There are 8 ways to get from Brisbane to Lugano by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BNE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
28h 55mCHF 416–971Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BNE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
29h 34mCHF 564–1,207Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BNE - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
28h 58mCHF 570–1,842Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane BNE - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
30h 37mCHF 588–1,761Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BNE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
31h 42mCHF 567–1,124Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane BNE - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
33h 2mCHF 617–1,365Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BNE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
32h 53mCHF 586–1,439Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BNE - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to München Hbftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SGtrain
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
35h 53mCHF 675–1,175
Brisbane Airport (BNE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brisbane to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 410 - SFr 1000 and takes 28h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Brisbane to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 28h 55m and costs SFr 410 - SFr 1000.
The distance between Brisbane and Lugano is 16379 km.
It takes approximately 28h 55m to get from Brisbane to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 9h behind Brisbane. It is currently 5:03 PM in Brisbane and 8:03 AM in Lugano.
There are 6222+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Brisbane, QLD, Australia and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Brisbane to Lugano. However, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the train to International Airport Station, walk to Brisbane-Airport-BNE airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Geneva International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,800
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,200
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–950
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,000
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Geneva International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–1,100
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,700
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,900
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,800
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Doha, Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,500
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,600
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Munich International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 715–730
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,200
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 550–1,300
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Zurich Airport via Doha, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 600–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Doha, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Doha, Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Brisbane Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,500
- 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–70
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Flughafen München to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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