There are 5 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
17h 1m$780–1,044Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Toamasina Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Toamasina Airport (TMM)plane GVA - TMM
24h 40m$526–1,941Train 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$642–1,138Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Ivato International Airport
- Take the train from Lausanne to Domodossolatrain
- Take the bus from Domodossola to Gallaratebus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ivato International Airport (TNR)plane MXP - TNR
19h 44mTrain, 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
22h 25m$733–1,257
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 fly which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Madagascar is to train and fly which takes 17h 1m and costs $750 - $1,100.
The distance between Lausanne and Madagascar is 8425 km.
It takes approximately 17h 1m to get from Lausanne to Madagascar, including transfers.
Madagascar is 2h ahead of Lausanne. It is currently 11:26 AM in Lausanne and 1:26 PM in Madagascar.
There are 263+ 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 Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Ivato International Airport (TNR), then take the taxi to Antananarivo.
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,300
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Ivato International Airport via Geneva International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- 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
- 15h 15m
- 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
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
- Website
- airmadagascar.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivato International Airport via Nosy-Be
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,300
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Addis Ababa, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Toamasina Airport via Mauritius, Ivato International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,500
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivato International Airport via Mahe Island
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- 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
- $23–70
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $50–70
- 2nd Class
- $23–35
- 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
- $25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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