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Geneva to Montreux & Lausanne by train or ferry
About 95 km. The train is fastest at 1.1 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹2,760 per person.
Montreux & Lausanne to GenevaFastest
Train
SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct
1.1 h door to door
Cheapest
Train
SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct
from ₹2,760 per person
Best value
Train
SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct
cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)
CGN paddle steamer Geneva–Lausanne-Ouchy + train, change at Lausanne runs May – September only.
The rest of the year: SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct.
Every option, compared
Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.
| Mode | Service | Time | Fare | Runs | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct | 1.1 h | ₹2,760–₹6,900per person | Daily | Rome2Rio ↗ |
| Ferry | CGN paddle steamer Geneva–Lausanne-Ouchy + train, change at Lausanne | 4.5 h | ₹6,380–₹11,020per person | May – September only | Rome2Rio ↗ |
- Ferry, CGN paddle steamer Geneva–Lausanne-Ouchy + train, change at Lausanne: A day on the lake in a Belle Époque steamer, summer timetable only. ESTIMATE fare.
Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out (or in season); change the date there.
What it costs your group, one way
Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.
| Option | 2 people | 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Train · SBB InterRegio along the lake, direct | ₹5,520–₹13,800 | ₹11,040–₹27,600 |
| Ferry · CGN paddle steamer Geneva–Lausanne-Ouchy + train, change at Lausanne | ₹12,760–₹22,040 | ₹25,520–₹44,080 |
Once you’re in Montreux & Lausanne
- Best time: May – September
- Typical stay: 2 days
- November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Christmas markets can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.
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Plan Geneva and Montreux & Lausanne
A day-by-day plan with this journey, the stays and the rest priced in.