Paris to Lausanne bus: 3.3 a day, fastest 6h50

3.3 a dayfastest 6h50☾ 2 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇫🇷 France → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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ParisAuxerreDijonLausanne· 413 km as the crow flies

10:15 → 17:05
FlixBus 479
Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot) → Lausanne (P+R Vélodrome)
6h50nonstop
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:00 → 00:45⁺¹
BlaBlaCar Bus
Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station → Lausanne · via Geneva
7h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Sun (some weeks)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
20:00 → 03:00⁺¹
FlixBus N1529 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Lausanne (P+R Vélodrome) · via Auxerre, Dijon
7h002 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:00 → 02:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:10 → 07:15⁺¹
FlixBus N799 ☾ Overnight
Paris (Bercy Seine) → Lausanne (P+R Vélodrome) · via Geneva
8h052 stops
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Mon 2 Nov, Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 NovThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:10 → 06:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the train (4h08). The bus takes 3h35 longer.

Bus · fastest direct7h43

To Paris (Pershing - Porte Maillot)23 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 4796h50
From Lausanne (P+R Vélodrome)15 min

Train · fastest direct4h08

To Paris Gare de Lyon15 min
Before departure10 min
Lyria 612E3h43

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

2.6 a daydirect trains, fastest 3h43

SNCF. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Paris to Lausanne?

Yes. 3.3 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Paris to Lausanne?

The fastest takes 6h50; the slowest 8h05, for 413 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 10:15 and the latest at 23:10, local time in Paris. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Paris to Lausanne?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 20:00 arriving 03:00 the next morning.

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