Distance from Basel to Lausanne (Switzerland)

The distance between Basel, Basel-City and Lausanne, Vaud is 136 kilometers (85 miles).

Basel, Basel-City, Switzerland

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

From Basel to Lausanne, the straight-line distance is 136 kilometers, heading southwest. Basel is at 279 meters above sea level, while Lausanne is at 453 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Walk 1-2 days
Bicycle 10-12 hours
Motorcycle 4-5 hours
Car 3-4 hours
Helicopter 30-45 minutes
Speed Time
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Basel, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 47.5584° N 7.5733° E

Elevation: 279 m (915 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)
  • Grenchen Airport (ZHI)
  • Fontaine Airport (BOR)
  • Colmar-Houssen Airport (CMR)
Lausanne, Switzerland

Local time:

Time Zone: Europe/Zurich

Coordinates: 46.516° N 6.6328° E

Elevation: 453 m (1,486 ft)


Nearby airports:
  • Lausanne-Blécherette Airport (QLS)
  • Annemasse Airport (QNJ)
  • Aéroport Genève-Cointrin (GVA)
  • Neuchatel Airport (QNC)
  • Sion Airport (SIR)

Other distances from Basel

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Basel to Bern 69 km
From Basel to Zürich 77 km
From Basel to Lausanne 136 km
From Basel to Winterthur 87 km
From Basel to Genève 186 km

Other distances from Lausanne

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Lausanne to Bern 79 km
From Lausanne to Zürich 174 km
From Lausanne to Basel 136 km
From Lausanne to Winterthur 193 km
From Lausanne to Genève 51 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of Switzerland that are at equal or similar distances as between Basel and Lausanne.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Philadelphia, United States Manhattan, United States 137 km
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 138 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 134 km
Chicago, United States Milwaukee, United States 134 km
Málaga, Spain Córdoba, Spain 134 km
Philadelphia, United States Queens, United States 139 km
Liverpool, United Kingdom Nottingham, United Kingdom 132 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Leicester, United Kingdom 132 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom 131 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Reading, United Kingdom 131 km
Birmingham, United Kingdom Cardiff, United Kingdom 142 km
Philadelphia, United States New York City, United States 130 km
Dublin, Ireland Belfast, United Kingdom 142 km
San Jose, United States Sacramento, United States 142 km
Bogotá, Colombia Ibagué, Colombia 129 km
Philadelphia, United States Brooklyn, United States 129 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Morelia, Mexico 129 km
Caracas, Venezuela Valencia, Venezuela 129 km
London, United Kingdom Leicester, United Kingdom 143 km
Surat, India Vadodara, India 128 km

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