Regional train2h 11
ZürichZürich HauptbahnhofLausanne
IC1 (via Bern) or IC5(via Biel/Bienne), direct, no change on either working
SBB InterCity
Route
Zürich to Lausanne
2 ways to get from Zürich to Lausanne
ZürichZürich HauptbahnhofLausanne
- Regional train
- 2h 11 published
- Distance
- 225.8 km by road
- Operators
- SBB InterCity
- Regional train 2h 11
- Transfer ~2h 38 est. drive
ZürichLausanne
- Regional train2h 11Zürich Hauptbahnhof
- Transfer~2h 38 est.any addressany address
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Transfer~2h 38 est. drive
Zürichany addressLausanneany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Before you land
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Hours
Wikipedia's InterCity route list confirms two separate direct workings serve this pair: IC1 (Geneva Airport-Bern-Zürich HB-St Gallen, stopping at Lausanne) and IC5 (Lausanne-Biel/Bienne-Zürich HB-St Gallen) - a traveller has two genuinely different no-change routes rather than just one.
en.wikipedia.org · checked 2026-09-09
Easy to get wrong
An independent snapshot puts the fastest run at 131 minutes and the typical run at about 162 minutes; because IC1 and IC5 take different physical routes (via Bern vs via Biel/Bienne), the two workings don't share a duration, so a traveller comparing departure boards should check which line number they are on, not just the departure time.
thetrainline.com · checked 2026-09-09