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How to get fromLugano to Sestriereby train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train (Trenitalia, TGV), or train

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There are 5 ways to get from Lugano to Sestriere by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train (Trenitalia, TGV), or train

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train Re80
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train Fr
    4h 16m
    €90–139

  2. Drive  269.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Lugano to Sestrierecar car 269.8 km
    3h 17m
    €56–81

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Oulxbus bus 480 / ...
    5h 38m
    €65–88

  4. Train via Turin

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Busto Arsizio Nordtrain train S50
    2. Take the train from Novara to Torino Porta Nuovatrain train
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train Re
    6h 53m
    €66–98

  5. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2train train S50
    2. Take the bus from Milan Malpensa Airport Arrivals Terminal 2 to Turin Cascinette Corso Giulio Cesarebus bus
    3. Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S.train train Re
    7h 9m
    €75–118

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  • Distance: 313.4 km
  • Duration: 4h 16m

What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Sestriere, Italy?

You can take a train from Lugano to Sestriere via Milano Centrale and Oulx-Cesana-Clav.-S. in around 4h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Sestriere via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Oulx in around 5h 38m.

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