There are 8 ways to get from Lugano to Málaga by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, ferry, car ferry, or car
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MXP - AGP
6h 41m€36–189Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain Fr
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
19h 4m€262–612Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Madridbus
- Take the bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
32h 25m€171–342Train, ferry, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Tanger Medferry
- Take the car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algecirascarferry
- Take the bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málagabus
2d 15h€154–682Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BGY - AGP
7h 26m€78–269Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane ZRH - AGP
7h 16m€122–300Bus via Barcelona
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Malaga Eeaabus
32h 55m€177–302Drive 1,863 km
- Drive from Lugano to Málagacar 1,863 km
20h 57m€325–469
Lugano to Málaga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €35 - €190 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Málaga is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €35 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Estación de Autobuses de Málaga via Milan and Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Malaga Maria Zambrano via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 4m.
The distance between Lugano and Málaga is 1569 km. The road distance is 1863 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Málaga without a car is to train which takes 19h 4m and costs €260 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 41m to get from Lugano to Málaga, including transfers.
Lugano to Málaga bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Málaga train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Málaga is to train which takes 19h 4m and costs €260 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €350 and takes 32h 25m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a train from Lugano to Malaga Maria Zambrano via Milano Centrale, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 19h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga via Milan, Madrid, and Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses in around 32h 25m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport via Valencia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Málaga Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €29–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- 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
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Madrid Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–90
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Estación de Algeciras San Bernardo to Estación de Autobuses de Málaga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Port of Genoa to Port de Tanger Med
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–35
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Phone
- +34 956 68 18 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- frs.es
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- https://www.frs.es/en/
- Phone
- +34 (0) 917369957
- Website
- armastrasmediterranea.com
Car ferry from Port de Tanger Med to Port of Algeciras
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–23
- Website
- https://armastrasmediterranea.com/en
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Lugano to Málaga bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lugano to Málaga train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Málaga is 1863 km. It takes approximately 20h 57m to drive from Lugano to Málaga.
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