There are 8 ways to get from Nantes to Lausanne by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train 411C / ...
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lausannetrain Tgv
7h 43mCHF 166–268Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
4h 56mCHF 63–242Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva to Lausannebus 144 / ...
14h 30mCHF 64–107Drive 794.1 km
- Drive from Nantes to Lausannecar 794.1 km
8h 7mCHF 133–192Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Annemassetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Annemasse to Lausannetrain Re33
8h 44mCHF 229–343Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane NTE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain
7h 17mCHF 97–287Bus to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RNS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 46mCHF 133–358Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
7h 7mCHF 127–318
Nantes to Lausanne by train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 4h 56m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Lausanne via Geneva. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Lausanne via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 43m.
The distance between Nantes and Lausanne is 950 km. The road distance is 794.1 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Lausanne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 270.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Nantes to Lausanne, including transfers.
Nantes to Lausanne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Lausanne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Lausanne is to train via Paris which takes 7h 43m and costs SFr 160 - SFr 270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 110 and takes 14h 30m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Nantes to Lausanne via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 7h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Lausanne via Geneva in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to Annemasse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Annemasse to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Geneva to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Geneva to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Geneva to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- SNCF Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Nantes to Lausanne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Geneva - Bus Station.
Nantes to Lausanne train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Lausanne is 794 km. It takes approximately 8h 7m to drive from Nantes to Lausanne.
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