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A week in Lausanne

Seven days in Lausanne without seven days of sightseeing. The plan slows down in the middle, which is what a week is for.

  • 6 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Lausanne trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

7 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

    El Cavalo Blanco

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Av. d'Ouchy 66

  3. 14:3017:00

    Olympic Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Quai d'Ouchy 1, 1006 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 09:00–18:00

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    La Pinte Besson

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue de l'Ale 4

  6. 20:3023:00

    Salle Métropole

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Rue des Terreaux 25

Day 2

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    La Couronne d'Or

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue des Deux-Marchés 13, 1005 Lausanne

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Hermitage Foundation

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum building in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Route du Signal 2, 1018 Lausanne

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Le Java

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue Marterey 36, 1005 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 07:30–24:00 · Fri 07:30–01:00 · Sat–Sun 09:30–24:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Beaulieu Castle

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    castle in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Café de Grancy

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Av. du Rond-Point 1

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 08:00–24:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–24:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Théâtre Vidy-Lausanne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre production company in theater

    Av. Jaques-Dalcroze 5

Day 3

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Mövenpick

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Av. de Rhodanie 4

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Cantonal Museum of Archeology and History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Riponne 6

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 10:00–17:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    St.Paul

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Av. d'Echallens 72

  6. 14:3017:00

    Lausanne Museum of History

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Cathédrale 4

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Taco's Bar

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue du Port-Franc 6, Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Thu 17:30–01:00 · Fri–Sat 17:30–02:00 · Sun 17:30–01:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Théâtre 2.21

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Rue de l'Industrie 10, 1005 Lausanne

Day 4

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    The Hideaway

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal

    Rue Cheneau-de-Bourg 1

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed closed · Thu–Fri 07:30–15:00 · Sat 08:00–16:00 · Sun 09:00–15:30

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Photo Elysée

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Place de la Gare 17, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    MYO

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Allée Ernest-Ansermet 1, 1003 Lausanne

  6. 14:3017:00

    Cantonal Botanical Museum and Gardens

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Local experiences

    museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    PocoLoco

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Place Chauderon 5, 1003

  9. 20:3023:00

    Le Bourg

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Rue de Bourg 51

Day 5

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    4h 15m open

    08:45 – 13:00

    A morning to yourselves

  3. 13:0014:00

    Crêperie la Chandeleur

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Rue Mercerie 9, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Thu 11:30–23:00 · Fri–Sat 11:30–23:30 · Sun closed

  4. 14:3017:00

    Espace Arlaud

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum building in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Place de la Riponne 2bis, 1005 Lausanne

  5. 17:0019:30

    Collection de l'art brut

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum collection in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Avenue des Bergières 11, 1004 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Sun 11:00–18:00

  6. 19:3021:00

    Holy Cow

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Rue des Terreaux 10

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–23:00

  7. 21:0023:30

    Théâtre Boulimie

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Place Marc-Louis-Arlaud 1

Day 6

12 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Lausanne-Vidy Roman Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    archaeological museum in Lausanne in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland

    Chemin du Bois-de-Vaux 24

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Tibits

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Place de la Gare 11, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Fri 07:00–22:00 · Sat 06:30–22:30 · Sun 08:00–22:00

  6. 14:3017:00

    Typewriter Museum Lausanne

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Lausanne (Switzerland)

    Passage des Terreaux 18bis, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon 14:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 11:00–18:00 · Thu–Fri 14:00–18:00 · Sat 11:00–18:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00

  7. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  8. 19:0020:30

    Black Luna

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Place de l'Europe 7, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon–Wed 11:00–24:00 · Thu 11:00–01:00 · Fri–Sat 11:00–02:00 · Sun 11:00–24:00

  9. 20:3023:00

    Arsenic

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Rue de Genève 57, 1004 Lausanne

Day 7

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Breakfast, open

    No verified place here fits this meal and your answers, so it is left open.

    • 45m
    • Open time

  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    mudac - Cantonal Museum of Design and Contem­por­ary Applied Arts

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Switzerland

    Place de la Gare 17, 1003 Lausanne

    Opening hours: Mon 10:00–18:00 · Tue closed · Wed 10:00–18:00 · Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–18:00

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    L’Accademia

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal

    11 Place du Port

  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Lausanne
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors