Lausanne Travel Forum

We're probably going to take the train from Montreux to Lausanne, and then a taxi (to carry our bag) down to the port to store our bag near the ferry. Is there a place at or near the CGN ferry to store luggage? It would be for a few hours mid-morning on a Monday in April.

Apart from the lake, what else is there of interest or a "must see" in Lausanne?

Hi, I'll be staying at hotel Lausanne Palace and would like to find out how enar is the hotel to the city area of the shopping streets. Thanks.

Is there a train station in Lausanne? I am planning to visit friends of the family in autumn of this year and want to know if I can take a train there, or have to fly to Geneva.If anyone has taken a train from Italy (possibley Rome) to Lausanne or Geneva, how much does it cost?

Hello everyone,

I will be in Lausanne on New Year's eve and was wondering about the best place to go to celebrate. I am hoping for a nice dinner followed by dancing. Any recommendations?

Thanks in advance for your help and happy New Year to all!

Cheers,

CE

Could any one tell me what kind of club this is. and post some pics of it if anyone has

thanks

Hello,

7 yrs ago, we lived for aprox. 6 months in Lausanne.

I remember a department store, not very fancy, named ABC in the centre-ville.

I still have some of the merchandise we bought there in very good quality, despite all the wear-and-tear ...

As we plan to visit Lausanne next summer, could anyone please let me know if that store still exists, and if so, provide me with a link ...


Many thanks in advance,
Alina

With so many transportation options available, I need some advice on which I should go for while in Switzerland based on this tentative plan :

1) Land in Zurich, take train from Zurich to Lausanne.
2) Stay in Lausanne for 3 days, visit nearby areas such as Ouchy, Olympic museum, Musée de l'Elysée, St. Francois, Cathedral or possibly further to Chateau de Chillion, Cully and Nyon
3) Train from Lausanne to Interlaken (Stay 4 nites), visit areas around Interlaken and Lucerne
4) Train from Interlaken to Zurich for return flight back to Malaysia

Based on this, should I go for the 8 day Swiss Pass, or Tell Pass, or just buy individual tickets? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

We will be staying in Lausanne for about 3 days, then have another 3 days in Switzerland before flying off to Malaysia from Zurich. Would it be better to stay on in Lausanne and travel to other parts by train over the 3 days, or move to another area (nearer Zurich) for the last 3 days?

Which area would one recommend? Lucerne, Interlaken are some areas that we are considering, or even Zurich itself.

Am looking at the option of flying into Zurich, then take the 2hr train to Lausanne cos there are no direct flights from Malaysia to Geneva. Would like to check though if it will be easy to manage if we have my luggage bags with us. I understand i need to change trains at Bern. Would we need to lug our luggage up and down staircases?

From the advice given on VT, it sounds like we should get the SwissPass for travel around Switzerland if we're going to be there >4 days. Should it be bought online or when we arrive? Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi,
I come from sunny Malaysia.

I'll be in Lausanne from Nov 5-20th.
- wondering what the weather will be like
- and during that season, what touristy things I can do?
- will be there for biz meetings (8.30am-5.30pm)during weekdays, and can spare sometime during weekends.
- am wondering what I can do in Lausanne after 5.30pm, and what are possible weekend short trips?
- also wondering, if I am to extend 3-4 days thereafter for a short holiday, what would be suggested areas of visits?

cheers.

am looking for guesthouse/bed and breakfast in lausanne or nearby for my family of 4-wife,2 young girls and me. desire private bathrooms. any recommendations?

Dear friends, I am going to spend 3 days in Switzerland - Geneve, Lausanne, Montreaux...How much money would do per day? I don't plan any special shopping, just a few souvenirs and some food of course. Please give me some idea of the living standard - how much do these cost: a cup of coffee, sweets, a lunch, a travel book? Regards!

hello dear VTers , its me again keny from malaysia . I will be going to Lausanne , Switzerland for about 10 days and my mum and infamous ( hehe ) VT sister "Rinaneo" is also coming with me. Hope you guys can help us with some of the following questions -

1) How far is Zurich from Lausanne ?

a) What are the mode of transportations available and how much do they
roughly cost ? How frequent does the transportation run ?

b) How far is Milan from Lausanne ? And whats the train fare like ? Any disc
for those > 55yrs ?

c) Which other cities/town ( near Lausanne ) which you would recommend for a
day trip or "1 or 2 days" trip ? how do you recommend we get there ?

with lots of thanks

keny

we (our group consists of 4 adaults and one toddler)are arriving at laussane on 24th dec night.so we may start our tour from the next day morning. we are coming back on 28th dec.we have a mind to cover till interlaken.how far beyond that point can we cover in this short period?we want to come back at Laussane at each day's tour.kindly inform me how should we plan our each day's(25th,26th and27th dec) schedule?what will be the chepest means of transport?

