There are 5 ways to get from Raleigh to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RDU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
15h 11mCHF 237–860Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane RDU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
16h 6mCHF 288–1,023Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RDU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
15h 9mCHF 360–1,132Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Basel (BSL)plane RDU - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
16h 43mCHF 302–1,253Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane RDU - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
20h 56mCHF 323–1,206
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Raleigh to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 230 - SFr 900 and takes 15h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Raleigh to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 15h 9m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 1200.
The distance between Raleigh and Lugano is 7178 km.
It takes approximately 15h 11m to get from Raleigh to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 6h ahead of Raleigh. It is currently 12:01 PM in Raleigh and 6:01 PM in Lugano.
There are 7150+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Raleigh, NC, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Raleigh to Lugano. However, you can take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the line 100 bus to RDU Airport at Terminal 1, walk to Raleigh-Durham-Airport-RDU airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Basel via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Washington Dulles, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
Flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Washington Dulles, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- 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 5–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
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