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There are 10 ways to get from Lugano to Jena by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Erfurt Hbftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train Rb
    9h 56m
    €133–869

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Frankfurt central train stationbus bus FlixBus N474
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Jena bus stationbus bus 220 / ...
    13h 40m
    €77–127

  3. Drive 713.8 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Jenacar car 713.8 km
    7h 21m
    €125–180

  4. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane plane MXP - LEJ
    3. Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    9h 9m
    €120–347

  5. Train via Stuttgart

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Schaffhausentrain train S9 / ...
    3. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    4. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Jena Paradiestrain train 61
    12h 5m
    €165–602

  6. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Munich Airport Terminal 2bus bus
    2. Take the bus from Flughafen, Terminal 2 to Ingolstadt, Nordbahnhof Westbus bus
    3. Take the train from Ingolstadt Nord to Nürnberg Hbftrain train Re1
    4. Take the train from Forchheim to Saalfeldtrain train
    5. Take the train from Saalfeld(Saale) to Jena Saalbftrain train Rb / ...
    15h 43m

  7. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane MXP - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    8h 41m
    €121–547

  8. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane LIN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    9h 12m
    €102–511

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

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane plane LIN - BER
    3. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Jena Paradiestrain train
    9h 4m
    €114–412

  10. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane LIN - MUC
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain train
    5. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Jena Westtrain train
    9h 21m
    €172–693

Lugano to Jena by train

Calendar102Weekly Trains
Duration9h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€133Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 882.3 km
  • Duration: 9h 56m

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

You can take a train from Lugano to Jena West via Basel SBB, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Erfurt Hbf in around 9h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Jena bus station via Frankfurt central train station in around 13h 40m.

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