There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to Lugano by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
10h 15mCHF 245–501Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NTE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 20mCHF 52–159Bus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
18h 50mCHF 92–178Drive 1,065.9 km
- Drive from Nantes to Luganocar 1,065.9 km
11h 38mCHF 175–252Train
- Take the train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
13h 50mCHF 296–777Bus via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Nantes to Strasbourgbus
- Take the bus from Strasbourg to Freiburgbus 011
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Luganobus
21h 27mCHF 108–182Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane NTE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 50mCHF 98–243Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Basel (BSL)plane NTE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
8h 12mCHF 98–497Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane NTE - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 3mCHF 82–270Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane NTE - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 45mCHF 115–289
Nantes to Lugano by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nantes to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 50 - SFr 160 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Nantes to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 20m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Nantes to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub and arriving at Lugano via Chambéry - Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nantes to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Nantes and arriving at Lugano via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
The distance between Nantes and Lugano is 1176 km. The road distance is 1065.9 km.
The best way to get from Nantes to Lugano without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 15m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 10h 15m to get from Nantes to Lugano, including transfers.
Nantes to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub station.
Nantes to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nantes station.
The best way to get from Nantes to Lugano is to train via Paris which takes 10h 15m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 180 and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Nantes, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Nantes to Lugano via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Quai de la Gare, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 10h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Lugano via Chambéry - Bus Station and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Figari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Menorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–250
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–270
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–17
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Chambéry - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nantes to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Chambéry - Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
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More Questions & Answers
Nantes to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Chambéry - Bus Station.
Nantes to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nantes to Lugano is 1066 km. It takes approximately 11h 38m to drive from Nantes to Lugano.
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