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The short answer

For one traveler the CFF train to Lausanne is cheaper by CHF 151. But at 7 travelers the Private transfer to Lausanne takes over, and at 8 travelers the CFF train to Lausanne takes over.

The Private transfer to Lausanne is quicker: 45 min against 52 min. The CFF train to Lausanne varies between 49 and 73 minutes.

CFF train to Lausanne: 04:58–00:19. Private transfer to Lausanne: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Lausanne is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersCFF train to LausannePrivate transfer to LausanneDifference
1CHF 29about CHF 180CHF 151
2CHF 58about CHF 180CHF 122
3CHF 87about CHF 180CHF 93
4CHF 116about CHF 180CHF 64
5CHF 145about CHF 200CHF 55
6CHF 174about CHF 200CHF 26
7CHF 203about CHF 200CHF 3
8CHF 232about CHF 400CHF 168

The cheaper option changes at 7 travelers, from the CFF train to Lausanne to the Private transfer to Lausanne. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to Lausanne to the CFF train to Lausanne. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
train · CFF/SBB, on the national direct tariffCFF train to Lausanne
From
The railway station under the terminal, one level down from arrivals — any train towards Lausanne; every one calls at Cornavin on the way
To
Lausanne station, the city's main station: 49 to 59 minutes on the IC and IR trains, 61 to 73 on the RE33
Luggage
Mainline Swiss intercity trains; racks and space by the doors, no charge for hand luggage.
Runs
04:58–00:19
Journey
49–73 min

The CHF 3.00 ticket does not reach Lausanne. Unireso zone 10 is the canton of Geneva, and so is the Geneva Transport Card; Lausanne is in Vaud. Buy the CHF 29.00 CFF ticket to Lausanne before you board.

A CFF ticket is not for one train: it is good for any train on the route until 05:00 the next morning, and you may break the journey. The IC1, IR15, IR90 and IR95 take about 50 minutes; the RE33, the stopping train, about an hour.

The airport's CHF 10 train discount code does not apply: its list of eligible stations has no station in Vaud, or in Geneva.

Children aged 6 to 15 pay CHF 14.50; under-6s ride free. A parent with a CHF 30 Junior card takes their own children for nothing.

The ticket ends at Lausanne station. The metro and buses from there are on Lausanne's own mobilis fare network, sold separately.

The last trains are 00:19 on weeknights and 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights; nothing runs to Lausanne between then and 04:58 (05:14 at weekends).

Nyon, 22 to 27 minutes from the same platforms on the trains that stop there — the IR95 and IR15 on weekdays, 48 a day — is on the same distance tariff; its fare is not listed here — ask the machine.

CFF train to Lausanne: price for every party size

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