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Compare bus and train for Basel to Lausanne
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Lausanne among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of $96 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 19m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of $96, while a train costs an average of $96.
Distance: 84 miles (136 km)
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$96 Average price Cheapest |
3h 19m Average total duration Fastest 2h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Basel to Lausanne by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Lausanne is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
IR 56 1862 | 1862 · IC 5 516 | 51610:02 AM2h24Basel SBB12:26 PMLausanne station$481One-way1 transfer
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- IR 56 1862 | 1862 · IC 5 516 | 51610:02 AM2h24Basel SBB12:26 PMLausanne station$481One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- IC 61 615 | 615 · IC 1 712 | 7129:30 AM2h13Basel SBB11:43 AMLausanne station$511One-way1 transfer
Other options
- IC 51 1616 | 16169:32 AM2h24Basel SBB11:56 AMLausanne station$501One-way0 transfers
- IC 51 1618 | 161810:32 AM2h24Basel SBB12:56 PMLausanne station$501One-way0 transfers
- IR 26 2319 | 2319 · IC 5 516 | 51610:04 AM2h22Basel SBB12:26 PMLausanne station$511One-way1 transfer
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FAQs: Travel from Basel to Lausanne
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Lausanne:
A bus is $35 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Lausanne costing on average $62.
Other travel options to Lausanne take longer:
Bus takes on average 2h 50m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 4 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Lausanne as scheduled services by bus and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Lausanne station.
- Buses mostly depart from Saint-Louis, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg and arrive in Lausanne, Parking du Vélodrome.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, Basler Verkehrs-Betriebe to go to Lausanne by bus.
- Travel with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), BLS AG to go to Lausanne by train.
- 4 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with SBB, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
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