There are 11 ways to get from Nuremberg to Lugano by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Luganobus FlixBus N76
7h 40mCHF 40–70Train
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Singentrain 87
- Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain Ic
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
8h 59mCHF 120–517Drive 513 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Luganocar 513 km
5h 30mCHF 84–121Fly Nuremberg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NUE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 31mCHF 92–190Train, bus
- Take the train from Nuremberg Hbf to Munich Airport Terminal Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Munich Airport Terminal 2 to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
11h 19mCHF 68–280Fly Nuremberg Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane NUE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 1mCHF 108–294Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MUC - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 36mCHF 190–563Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatttrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 26mCHF 183–496Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 27mCHF 107–310Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MUC - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 28mCHF 123–394Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatttrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 18mCHF 95–223
Nuremberg to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 70 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 30m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg central bus station station and arriving at Lugano. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Nuremberg to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Nuernberg Hbf and arriving at Lugano via Hauptbahnhof, Singen and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 59m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Lugano is 582 km. The road distance is 513 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 70.
The bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lugano takes 7h 40m including transfers and departs once daily.
Nuremberg to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Lugano train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Nuernberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Lugano is to bus which takes 7h 40m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 70. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 120 - SFr 550 and takes 8h 59m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lugano once daily. Tickets cost CHF 40–70 and the journey takes 7h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nuernberg Hbf to Lugano via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, Singen, and Zürich HB in around 8h 59m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–410
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–320
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–410
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–370
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 27–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 30–50
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 30–50
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–50
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 27–33
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–35
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–25
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Singen to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Nuremberg Hbf to Munich Airport Terminal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nuremberg Hbf to Munich Airport Terminal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Schedules at
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Munich Airport Terminal 2 to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Nuremberg to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lugano station.
Nuremberg to Lugano train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Lugano is 513 km. It takes approximately 5h 30m to drive from Nuremberg to Lugano.
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