There are 9 ways to get from Luxembourg to Lugano by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LUX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
4h 50mCHF 148–423Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane LUX - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
6h 30mCHF 39–308Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Thionville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
8h 44mCHF 74–212Bus
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
9h 30mCHF 45–75Drive 584.1 km
- Drive from Luxembourg to Luganocar 584.1 km
6h 13mCHF 112–162Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LUX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
5h 47mCHF 60–237Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LUX - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 3mCHF 46–280Train
- Take the train from Thionville to Mulhouse Villetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ic21 / ...
8h 49mCHF 76–214Bus via Basel
- Take the bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBBbus FlixBus N506 / ...
- Take the bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Lugano Stazionebus
9h 38mCHF 39–58
Luxembourg to Lugano by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luxembourg to Lugano is to bus via Basel which costs SFr 35 - SFr 60 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Luxembourg to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 4h 50m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 430.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Luxembourg and arriving at Lugano. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Luxembourg to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Thionville and arriving at Lugano via Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 44m.
The distance between Luxembourg and Lugano is 492 km. The road distance is 584.1 km.
The best way to get from Luxembourg to Lugano without a car is to train via Strasbourg which takes 8h 44m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Luxembourg to Lugano, including transfers.
Luxembourg to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Luxembourg station.
Luxembourg to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Thionville station.
The best way to get from Luxembourg to Lugano is to train via Strasbourg which takes 8h 44m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 9h 30m.
What companies run services between Luxembourg and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Gasperich, Gerhard Mercator to Lugano via Thionville, Foch Kiosque, Hélene Boucher, Gare Quai A1, Thionville, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 8h 44m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Luxembourg to Lugano 3 times a day. Tickets cost CHF 45–75 and the journey takes 9h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–380
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–450
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–280
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–400
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–210
Flights from Luxembourg to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–140
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Thionville to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Luxembourg to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- [email protected]
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- [email protected]
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Basel, Bahnhof to Lugano Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
Luxembourg to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lugano station.
Luxembourg to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luxembourg to Lugano is 584 km. It takes approximately 6h 13m to drive from Luxembourg to Lugano.
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