There are 10 ways to get from Pamplona to Lugano by bus, plane, train, train (Renfe, Ouigo, TGV, Trenitalia), or car
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Bus, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BIO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 12mCHF 38–128Train
- Take the train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Santstrain Ave
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
17h 9mCHF 185–415Bus via Bordeaux
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
21h 24mCHF 85–147Drive 1,193.2 km
- Drive from Pamplona to Luganocar 1,193.2 km
14h 27mCHF 199–288Train to Zaragoza Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZAZ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 40mCHF 41–259Train to Zaragoza Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain
- Fly from Zaragoza Airport (ZAZ) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ZAZ - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 15mCHF 107–393Train to Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Pamplona to Vitoria/Gasteiztrain
- Fly from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport (VIT) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VIT - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 4mCHF 73–371Bus, bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BIQ - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 14mCHF 95–417Bus, train
- Take the bus from Pamplona to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
22h 26mCHF 294–483Bus
- Take the bus from Pamplona/Iruña. Hospitales. Av. Pio XII F/41 to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragozabus 350
- Take the bus from Zaragoza to Milanbus
- Take the bus from Milan to Luganobus
25h 37mCHF 121–187
Pamplona to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pamplona to Lugano is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 35 - SFr 130 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Pamplona to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 8h 40m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Pamplona to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pamplona and arriving at Lugano via San Sebastián - Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Pamplona to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Pamplona and arriving at Lugano via Zaragoza-Delicias, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 9m.
The distance between Pamplona and Lugano is 1215 km. The road distance is 1193.2 km.
The best way to get from Pamplona to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 420.
It takes approximately 9h 12m to get from Pamplona to Lugano, including transfers.
Pamplona to Lugano bus services, operated by ALSA, depart from Pamplona station.
Pamplona to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Pamplona station.
The best way to get from Pamplona to Lugano is to train which takes 17h 9m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 420. Alternatively, you can bus via Bordeaux, which costs SFr 80 - SFr 150 and takes 21h 24m.
What companies run services between Pamplona, Spain and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Pamplona to Lugano via Zaragoza-Delicias, Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, and Milano Centrale in around 17h 9m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Pamplona to Lugano via San Sebastián - Bus Station, Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 21h 24m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–90
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–90
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–90
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
Flights from Vitoria-Gasteiz Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–80
Flights from Zaragoza Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–160
- 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
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pamplona to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Pamplona to Vitoria/Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bayonne to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–29
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Pamplona to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–10
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–16
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–8
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Pamplona to Bayonne - Quai de Lesseps Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- [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
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
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
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
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 San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zaragoza to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 916 52 00 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- grupointerbus.com
Bus from Pamplona/Iruña. Hospitales. Av. Pio XII F/41 to Estación Central de Autobuses de Zaragoza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 19
- Schedules at
- grupointerbus.com
- Book at
- grupointerbus.com
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Pamplona to Lugano bus services, operated by ALSA, arrive at Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián station.
Pamplona to Lugano train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Zaragoza-Delicias station.
Yes, the driving distance between Pamplona to Lugano is 1193 km. It takes approximately 14h 27m to drive from Pamplona to Lugano.
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