There are 14 ways to get from Lugano to England by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MXP - LHR
6h 11m£82–252Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MXP - MAN
6h 2m£36–114Train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
11h 6m£242–660Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
19h 26m£90–154Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lugano to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
12h 16m£270–338Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MXP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
6h 13m£54–176Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LIN - LCY
6h 18m£70–318Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane MXP - BRS
6h 14m£47–109Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIN - LHR
6h 27m£89–265Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MXP - STN
6h 52m£52–160Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane MXP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 42m£41–167Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Esttrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
13h 35m£223–645Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zurich to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoriabus
25h 54mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Lugano to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
13h 14m£164–276
Lugano to England by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to England is to train and fly which costs £45 - £110 and takes 6h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to England is to train and fly which takes 6h 2m and costs £35 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to England. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Trafalgar Square via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and Victoria Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to England station. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Charing Cross station via Basel SBB, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Nord and Euston station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 6m.
The distance between Lugano and England is 650 miles.
The best way to get from Lugano to England without a car is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 11h 6m and costs £240 - £700.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Lugano to England, including transfers.
Lugano to England bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to England train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to England is to train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 11h 6m and costs £240 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £85 - £160 and takes 19h 26m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and England?
You can take a train from Lugano to Charing Cross station via Basel SBB, Freiburg Hauptbahnhof, Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf, Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and Euston station in around 11h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Trafalgar Square via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Victoria Station in around 19h 26m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bristol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £17–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £17–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £17–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £290–650
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–380
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13–70
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £35–55
- 2nd Class
- £18–24
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £60–90
- 2nd Class
- £45–65
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £50–75
- 2nd Class
- £35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–24
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +393293958604
- [email protected]
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Ghent Dampoort to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Lugano to England bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Brussels - Midi Train Station.
England is 1h behind Lugano. It is currently 9:39 PM in Lugano and 8:39 PM in England.
Lugano to England train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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