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 Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SHA - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
18hCHF 243–736Drive 10,917.2 km
- Drive from Shanghai Station to Lausannecar 10,917.2 km
5d 2hCHF 1,815–2,621Fly Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane PVG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
17h 2mCHF 359–693Train 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 296–899Fly 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
18h 9mCHF 332–568Bus 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 33mCHF 303–903Fly 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 33mCHF 345–806Fly 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 50mCHF 367–633
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and train which costs SFr 330 - SFr 600 and takes 18h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Shanghai to Lausanne is to fly and train which takes 17h 2m and costs SFr 350 - SFr 700.
The distance between Shanghai and Lausanne is 9309 km. The road distance is 10917.2 km.
It takes approximately 18h to get from Shanghai to Lausanne, including transfers.
Lausanne is 6h behind Shanghai. It is currently 7:28 AM in Shanghai and 1:28 AM 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 1253+ 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 10 subway to Hongqiao Airport T1, walk to Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) 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 16m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–700
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 19m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Sunan Shuofang International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–900
Flights from Nantong Xingdong Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Beijing Capital, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–900
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–550
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–490
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–500
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–800
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Shanghai Pudong International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–800
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 5–8
- Hard Sleeper
- CHF 6–10
- Soft Sleeper
- CHF 15–22
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Schedules at
- chinahighlights.com
- Adult - 2nd Class
- CHF 7–11
- Adult - 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
Train from Shanghai station to Wuxi
- Hard Seat
- CHF 2–4
- Hard sleeper
- CHF 6–9
- Soft sleeper
- CHF 10–14
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Domodossola to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–85
- 2nd Class
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [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
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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