LAUSANNE TRAVEL GUIDE

This page is a guide only. It contains recommendations from either TMs, Referees or Parents from previous seasons. Venues or official hotels may change for the current season so we recommend that you check the reglement’s before confirming any travel arrangements. If you are booking hotels before the reglement is out, we advise you may want to consider booking with free cancellation as it is not guaranteed that competition details will stay the same.

Background Info

Lausanne is the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud, in Switzerland. The Olympic capital, it is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake.
Lausanne – Wikipedia
Official website of Lausanne Tourism – Lausanne Tourisme – Official Website

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Visa Requirements
None (as of 29.07.2025).
Please be aware the EU plans to introduce the Entry/Exit system (EES). This is a new digital border system that will change requirements for British nationals travelling to the Schengen area https://www.gov.uk/guidance/eu-entryexit-system – see Entry requirements – Switzerland travel advice – GOV.UK

Local Emergency Numbers
Telephone: 112 (ambulance, fire, police)
Ambulance: 144
Fire: 118
Police: 117

Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in London on +44 (0)20 7008 5000 (24 hours)

Venue
Lausanne, Vaudoise aréna, Chemin du Viaduc, 14
1008 Prilly (Map)

Nearby Supermarket (to venue)
Migros (3 mins walk)

Hotels
Hotel Elite Lausanne

Flights
Lausanne does not have its own airport, with Geneva airport, 32 miles away being the closest. Flights are available from UK airports to Geneva Airport.