Getting there & away
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Train
Three to four trains an hour run to/from Geneva (Sfr20, 35 to 50 minutes) and its airport (Sfr24, 45 to 60 minutes). One or two an hour travel to/from Bern (Sfr30, 60 to 70 minutes). Up to four trains an hour run to Yverdon- les-Bains (Sfr14.20, 20 to 45 minutes).
The station has a left luggage service (small/big items per day Sfr4/7; 7am-8.30pm Mon-Sat, 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-7.30pm Sun). The train information office (8.30am-6.45pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat) is close by.
Car & motorcycle
Several motorways link Lausanne to Geneva and Yverdon-les-Bains (A1), Martigny (A9) and Bern (A9 then A12). Car-rental companies include Avis (021 340 72 00; Ave de la Gare 50), Hertz (021 312 53 11; Pl du Tunnel 17) and Europcar (021 319 90 40; Ave Louis Ruchonnet 2). Enzo Location (021 647 47 47; Ave de Beaulieu 8) offers a deal for Sfr20 a day plus 20c per kilometre.
Boat
The company CGN (084 881 18 48; www.cgn.ch; Ave de Rhodanie 17) runs boats from Ouchy to destinations around Lake Geneva. From late May to late September there are frequent departures to all resorts, including the French side. There are no car ferries.
Up to 14 boats daily shuttle to and from Evian-les-Bains (France) in July and August (Sfr16/27.20 one way/return in 2nd class, 40 minutes), dropping to seven to nine boats the rest of the year. You can take less-frequent boats to places like Montreux (Sfr20.60, 1½ hours) and Geneva (Sfr34.80, about 3½ hours). A day pass to go anywhere on the lake costs Sfr55 (Sfr74 in 1st class).
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