There are 7 ways to get from Lausanne to Munich by bus, train, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Lausanne to Munich central bus stationbus 3909 / ...
7h 30m€30–70Train
- Take the train from Lausanne to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 88
7h 47m€129–254Drive 510.2 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Munichcar 510.2 km
5h 25m€107–154Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
4h 57m€136–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich HBtrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOBbus Ivano-Frankivsk
7h 57m€114–156Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
5h 13m€170–373Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BSL - MUC
6h 26m€184–438
Lausanne to Munich by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Munich is to bus which costs €30 - €70 and takes 7h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Munich is to train and fly which takes 4h 57m and costs €130 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lausanne and arriving at Munich central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Munich. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at München Hbf via St. Gallen, Bregenz and Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 47m.
The distance between Lausanne and Munich is 514 km. The road distance is 510.2 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Munich without a car is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €30 - €70.
The bus from Lausanne to Munich central bus station takes 7h 30m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Lausanne to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Munich train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Munich is to bus which takes 7h 30m and costs €30 - €70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €120 - €260 and takes 7h 47m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Munich, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lausanne to Munich central bus station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €45–70 and the journey takes 7h 30m. RegioJet also services this route twice a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lausanne to München Hbf via St. Gallen, Bregenz, and Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof in around 7h 47m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–490
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Basel to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–500
Train from Lausanne to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- 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 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lausanne to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lausanne to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–45
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Lausanne to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lausanne to Munich train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at St. Gallen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Munich is 510 km. It takes approximately 5h 25m to drive from Lausanne to Munich.
Book your Lausanne to Munich train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Lausanne to Munich bus tickets online with Omio, FlixBus and two other operators.
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