There are 10 ways to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Rudolstadttrain 61
10h 58m€184–724Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Frankfurt Airportbus FlixBus N122
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Jena bus stationbus 220 / ...
13h 36m€80–158Drive 699.7 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Rudolstadtcar 699.7 km
7h 25m€122–177Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane GVA - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)train
9h 9m€179–536Train, bus
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnbergbus
- Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeldtrain
15h 37mTrain to Geneva International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GVA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitztrain
8h 48m€204–738Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane GVA - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)train
8h 46m€147–449Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Rudolstadttrain
10h 23m€257–838Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane GVA - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Saalfeldtrain
9h 48m€193–647Train to Basel, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BSL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitztrain
10h 12m€237–885
Lausanne to Rudolstadt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt is to bus which costs €80 - €160 and takes 13h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt is to drive which takes 7h 25m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Rudolstadt station. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Jena bus station via Frankfurt Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Rudolstadt. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Rudolstadt via Basel SBB and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
The distance between Lausanne and Rudolstadt is 844 km. The road distance is 699.7 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt without a car is to train which takes 10h 58m and costs €180 - €750.
It takes approximately 10h 58m to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt, including transfers.
Lausanne to Rudolstadt bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Rudolstadt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Rudolstadt is to train which takes 10h 58m and costs €180 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €160 and takes 13h 36m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Rudolstadt, Germany?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Rudolstadt via Basel SBB and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Rudolstadt(Thuer) via Frankfurt Airport, Jena bus station, and Jena Paradies in around 13h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–1,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Basel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Rudolstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Rudolstadt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–29
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Rudolstadt(Thuer)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forchheim to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Saalfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- [email protected]
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena-Göschwitz
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–170
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lausanne to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt Airport to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lausanne to Frankfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Nürnberg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne to Rudolstadt bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt Airport station.
Lausanne to Rudolstadt train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Rudolstadt is 700 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Lausanne to Rudolstadt.
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