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Geneva to Lausanne with the Swiss Travel Pass: route, stops & what it costs
The western arm of the Léman by paddle-steamer and regional train — the great fountain, a Roman lakefront and the particle lab.
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Pass vs. single tickets
🎫 Swiss Travel Pass
CHF 429
8 days · trains, boats, buses & museums
🚄 Single tickets
CHF 455
Léman paddle-steamers + regional legs + museum, full fare
Route timeline
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Geneva
Stay 1 dayHighlights- Jet d'Eau — A 140 m plume off the harbour breakwater. Free to visit
- CERN Science Gateway — Free galleries on particle physics at the lab's door. Free to visit
- Old Town & St-Pierre — Cobbled heights around the cathedral of the Reformation. Free to visit
- Parc des Bastions — A chessboard park ending at the giant stone Reformation Wall. Free to visit
- Patek Philippe Museum — Five centuries of watches and enamel miniatures in a restored workshop. Book tour / ticket ↗
- 🚆 CGN paddle-steamer · 1h 05m2
Nyon
Stay half dayHighlights- Château de Nyon — A white five-towered castle over the vineyards. Free to visit
- Roman Column Lakefront — Three columns from the forum of Colonia Iulia Equestris. Free to visit
- Roman Museum — The buried basilica of the ancient colony, shown beneath the market square. Book tour / ticket ↗
- Nyon Harbour Quay — A flowered lakefront of cafés looking across to Mont Blanc. Free to visit
- 🚆 IR · 20m3
Lausanne
Stay 1 dayHighlights- Olympic Museum — Lakeside galleries at Ouchy, entry with the pass. Free to visit
- Ouchy Lakefront — A promenade and the metro up to the old town. Free to visit
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Swiss Travel Pass worth it from Geneva to Lausanne?
- 🎫 Swiss Travel Pass costs CHF 429, versus 🚄 Single tickets at CHF 455. You save about CHF 26 with the pass.
- How many stops are on the Geneva–Lausanne route?
- 3 stops: Geneva, Nyon, Lausanne.