There are 11 ways to get from Ljubljana to Lugano by bus, train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Venezia Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
7h 3mCHF 77–180Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N402 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 20mCHF 47–84Drive 518.9 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Luganocar 518.9 km
5h 46mCHF 85–123Fly Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LJU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 35mCHF 111–304Bus, train via Trieste Airport (TRS)
- Take the bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Ronchi dei Legionari, Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giuliabus
- Take the train from Trieste Airport to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
7h 23mCHF 80–187Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Triestebus 297 / ...
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
10h 28mCHF 100–179Bus via Vicenza
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Vicenzabus N403
- Take the bus from Vicenza to Luganobus FlixBus 024
10h 55mCHF 51–84Fly Ljubljana to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 13mCHF 179–508Fly Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LJU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 15mCHF 167–388Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 38mCHF 164–838Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ZAG - 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 36mCHF 79–695
Ljubljana to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 9h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 46m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct bus from Ljubljana station to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana bus station and arriving at Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 20m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Lugano is 580 km. The road distance is 518.9 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 3m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 180.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Ljubljana to Lugano, including transfers.
Ljubljana to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Lugano is 519 km. It takes approximately 5h 46m to drive from Ljubljana to Lugano.
Book your Ljubljana to Lugano bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Ljubljana bus station to Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 9h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–460
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–310
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–430
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Airport to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–27
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 70–95
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Airport to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Airport to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Airport to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–24
- 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 55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +38670511611
- [email protected]
- Website
- tripstair.com
Bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
Bus from Ljubljana Dolgi most to Ronchi dei Legionari, Trieste Airport Friuli Venezia Giulia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://tripstair.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vicenza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- 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
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- CHF 160
- 4-8 persons
- CHF 207
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- CHF 160
- 4-8 persons
- CHF 207
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–440
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 26–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–440
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 26–70
- Private
- CHF 130–170
- [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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