There are 10 ways to get from Girona to Lugano by train (Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Renfe, TGV, Trenitalia)
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 Lyon
best- Take the train from Girona to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
11h 53mCHF 138–251Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BCN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 35–109Bus
- Take the bus from Girona - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Perpignan to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
15h 39mCHF 79–135Drive 859.9 km
- Drive from Girona to Luganocar 859.9 km
10h 11mCHF 140–203Train
- Take the train from Girona to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Villetrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
14h 39mCHF 137–281Bus via Marseille
- Take the bus from Girona - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
17h 29mCHF 84–152Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BCN - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 58–197Train, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BCN - 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 54mCHF 72–265Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BCN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 36mCHF 120–388Train, fly to Turin Caselle Airport
- Take the train from Girona to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane BCN - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 47mCHF 78–251
Girona to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Girona to Lugano is to train and fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 110 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Girona to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct bus from Girona station to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Girona - Bus Station and arriving at Lugano via Perpignan and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Girona to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Girona and arriving at Lugano via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Girona and Lugano is 1080 km. The road distance is 859.9 km.
The best way to get from Girona to Lugano without a car is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 53m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Girona to Lugano, including transfers.
Girona to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Girona - Bus Station.
Girona to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Girona station.
The best way to get from Girona to Lugano is to train via Lyon which takes 11h 53m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 140 and takes 15h 39m.
What companies run services between Girona, Spain and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Girona to Lugano via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 11h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Girona - Bus Station to Lugano via Perpignan and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 15h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–60
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–60
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–75
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–60
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–120
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–17
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–24
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Girona - Bus Station to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Girona - Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Perpignan to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
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
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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Girona to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Perpignan - Bus Station.
Girona to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Girona to Lugano is 860 km. It takes approximately 10h 11m to drive from Girona to Lugano.
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