There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Lausanne by plane, train, car, or bus
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Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
16h 22mCHF 359–677Fly Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
18h 20mCHF 253–721Drive 10,918.5 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lausannecar 10,918.5 km
5d 4hCHF 1,784–2,577Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PVG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
17h 49mCHF 322–667Bus to Nantong Xingdong Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhoubus
- Fly from Nantong Xingdong Airport (NTG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NTG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
24h 13mCHF 303–887Train to Sunan Shuofang International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Shanghai station to Wuxitrain
- Fly from Sunan Shuofang International Airport (WUX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane WUX - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
19h 38mCHF 286–834Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PVG - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Domodossola to Lausannetrain
20h 23mCHF 345–755Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PVG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
21h 3mCHF 380–882
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and train which costs SFr 320 - SFr 700 and takes 17h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 16h 22m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Lausanne is 9366 km. The road distance is 10918.5 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Shanghai to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 12:08 AM in Shanghai and 6:08 PM in Lausanne.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lausanne is 10918 km. It takes approximately 5 days 4h to drive from Shanghai to Lausanne.
There are 1327+ hotels available in Lausanne.
What companies run services between Shanghai, China and Lausanne, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Shanghai to Lausanne. However, you can take the line 2 subway to Longyang Road, walk to Longyang Road, take the train to Pudong International Airport, walk to Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-PVG airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, then take the train to Lausanne. Alternatively, you can drive from Shanghai Station to Lausanne in around 5d 4h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–650
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–950
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–480
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–460
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–480
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–650
- 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-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 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-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- 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 Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- CHF 6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- CHF 15–21
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 2–4
- Hard sleeper
- CHF 6–9
- Soft sleeper
- CHF 10–13
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 60–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–16
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- [email protected]
- Website
- chinabusguide.com
Bus from Shanghai Zongzhan to Jiangsu Tongzhou
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Schedules at
- chinabusguide.com
- Bus
- CHF 8–12
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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