There are 13 ways to get from Helsinki to Lugano by plane, train, bus, car, night train, car ferry, or car train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HEL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 42mCHF 88–271Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
38h 4mCHF 326–1,511Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
38h 33mCHF 288–1,191Drive 3,832.7 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Luganocar 3,832.7 km
40h 6mCHF 652–942Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 50mCHF 171–444Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane HEL - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 32mCHF 104–325Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane HEL - 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 22mCHF 93–282Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane HEL - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 25mCHF 128–428Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane HEL - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 7mCHF 139–416Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Metro Marymontbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Luganobus FlixBus N1308
41h 20mCHF 180–298Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Churtrain Ice
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
42h 48mCHF 476–1,339Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Suedkreuz to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
43h 21mCHF 225–511Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Luganocar
2d 2hCHF 586–947
Helsinki to Lugano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 280 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 20m.
The distance between Helsinki and Lugano is 2051 km. The road distance is 3832.7 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lugano without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 38h 4m and costs SFr 320 - SFr 1600.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Helsinki to Lugano, including transfers.
Helsinki to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Metro Marymont station.
Lugano is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:26 PM in Helsinki and 6:26 PM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Lugano is 3833 km. It takes approximately 40h 6m to drive from Helsinki to Lugano.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont in around 41h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- 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
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–260
- 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)
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,100
- 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- 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 Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 75–90
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Metro Marymont
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- [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
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- [email protected]
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- [email protected]
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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