There are 9 ways to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, car, or train (Trenitalia, TGV)
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
best- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MXP - BRU
5h€72–278Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chiasso to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
5h 13m€43–213Train via Paris
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from St Louis to Strasbourgtrain Ter
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
10h 9m€164–639Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 34m€72–132Drive 795 km
- Drive from Lugano to Brusselscar 795 km
8h 16m€139–201Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
5h 26m€129–317Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Take the train from Chiasso to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BGY - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Centraltrain
7h 4m€70–293Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
12h 49m€134–512Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Stationbus
13h 40m
Canton Ticino to Brussels by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels is to bus which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels is to train and fly which takes 5h and costs €70 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Canton Ticino to Brussels station. However, there are services departing from Lugano, Campus Universitario and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Canton Ticino to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Basel SBB, St Louis, Strasbourg Bahnhof and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 9m.
The distance between Canton Ticino and Brussels is 735 km. The road distance is 795 km.
The best way to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 9m and costs €160 - €650.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels, including transfers.
Canton Ticino to Brussels bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Canton Ticino to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Canton Ticino to Brussels is to train via Paris which takes 10h 9m and costs €160 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 12h 34m.
What companies run services between Canton Ticino, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Lugano to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi via Basel SBB, Basel SBB, Saint-Louis, St Louis, Strasbourg, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Paris l'Est, and Paris Nord in around 10h 9m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station twice daily. Tickets cost €70–130 and the journey takes 11h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–470
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–180
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Chiasso to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Chiasso to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from St Louis to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Charleroi-Central to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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Canton Ticino to Brussels bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Brussels - Midi Train Station.
Canton Ticino to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canton Ticino to Brussels is 795 km. It takes approximately 8h 16m to drive from Canton Ticino to Brussels.
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