There are 4 ways to get from Riyadh to Lausanne by plane or train
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Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RUH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
10h 56mCHF 194–624Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RUH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
12h 37mCHF 287–634Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Basel (BSL)plane RUH - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
14h 46mCHF 235–749Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane RUH - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain
15h 46mCHF 233–734
Riyadh (RUH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh to Lausanne is to fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 650 and takes 12h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 10h 56m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 650.
The distance between Riyadh and Lausanne is 4407 km.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Riyadh to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 1h behind Riyadh. It is currently 9:45 AM in Riyadh and 8:45 AM in Lausanne.
There are 723+ hotels available in Lausanne.
What companies run services between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Lausanne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh to Lausanne. However, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne. Alternatively, you can take the line 1 subway to Kafd, take the line 4 subway to Airport T3-4, walk to Riyadh-Airport-RUH airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Lausanne.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–650
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–650
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riyadh to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Riyadh to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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