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How to get to EHL

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  • Mailing Address:
    Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne
    Le Chalet-à-Gobet,
    Case postal 37
    1000 Lausanne 25
    Switzerland
Transport to Lausanne

Air
The nearest airport for Lausanne is Geneva Cointrin International Airport which conveniently has its own train station where you can travel directly to Lausanne in 43 minutes. It is also ideally situated alongside the motorway to Lausanne so you can drive by car in 35 minutes.

All the major car rental companies are situated in the airport arrival hall.

All major international airlines take off and land at Zurich Kloten International Airport, which is also served by an on-site station. This puts Zurich barely 2 hours 40 minutes away from Lausanne by train or 2 hours 15 minutes by car.
Basel and Bern also have their own international airports.
Rail
The TGV Lyria arrives in Lausanne from Paris, the TGV Sud-Est arrives in Geneva from Montpellier or Marseilles (Geneva–Lausanne > 34 minutes).
The Pau Casals takes you from Barcelona to Lausanne ICE trains link Hamburg, Berlin and Frankfurt to Basel (Basel-Lausanne > 2 hours 9 minutes).
The Pendolino links Lausanne with Milan or Rome.
Car
To drive on motorways in Switzerland you need to have a sticker which is available for CHF40 at post offices, service stations and border controls. This sticker allows you to drive free of charge on all Swiss motorways until 31 January of the following year. By using www.mappy.com you can receive detailed directions from your departure point to a particular destination.

 

Transport in Lausanne

Buses

Bus No.45
departs from the train station Lausanne-CFF (station side) to the stop "En Marin", a five minute walk from the school.
Timetable No.45

Bus No.5 + No. 64
Bus No. 5 departs from the train station Lausanne-CFF (station side) to the stop "Epalinges" where you need to change bus and take the bus No.64 to the Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne.
The No.64 bus departs from Epalinges every 20 minutes.
Timetable No.5
Timetable No.64

Timetables can be consulted on www.t-l.ch

Taxis
City Centre to EHL ~CHF30 Pick-up charge: CHF6.20 + CHF2.60 per km in centre and CHF3.20 in outskirts and after 8pm. Tel: 0800 810 810
Underground
Lausanne is the only destination in the Lake Geneva Region to have an underground system (3 lines): the first one is the shortest underground line in the world and it covers the 1.8 kilometres between the port of Ouchy and the town centre; the other line links the town centre with the northern part of Lausanne and serves