There are 11 ways to get from Trieste to Lausanne by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, shuttle, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Re
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lausannetrain Ec
9h 51mCHF 104–216Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 402 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lausannebus BlaBlaCar Bus
11h 51mCHF 60–112Drive 723.2 km
- Drive from Trieste to Lausannecar 723.2 km
7h 30mCHF 118–171Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane VCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
6h 34mCHF 282–784Train (Trenitalia)
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lausannetrain Ec
11h 25mCHF 135–229Bus, train
- Take the bus from Trieste Port to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
- Take the bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Stationbus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
- Take the train from Locarno to Lausannetrain Ic
15h 22mCHF 741–2,182Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LJU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
7h 27mCHF 256–708Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane TRS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Lausannetrain
7h 46mCHF 110–346Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
7h 24mCHF 304–828Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Lausannetrain
8h 6mCHF 355–954Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane VCE - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Lausannetrain
9h 48mCHF 292–814
Trieste to Lausanne by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Trieste to Lausanne is to bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 120 and takes 11h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Trieste to Lausanne is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 800.
No, there is no direct bus from Trieste to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Trieste and arriving at Lausanne via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Trieste to Lausanne. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Lausanne via Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 51m.
The distance between Trieste and Lausanne is 705 km. The road distance is 723.2 km.
The best way to get from Trieste to Lausanne without a car is to train via Milan which takes 9h 51m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 9h 51m to get from Trieste to Lausanne, including transfers.
Trieste to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Trieste station.
Trieste to Lausanne train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Trieste to Lausanne is to train via Milan which takes 9h 51m and costs SFr 100 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 55 - SFr 120 and takes 11h 51m.
What companies run services between Trieste, Italy and Lausanne, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Trieste Centrale to Lausanne via Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Venezia Mestre, and Milano Centrale in around 9h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Trieste to Lausanne via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 51m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–380
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–700
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–300
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–700
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 11–18
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–85
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 110–170
- 2nd Class
- CHF 110–150
- 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 Locarno to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–380
- 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 Zürich Flughafen to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–240
- 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 to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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 26–50
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Trieste to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Bus from Trieste Port to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 65
- Private
- CHF 193
Bus from Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,500
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- CHF 191
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- CHF 191
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Trieste Centrale to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
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Trieste to Lausanne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Trieste to Lausanne train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr station.
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