Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OAK to QLS: distance & flight time
Oakland (Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) → Lausanne (Lausanne-Blécherette Airport)
5,810 mi
9,350 km · 5,049 nm
11h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
+9h
time difference · heading northeast
See live OAK→QLS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,810 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 52m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OAK — Metropolitan Oakland International Airport · Oakland, United States
- QLS — Lausanne-Blécherette Airport · Lausanne, Switzerland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OAK
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport11 mi away
- HWD · Hayward Executive Airport7 mi away
- NGZ · Alameda Naval Air Station7 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport15 mi away
Near QLS
- QNJ · Annemasse Airport30 mi away
- QNC · Neuchatel Airport31 mi away
- GVA · Geneva Cointrin International Airport32 mi away
- SIR · Sion Airport41 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OAK from QLS?
The flight distance from Oakland (OAK) to Lausanne (QLS) is 5,810 miles (9,350 km, 5,049 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OAK to QLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 52m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Oakland and Lausanne?
Lausanne is 9 hours ahead of Oakland.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OAK to QLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OAK–QLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.