There are 8 ways to get from Shanghai to Lausanne by plane, train, car, 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 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 367–688Fly 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
18hCHF 251–731Drive 10,917.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lausannecar 10,917.2 km
5d 2hCHF 1,824–2,634Fly 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 327–618Bus 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 291–848Train 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 284–844Fly 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 345–571Fly 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 Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Lausannetrain
20h 51mCHF 362–688
Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and bus and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 600 and takes 20h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 16h 22m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Lausanne is 9366 km. The road distance is 10917.2 km.
It takes approximately 16h 22m to get from Shanghai to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 9:36 PM in Shanghai and 3:36 PM in Lausanne.
Yes, the driving distance between Shanghai to Lausanne is 10917 km. It takes approximately 5 days 2h to drive from Shanghai to Lausanne.
There are 1274+ 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 2h.
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
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 260–800
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 260–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- 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 20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- [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
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