Living within 30 minutes of Lausanne by bike

Every municipality from which you reach Lausanne within 30 minutes by bike, sorted by total annual cost. Calculated on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap, with an allowance for climbs. Different time, household or workplace: use the form below.

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15 municipalities within 30 minutes of Lausanne by bike

Costs for: Couple, no kids, gross income CHF 100,000 per year.

The cheapest is Lutry at CHF 29,400 per year, CHF 1,300 less than Lausanne.

5 municipalities are borderline: within the time at 18 km/h and 4 minutes per 100 metres of climbing, outside at 16 km/h and 6 minutes.

For comparison, Lausanne itself: CHF 30,743 per year.

1.Lutry (VD)about 30 min Borderline
CHF 29,400 per yearCHF 1,300 less than Lausanne
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2.Saint-Sulpice (VD)about 29 min Borderline
CHF 29,476 per yearCHF 1,300 less than Lausanne
to work 29 min, back 21 min
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3.Jouxtens-Mézery (VD)about 18 min
CHF 29,599 per yearCHF 1,100 less than Lausanne
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4.Villars-Sainte-Croix (VD)about 31 min Borderline
CHF 29,780 per yearCHF 1,000 less than Lausanne
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5.Paudex (VD)about 24 min
CHF 29,816 per yearCHF 900 less than Lausanne
to work 24 min, back 18 min
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6.Pully (VD)about 16 min
CHF 29,870 per yearCHF 900 less than Lausanne
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7.Bussigny (VD)about 29 min Borderline
CHF 29,912 per yearCHF 800 less than Lausanne
to work 29 min, back 23 min
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8.Ecublens (VD)about 26 min
CHF 29,986 per yearCHF 800 less than Lausanne
to work 26 min, back 19 min
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9.Crissier (VD)about 21 min
CHF 30,016 per yearCHF 700 less than Lausanne
to work 21 min, back 16 min
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10.Romanel-sur-Lausanne (VD)about 23 min
CHF 30,324 per yearCHF 400 less than Lausanne
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11.Le Mont-sur-Lausanne (VD)about 26 min
CHF 30,325 per yearCHF 400 less than Lausanne
to work 11 min, back 26 min
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12.Prilly (VD)about 10 min
CHF 30,327 per yearCHF 400 less than Lausanne
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13.Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne (VD)about 33 min Borderline
CHF 30,402 per yearCHF 300 less than Lausanne
to work 28 min, back 33 min
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14.Chavannes-près-Renens (VD)about 23 min
CHF 30,715 per yearabout the same as Lausanne
to work 23 min, back 14 min
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15.Renens (VD)about 17 min
CHF 30,744 per yearabout the same as Lausanne
to work 17 min, back 10 min
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How to read these figures

Bike and e-bike: riding time calculated by Ubivo on the cycle paths and roads of OpenStreetMap (OSRM route planner, bicycle profile), between inhabited points of the home municipality and of the workplace municipality (one to five depending on size, weighted by population; the median is shown). Base speed 17 km/h by bike, 20 km/h by e-bike (assisted up to 25 km/h), plus 5 minutes by bike and 2.5 minutes by e-bike for every 100 metres of climbing; downhill 2 or 1 minute less per 100 metres, but never faster than 25 km/h. This is an assumption by Ubivo for adults who commute regularly, not an official value. The slower direction counts; where the two differ clearly, both are shown. «Borderline» means: with a slightly faster or slower assumption (bike 16 to 18 km/h and 4 to 6 minutes per 100 metres, e-bike 19 to 21 km/h and 2 to 3 minutes) the municipality is once within and once outside the time.
Limits: the times apply between typical residential locations, not from your door. Traffic lights and junctions are only covered by the base speed; weather, luggage and fitness not at all. Where OpenStreetMap has gaps, paths are missing or mapped wrongly. Ferries and taking the bike on the train are excluded.
Total annual cost: income tax, health insurance premiums (deductible 300) and electricity (4,500 kWh) for the chosen household, without commuting costs. Differences rounded to CHF 100.
Rents and property prices are not included; there is no data per municipality.
Do you pay tax at source, for example on a B permit? Then differences between municipalities in a canton only matter to you under a subsequent ordinary assessment.
The deduction from your salary is the same in every municipality of a canton. From a gross salary of CHF 120,000 a year you are assessed under the ordinary procedure automatically, below that on application by 31 March of the following year; your municipality’s tax rate then applies. Tax at source and where you live

Bike and e-bike times: Ubivo calculation with OSRM on data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract of 31/10/2026; elevation: swisstopo, swissALTIRegio; residential locations: Federal Statistical Office (FSO), STATPOP 2024. Costs: FTA (taxes 2026), FOPH (health insurance 2027), ElCom (electricity 2027). Fog days: MeteoSwiss, average 2023-2025, October to February. Methodology and data sources

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