Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
SCE to QLS: distance & flight time
State College Pennsylvania (University Park Airport) → Lausanne (Lausanne-Blécherette Airport)
4,030 mi
6,486 km · 3,502 nm
8h 22m
estimated nonstop flight time
+6h
time difference · heading northeast
See live SCE→QLS fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
4,030 miles nonstop takes roughly 8h 22m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 6-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SCE — University Park Airport · State College Pennsylvania, 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 SCE
- LHV · William T. Piper Memorial Airport30 mi away
- AOO · Altoona Blair County Airport46 mi away
- IPT · Williamsport Regional Airport55 mi away
- DUJ · DuBois Regional Airport59 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 SCE from QLS?
The flight distance from State College Pennsylvania (SCE) to Lausanne (QLS) is 4,030 miles (6,486 km, 3,502 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SCE to QLS?
A nonstop flight takes about 8h 22m 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 State College Pennsylvania and Lausanne?
Lausanne is 6 hours ahead of State College Pennsylvania.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SCE to QLS?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SCE–QLS that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.