There are 6 ways to get from New Jersey to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane EWR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
12h 27mCHF 347–1,012Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane EWR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
12h 35mCHF 255–418Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane JFK - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
12h 47mCHF 300–833Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane JFK - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
13h 11mCHF 268–429Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PHL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
13h 34mCHF 412–683Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Trenton to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
13h 28mCHF 490–819
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New Jersey to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 250 - SFr 420 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from New Jersey to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 12h 27m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 1100.
The distance between New Jersey and Lugano is 6523 km.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from New Jersey to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 6h ahead of New Jersey. It is currently 9:16 AM in New Jersey and 3:16 PM in Lugano.
There are 6250+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between New Jersey, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from New Jersey to Lugano. However, you can take the line 62 bus to Terminal B, walk to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the train to New York Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–900
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–270
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–320
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–650
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–700
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–550
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–330
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–650
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–950
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–430
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–300
- Website
- lacompagnie.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–600
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
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 Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Trenton to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–23
- Website
- Amtrak
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