Public transportation
If you are staying at a hotel, you’ll receive free of charge a public transport pass from your hotel. This personal card gives free travel on Lausanne’s public transport system for each guest staying in a hotel and paying the tourist tax for overnight stays.
The card is issued by the hotel on check-in and is valid for the duration of the reservation, including the day of departure and in the following zones 11, 12, 15, 16, 18 and 19 (2nd class).
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If you are not staying at a hotel (hence not given a public transport pass), you can buy public transport tickets at
- TL (Lausanne public transport) machines at the metro or bus stations.
- Online at SBB.ch or t-l.ch
- Via the smartphone apps of SBB (available at App Store and Google Play) or TL (available at App Store and Google Play)