There are 10 ways to get from Piran to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, ferry, car ferry, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Grtrain Re
- Take the train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
7h 42mCHF 70–178Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Portorož to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus N419 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
10h 52mCHF 41–73Drive 492.2 km
- Drive from Piran to Luganocar 492.2 km
5h 27mCHF 81–117Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 8mCHF 112–339Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Piran to Trieste Portferry
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
7h 56mCHF 73–179Car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Piran to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
9h 3mCHF 144–199Fly Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane TRS - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 47mCHF 106–317Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 51mCHF 163–953Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 30mCHF 248–563Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re80
7h 50mCHF 505–1,309
Piran to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Piran to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Piran to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 27m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct bus from Piran to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Piran and arriving at Lugano via Portorož and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Piran to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Lugano via Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 42m.
The distance between Piran and Lugano is 509 km. The road distance is 492.2 km.
The best way to get from Piran to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 10h 52m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 75.
It takes approximately 7h 42m to get from Piran to Lugano, including transfers.
Piran to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Portorož station.
Piran to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
The best way to get from Piran to Lugano is to train which takes 7h 42m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 75 and takes 10h 52m.
What companies run services between Piran, Slovenia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Piran to Lugano via Trieste Centrale, Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr, Venezia Mestre, and Milano Centrale in around 7h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Piran to Lugano via Portorož and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 10h 52m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–750
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–750
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–230
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–120
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–370
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–750
- Website
- luxwing.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–240
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–19
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–28
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 11–18
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Trieste Centrale to Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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 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 Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–95
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
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Portorož to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 26
- Private
- CHF 146
Shuttle from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 500–1,300
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Portorož to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 95–120
- Phone
- 0923.873813
- [email protected]
- Website
- libertylines.it
Ferry from Piran to Trieste Port
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–12
- Schedules at
- libertylines.it
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- [email protected]
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Piran to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 71
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
- Adullt
- CHF 71
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- [email protected]
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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Piran to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Piran to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Cervignano-Aquil.-Gr station.
Yes, the driving distance between Piran to Lugano is 492 km. It takes approximately 5h 27m to drive from Piran to Lugano.
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