There are 2 ways to get from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore by train or car
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Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore by train
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The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore is to drive which costs €11 - €17 and takes 1h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore is to drive which takes 1h 6m and costs €11 - €17.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at S. Maria Maggiore via Locarno FART. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 56m.
The distance between Lugano and Santa Maria Maggiore is 65 km. The road distance is 64.3 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore without a car is to train and line 72 train which takes 1h 56m and costs €10 - €50.
It takes approximately 1h 56m to get from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore, including transfers.
Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Locarno station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore is 64 km. It takes approximately 1h 6m to drive from Lugano to Santa Maria Maggiore.
There are 2200+ hotels available in Santa Maria Maggiore.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Santa Maria Maggiore, Piemonte, Italy?
You can take a train from Lugano to S. Maria Maggiore via Locarno FART in around 1h 56m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- centovalli.ch
Train from Locarno FART to S. Maria Maggiore
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- centovalli.ch
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