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How to get fromBrest to Luganoby train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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There are 9 ways to get from Brest to Lugano by train (TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV, Trenitalia)

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  1. Train via Paris

    best
    1. Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    11h 42m
    CHF 265–417

  2. Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BES - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    9h 16m
    CHF 83–350

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus bus
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    23h 39m
    CHF 100–249

  4. Drive  1,303.7 km

    1. Drive from Brest to Luganocar car 1,303.7 km
    13h 39m
    CHF 218–314

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Brest to Modanetrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Modane to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train Ec
    14h 9m
    CHF 274–431

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Brest to Lyonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Lyon to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus 729 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus bus
    23h 54m
    CHF 106–184

  7. Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BES - LIN
    2. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    9h 3m
    CHF 139–393

  8. Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain train
    2. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane NTE - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    9h 56m
    CHF 108–295

  9. Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane plane BES - TRN
    2. Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain train
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train
    10h 46m
    CHF 136–351

Brest to Lugano by train, subway, and foot

Calendar66Weekly Services
Duration11h 42mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 265Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,395.5 km
  • Duration: 11h 42m

What companies run services between Brest, France and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Brest to Lugano via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 11h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest to Lugano via Lyon and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 23h 54m.

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