There are 12 ways to get from Greece to Lugano by plane, train, bus, car ferry, ferry, 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.
Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SKG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 47–179Fly Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 33mCHF 43–205Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Pristinabus
- Take the bus from Pristina to Chiassobus
25h 58mTrain, bus via Budapest
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
33h 38mCHF 268–421Bus, car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
45h 59mCHF 266–415Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 15mCHF 46–218Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SKG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 50mCHF 155–310Fly Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ATH - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 6mCHF 62–246Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SKG - 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 45mCHF 66–330Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazionebus
35h 46mCHF 90–138Bus via Lushnjë
- Take the bus from Athens to Lushnjëbus
- Take the bus from Lushnjë to Varesebus
39h 58mCHF 105–107Drive 2,105.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Luganocar 2,105.5 km
21h 46mCHF 366–528
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 180 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 12m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 46m.
The distance between Greece and Lugano is 1381 km. The road distance is 2105.5 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Lugano without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 58m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Greece to Lugano, including transfers.
Greece to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Lugano is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 8:59 AM in Greece and 7:59 AM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Lugano is 2105 km. It takes approximately 21h 46m to drive from Greece to Lugano.
What companies run services between Greece and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 35h 46m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–250
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–230
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–290
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
- Phone
- +383 44 162 498
- [email protected]
- Website
- Barileva Turist
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–21
- Website
- Barileva Turist
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Pristina to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- Phone
- +38349112555
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Thessaloníki to Pristina
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +302105233969
- [email protected]
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2616 001 600
- [email protected]
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–29
- Website
- KTEL of Achaia S.A.
- [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
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
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
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 118
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- [email protected]
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Lushnjë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Lushnjë to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 2108919800
- [email protected]
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Superfast Ferries
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- ACTV — Azienda del Consorzio Trasporti Veneziano
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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