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There are 11 ways to get from Leipzig to Lugano by train, bus, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain train 50 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    11h 37m
    CHF 149–862

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus bus N86 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Luganobus bus FlixBus N76
    12h 10m
    CHF 60–101

  3. Night train, train

    1. Take the nighttrain from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train En
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    11h 40m
    CHF 98–442

  4. Drive 773.3 km

    1. Drive from Leipzig to Luganocar car 773.3 km
    7h 44m
    CHF 129–186

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hof Hbftrain train Rb
    2. Take the bus from HOF, Hauptbahnhof,st 6 to ST. GALLEN, Lagerstrassebus bus
    3. Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus bus
    17h 41m
    CHF 529–605

  6. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane LEJ - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    8h 3m
    CHF 119–368

  7. Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane LEJ - LIN
    2. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    8h 3m
    CHF 160–381

  8. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane BER - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    7h 40m
    CHF 69–321

  9. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane BER - LIN
    3. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    7h 35m
    CHF 75–344

  10. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane BER - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train
    8h 15m
    CHF 90–432

  11. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    1. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane PRG - MXP
    4. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    10h 7m
    CHF 80–260

Leipzig to Lugano by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration11h 37mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 149Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,020.8 km
  • Duration: 11h 37m

What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Lugano via Frankfurt and Basel SBB in around 11h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Lugano via Nuremberg central bus station in around 12h 10m.

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