There are 6 ways to get from Lausanne to Madagascar by train, plane, or bus
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 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
18h 1m$728–1,039Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
cheapest- 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 50m$547–1,406Train 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
20h 3m$576–2,137Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane ZRH - TNR
18h 47m$633–1,119Train, bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the bus from Geneva to Annecybus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane LYS - TNR
22h 38m$688–1,099Train to Basel, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane BSL - TNR
24h 20m$767–1,046
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivato International Airport (TNR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Madagascar is to train and bus and fly which costs $650 - $1,100 and takes 22h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 18h 1m and costs $700 - $1,100.
The distance between Lausanne and Madagascar is 8425 km.
It takes approximately 18h 1m to get from Lausanne to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 1h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 8:47 PM in Lausanne and 9:47 PM in Madagascar.
There are 278+ 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 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Geneva International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Marseille, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Athens, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Frankfurt, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Vienna, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- 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
- $480–1,700
Flights from Basel to Ivato International Airport via Hurghada, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,200
- Website
- air-austral.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Dzaoudzi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,500
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Philibert Tsiranana Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $550–2,100
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
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-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 Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–90
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $50–70
- 2nd Class
- $23–35
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria to Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva to Annecy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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