There are 8 ways to get from Prague to Lausanne by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PRG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
5h 16mCHF 85–242Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Prague to Lausannebus FlixBus N106 / ...
12h 20mCHF 50–110Bus, train
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bern Neufeldbus
- Take the train from Bern to Lausannetrain Ir15 / ...
11h 58mCHF 125–141Train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain Ic51
15h 47mCHF 205–314Drive 851.1 km
- Drive from Prague to Lausannecar 851.1 km
8h 28mCHF 143–207Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PRG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
6h 48mCHF 142–289Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Basel (BSL)plane PRG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
7h 7mCHF 108–290Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane PRG - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain
8h 32mCHF 105–289
Prague to Lausanne by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 5h 16m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague and arriving at Lausanne. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Prague to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi and arriving at Lausanne via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 47m.
The distance between Prague and Lausanne is 823 km. The road distance is 851.1 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Lausanne without a car is to bus and train which takes 11h 58m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 150.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Prague to Lausanne, including transfers.
Prague to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Prague station.
Prague to Lausanne train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, depart from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi station.
The best way to get from Prague to Lausanne is to train which takes 15h 47m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 320. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 110 and takes 12h 20m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Lausanne via Basel Sbb and Basel SBB in around 15h 47m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Prague to Lausanne twice daily. Tickets cost CHF 70–110 and the journey takes 12h 20m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–430
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–550
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–160
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–170
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Bern Neufeld
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 96
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Prague to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lausanne station.
Prague to Lausanne train services, operated by ÖBB EuroCity, arrive at Basel Sbb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Lausanne is 851 km. It takes approximately 8h 28m to drive from Prague to Lausanne.
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