There are 6 ways to get from Pittsburgh to Lausanne by plane, train, subway, 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 Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PIT - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
14h 52mCHF 318–1,115Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PIT - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Lausannetrain
20h 47mCHF 310–1,051Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Basel (BSL)plane PIT - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
16h 27mCHF 373–1,233Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PIT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
16h 8mCHF 405–1,168Fly Pittsburgh International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PIT - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain
20h 6mCHF 391–1,288Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport
- Take the train from Pittsburgh Amtrak Station to Rockville Amtraktrain
- Take the subway from Farragut West, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Track 2 Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane IAD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
19h 50mCHF 428–1,023
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Pittsburgh to Lausanne is to train and subway and fly which costs SFr 420 - SFr 1100 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Pittsburgh to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 14h 52m and costs SFr 310 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Pittsburgh and Lausanne is 6763 km.
It takes approximately 14h 52m to get from Pittsburgh to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 6h ahead of Pittsburgh. It is currently 12:09 PM in Pittsburgh and 6:09 PM in Lausanne.
There are 1285+ hotels available in Lausanne.
What companies run services between Pittsburgh, PA, USA and Lausanne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Pittsburgh to Lausanne. However, you can take the bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, walk to Pittsburgh-Airport-PIT airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, walk to Pittsburgh-Airport-PIT airport, fly to Basel (BSL), walk to Basel EuroAirport, Ankunft, take the bus to Basel, Bahnhof SBB, walk to Basel SBB, then take the train to Lausanne.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Basel via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,300
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Toronto, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–900
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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