There are 8 ways to get from Cork to Lugano by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 20mCHF 60–170Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoffcarferry
- Drive from Port de Roscoff to Luganocar
29h 44mCHF 292–474Fly Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ORK - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 5mCHF 91–324Fly Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ORK - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 40mCHF 80–281Fly Cork Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 13mCHF 148–453Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 15mCHF 70–174Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
10h 14mCHF 143–407Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Cork to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DUB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 46mCHF 100–305
Cork Airport (ORK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cork to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 170 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Cork to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 13m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 460.
The distance between Cork and Lugano is 1519 km.
It takes approximately 9h 20m to get from Cork to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 1h ahead of Cork. It is currently 8:30 PM in Cork and 9:30 PM in Lugano.
There are 7240+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Cork, Ireland and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Cork to Lugano. However, you can take the line 225 bus to Cork Airport, walk to Cork Airport (ORK) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cork to Lugano via Cork Port and Port de Roscoff in around 29h 44m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–310
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cork Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
Train from Cork to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–30
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 21–30
- [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 4–23
- 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 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +353 21 427 7801
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittanyferries.ie
Car ferry from Cork Port to Port de Roscoff
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- https://www.brittanyferries.ie/
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