 1h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 8:10 AM in Lausanne and 9:10 AM in Madagascar.
There are 259+ hotels available in Madagascar.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Madagascar?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Madagascar. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo. Alternatively, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Philibert Tsiranana Airport (MJN), then take the taxi to Mahajanga.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,400
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,800
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Geneva International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,700
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Addis Ababa, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–2,100
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,400
- Website
- ewa-air.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,400
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–80
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $50–75
- 2nd Class
- $24–35
- 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
- $25–50
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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