Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Lausanne to Leiden is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
13 h 41 m
Average
14 h 27 m
Trains per day
2
Distance
646 km
Of the 2 trains that leave Lausanne for Leiden every day 2 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 401 miles (646 km) | |
Average train duration | 10 h 8 min | |
Average train ticket price | $73 (€64) | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn with connection, Deutsche Bahn or TGV inOui |
Trains from Lausanne to Leiden cover the 401 miles (646 km) long route taking on average 10 h 8 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn with connection, Deutsche Bahn or TGV inOui. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this route costs around $73 (€64), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $54 (€47). Travelers depart most frequently from Lausanne and arrive in Leiden Centraal.
For as little as $54 (€47) you can travel by train between Lausanne and Leiden with Deutsche Bahn. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this trip.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train between Lausanne and Leiden. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Travel between Lausanne, Switzerland and Leiden, Netherlands by train is: Unrestricted.
International entry status: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Switzerland
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Netherlands, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 3/8/23. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Leiden from Lausanne before traveling.
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Leiden to Lausanne is: Unrestricted
Reentry to Switzerland is allowed for: Entry is unrestricted for citizens and permanent residents of Netherlands
What are the requirements?
The government of Switzerland has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 2/21/23. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your train to Lausanne from Leiden here.
When taking a train from Lausanne, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Lausanne, Lausanne, Grattapaille and Lausanne, Closelet. When you arrive in Leiden, your train can arrive in train stations including Leiden Centraal, Leiden Lammenschans and Leiden, Transferium.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Lausanne to Leiden Centraal.
Passengers booking this journey most frequently board their trains from Lausanne and need to travel around 0.4 miles (647 m) from the city center to get to this train station.
Passengers arriving in Leiden most often arrive at Leiden Centraal and need to travel around 1.4 miles (2.3 km) from this train station to the city center.
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