There are 10 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne by plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV), bus, car, towncar, or train (Renfe, TGV)
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Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SCQ - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
5h 44mCHF 83–321Train via Madrid
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
16h 27mCHF 233–534Bus
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bragabus
- Take the bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Stationbus
28h 20mCHF 159–294Drive 1,605.7 km
- Drive from Santiago de Compostela to Lausannecar 1,605.7 km
16h 40mCHF 263–380Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 35mCHF 95–357Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Basel (BSL)plane SCQ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
7h 55mCHF 134–406Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SCQ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
7h 46mCHF 161–531Towncar to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a town car from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneirotowncar
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane OPO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
8h 54mCHF 341–569Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain Ic1 / ...
23h 49mCHF 269–546Bus via Lyon
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Stationbus
29h 24mCHF 83–125
Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne is to bus via Lyon which costs SFr 80 - SFr 130 and takes 29h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 5h 44m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 330.
No, there is no direct bus from Santiago de Compostela station to Lausanne station. However, there are services departing from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station and arriving at Lausanne Bus Station via Braga and Geneva Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Lausanne via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Genève. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 27m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Lausanne is 1286 km. The road distance is 1605.7 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 16h 27m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station.
Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne is to train via Madrid which takes 16h 27m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 150 - SFr 300 and takes 28h 20m.
What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Lausanne via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Genève in around 16h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Station via Braga and Geneva Bus Station in around 28h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–450
- 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 Genève to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- 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 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 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 Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–240
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- 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
Train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–80
- 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
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Lyon Perrache Bus Station to Lausanne Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Lyon, Perrache Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- (+351) 220 971 653
- [email protected]
- Website
- vmtransfers.com
Towncar from Santiago de Compostela to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 259
- Website
- https://www.vmtransfers.com/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Braga station.
Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne is 1606 km. It takes approximately 16h 40m to drive from Santiago de Compostela to Lausanne.
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