There are 11 ways to get from Girona to Lugano by train, plane, train (Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- 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 7mCHF 33–131Train via Lyon
- 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
11h 57mCHF 133–203Bus
- Take the bus from Girona - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
15h 15mCHF 72–115Drive 859.9 km
- Drive from Girona to Luganocar 859.9 km
10h 11mCHF 165–238Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- 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 29mCHF 48–209Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- 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 55mCHF 50–217Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- 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 41mCHF 105–302Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Girona to Aix En Provence Tgvtrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 1mCHF 105–249Train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- 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 59mCHF 47–194Train
- 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
15h 28mCHF 159–248Bus via Lugano
- Take the bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 1922
- Take the bus from Milan to Luganobus FlixBus 076 / ...
16h 15mCHF 86–130
Girona to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Girona to Lugano is to train and fly which costs SFr 30 - SFr 140 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Girona to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 140.
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 Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 15m.
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 57m.
The distance between Girona and Lugano is 904 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 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 7h 7m 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 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 120 and takes 15h 15m.
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 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Girona - Bus Station to Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 15h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–55
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–180
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–95
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–100
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–80
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–800
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Aix En Provence Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Girona to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–21
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Girona to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
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 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)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Girona - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Girona, Estació d'Autobusos to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Girona to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano 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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