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How to get fromNîmes to Luganoby train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Nîmes to Lugano by train (TGV, Renfe, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Nimes to Lyon Part Dieutrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train Ec
    8h 58m
    CHF 104–205

  2. Bus via Marseille

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Nîmes - Parnasse Bus Station to Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    3. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus bus
    12h 30m
    CHF 42–75

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nîmes to Milanbus bus FlixBus N1138
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    11h 50m
    CHF 53–81

  4. Drive  570.3 km

    1. Drive from Nîmes to Luganocar car 570.3 km
    7h 35m
    CHF 96–139

  5. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane MRS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    6h 53m
    CHF 74–225

  6. Train via Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sudtrain train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain train Ter
    3. Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain train Fr
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train Ec
    9h 1m
    CHF 101–220

  7. Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain train
    2. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane LYS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    6h 18m
    CHF 101–267

  8. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane MRS - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train
    7h 24m
    CHF 90–313

  9. Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Nimes to Vitrolles Aeroport Marseilletrain train
    2. Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane MRS - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train
    7h 26m
    CHF 147–380

Nîmes to Lugano by train

Calendar28Weekly Trains
Duration8h 58mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 104Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 780.6 km
  • Duration: 8h 58m

What companies run services between Nîmes, France and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Nimes to Lugano via Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale in around 8h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nîmes to Lugano via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 50m.

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