There are 6 ways to get from Madison to Lausanne by plane, train, 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.
Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
16h 44mCHF 381–1,430Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Lausannetrain
19h 5mCHF 268–784Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
16h 24mCHF 279–869Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
17h 26mCHF 477–1,402Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
16h 46mCHF 335–561Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSN - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Lausannetrain
21h 22mCHF 370–1,295
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Lausanne is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Lausanne is to bus and fly and train which takes 16h 24m and costs SFr 270 - SFr 900.
The distance between Madison and Lausanne is 7143 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Madison to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 7h ahead of Madison. It is currently 11:51 AM in Madison and 6:51 PM in Lausanne.
There are 1264+ hotels available in Lausanne.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Lausanne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Lausanne. However, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne. Alternatively, you can take the bus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–350
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–45
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- CHF 19–45
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