There are 10 ways to get from Positano to Lugano by taxi, bus, train, car, plane, train (Trenitalia), or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi, bus
best- Take the taxi from Positano to Salernotaxi
- Take the bus from Salerno to Lugano Via Pian Scairolobus
8h 33mCHF 349–432Train to Naples Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NAP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 6mCHF 27–159Train via Sorrento
- Take the train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the train from Napoli to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 58mCHF 118–195Drive 893 km
- Drive from Positano to Luganocar 893 km
8h 42mCHF 149–216Train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain 0
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
9h 7mCHF 102–240Train to Naples Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane NAP - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 63–192Train to Naples Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane NAP - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 39mCHF 56–240Ferry to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Fly from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane QSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 20mCHF 50–206Ferry to Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salernoferry
- Fly from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport (QSR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane QSR - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 36mCHF 107–339Train to Naples Airport, fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Take the train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibalditrain
- Fly from Naples Airport (NAP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane NAP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9hCHF 80–301
Positano to Lugano by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Positano to Lugano is to train and fly which costs SFr 26 - SFr 160 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Positano to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 6m and costs SFr 26 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct train from Positano to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Sorrento and arriving at Lugano via Napoli and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Positano and Lugano is 976 km. The road distance is 893 km.
The best way to get from Positano to Lugano without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 8h 33m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 440.
It takes approximately 8h 33m to get from Positano to Lugano, including transfers.
Positano to Lugano train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., depart from Sorrento station.
Positano to Lugano train services, operated by Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l., arrive at Napoli P. Garibaldi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Positano to Lugano is 893 km. It takes approximately 8h 42m to drive from Positano to Lugano.
There are 6625+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Positano, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Positano Chiesa Nuova to Lugano via Sorrento, Sorrento, Napoli P. Garibaldi, Napoli, and Milano Centrale in around 8h 58m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Friday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Saturday to Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–150
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–130
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Naples Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–130
Flights from Naples Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–170
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Salerno Costa D'Amalfi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–320
- Phone
- +39 800 211 388
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
Train from Sorrento to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 6–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
Train from S. Agnello to Napoli P. Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Schedules at
- Ente Autonomo Volturno S.r.l.
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–45
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–170
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Napoli Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- 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
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Salerno to Lugano Via Pian Scairolo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–120
- Website
- Onebus
- [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
- 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
- Phone
- +39 089 87 29 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- Travelmar
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–35
- Website
- Travelmar
- Phone
- +39 089 811 605
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- Grassi Junior
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–28
- Website
- Grassi Junior
- Phone
- +39 089 875326
- [email protected]
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–30
- Website
- Positano Jet Ferries
- Phone
- (+39)081.552.07.63
- [email protected]
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
Ferry from Port of Positano to Port of Salerno
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Navigazione Libera del Golfo
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–320
Taxi Praiano
- Phone
- +393333425837
- Website
- taxipraiano.it
taxi service
- Phone
- +393384411881
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