I will be in Lausanne and Ouchy in the middle of August (aug 14-18). Any suggestions on the features of this picturesque part of Switzerland?

I am a Mexican student who will visit Utrecht (Nederlandas) in a couple of weeks, then I need to move from Utrecht to lausanne by train, I wonder if some good friend can help me with this trip.

Thanks a lot

I am a Mexican student who will visit Utrecht (Nederlandas) in a couple of weeks, then I need to move to lausanne, I wonder if some good friend can help me with this question.

Thanks a lot

I'm going to study in Lausanne for next year:) but as always - from what I noticed - now I've got problems with finding accomodation...I would like to be in student dormitory. Is, amongs you, someone who lives (or lived) there? What does it mean: "prix sans taxe de sejour" ? Are there taxe de sejour apart from the prix for accomodation? And what if the price for internet is not included? Is it very pricey in Lausanne? In my place dormitories are supllied with the stable connection so the fee is also stable...please, write!

I have 1.5 free days in Lausanne - how to use it best? What are the main attractions?

i am going to visit your city,
please can anybody report me,

what voltage is used in Switzerland? 220 volt?

And what type of sockets will be typically utillized in hotels? (the photo or link would be desirable)

I'll be in Lausanne in just a couple of weeks(Sept. 2005), for 4 days and am looking to make the most of it. I love the outdoors(hiking and sailing in particular), and am looking for some advice on what not to miss and how to spend my time. I sail mainly small one-handed sailboats(lasers), and could use some advice on if there is a place to rent such boats or similar in Lausanne. Looks like sailing is there, but I see lots of motor, large boats. Thoughts?

Thanks!!!!

Al

does anyone know how to get from lausanne to annecy? bus? train?

i will be in lausanne for 2 nites in may.
are there any days trip i can make from lausanne to gruyere? or anywhere else?
whats good to see in lausanne?

Hi!

I have to go to study on Erasmus for a year, and I considered Lausanne as my destination, but I haven't found many informations about living and studying there.
I'd like to have, if anybody knows, informations about Lausanne, regarding the city, the people, the security, the costs (especially for that which concerns the apartments), the trasnports, and eventually about the University, the ways to have fun, the nightlife... and why not, the girls : - ) !!!!!!!
Thanks to anyone that will help me!

BYE!!

Any suggestions on the most scenic route from Nice (Monaco) to Lausanne (Villars)? We will be traveling in mid June by auto. Thank you.

Hi - Does anyone know of a good reasonably priced hotel in Lausanne that has air-conditioning? We are going at the beginning of September and think it might be hot (last summer was very hot). We went to Switzerland 2 years ago in September and we had no problem with heat. Stayed at first in Berne and had to wear a jacket. But I guess because of last summer's heat wave in Europe, we are wondering if we should check out air-conditined places.
Diane

Hi,
I'm finding it difficult to find apartments in Lausanne online. I have never been to Lausanne and am in the US. Are there not many apartments/housing available? If anyone has links to apartment information or sites, let me know!!
Thanks!!
Everlyxana
Tanya
FL, USA

I´m a Brazilian Musician ( from Rio de Janeiro ) living in Portugal ( Porto ) and thinking of to make a trip to Lausanne to find some job... I can speak English & Spanish very well...and I can play all kind of music, since Bossa-Nova & Samba until Jazz & Pop International..... But, the question is, There are places with live music in Lausanne ( restaurants, Pubs, etc...), specially brazilian food & music places ( Barbecue, Caipirinha, etc. ) ??? Hope someone could help me...it´s a hard decision... "Thankissesss !!!" :-)))