There are 5 ways to get from Lausanne to Montreal 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
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane GVA - YUL
11h 42m$539–1,252Train, bus, bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lausanne to Genèvetrain
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane LYS - YUL
14h 55m$523–1,436Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane BSL - YUL
13h 21m$600–1,336Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane ZRH - YUL
13h 18m$616–872Train, bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- 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 Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)plane MXP - YUL
15h 26m$596–1,352
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Montreal is to train and bus and fly which costs $550 - $1,400 and takes 15h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Montreal is to train and fly which takes 11h 42m and costs $500 - $1,300.
The distance between Lausanne and Montreal is 5990 km.
It takes approximately 11h 42m to get from Lausanne to Montreal, including transfers.
Montreal is 6h behind Lausanne. It is currently 4:13 AM in Lausanne and 10:13 PM in Montreal.
There are 1166+ hotels available in Montreal.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Montreal, QC, Canada?
There is no direct connection from Lausanne to Montreal. However, you can take the train to Genève-Aéroport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), walk to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, then take the line 747 bus to Station Lionel-Groulx. Alternatively, you can take the train to Basel SBB, walk to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, take the bus to Basel EuroAirport, Abflug, walk to Basel (BSL) airport, fly to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL), walk to YUL Aéroport Montréal-Trudeau, then take the line 747 bus to Station Lionel-Groulx.
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 53m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,200
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Basel to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $95–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- 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
- $30–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- $70–100
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Annecy - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- 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
- $16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $14
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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