There are 6 ways to get from Brennero to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Verona
best- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
6h 26mCHF 81–202Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus N882 / ...
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazionebus
10h 17mCHF 35–58Drive 327.3 km
- Drive from Brennero to Luganocar 327.3 km
5h 23mCHF 55–79Train, fly
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 14mCHF 98–298Train
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 71–136Train, bus
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
8h 16mCHF 50–107
Brennero to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brennero to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 35 - SFr 60 and takes 10h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Brennero to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 23m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 80.
No, there is no direct bus from Brennero to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Steinach a. Br. Bahnhof and arriving at Lugano Stazione via Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and Zürich Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Brennero to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Brennero - Brenner and arriving at Lugano via Verona Porta Nuova and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
The distance between Brennero and Lugano is 457 km. The road distance is 327.3 km.
The best way to get from Brennero to Lugano without a car is to train via Verona which takes 6h 26m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Brennero to Lugano, including transfers.
Brennero to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Brennero to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Brennero - Brenner station.
The best way to get from Brennero to Lugano is to train via Verona which takes 6h 26m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 35 - SFr 60 and takes 10h 17m.
What companies run services between Brennero, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brennero - Brenner to Lugano via Verona Porta Nuova and Milano Centrale in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Brennero - Brenner to Lugano Stazione via Steinach In Tirol, Steinach a. Br. Bahnhof, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, Zurich Bus Station, and Zürich Hbf in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- *
- CHF 15–22
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- *
- CHF 17–25
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- *
- CHF 28–45
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kufstein to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–22
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 41–46
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- PostAuto AG
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Booking & Getting There
Brennero to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Brennero to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brennero to Lugano is 327 km. It takes approximately 5h 23m to drive from Brennero to Lugano.
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