There are 8 ways to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Lugano by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RUH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 20mCHF 150–355Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane RUH - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 38mCHF 159–476Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane RUH - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
10h 31mCHF 171–527Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RUH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
9h 23mCHF 199–525Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane RUH - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
14h 29mCHF 231–667Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane RUH - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
13h 15mCHF 193–570Fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane RUH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
13h 21mCHF 207–624Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riyadh (RUH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RUH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
14h 5mCHF 296–636
Riyadh (RUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 150 - SFr 360 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 8h 20m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 360.
The distance between Riyadh Airport (RUH) and Lugano is 4162 km.
It takes approximately 8h 20m to get from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 2h behind Riyadh Airport (RUH). It is currently 6:37 AM in Riyadh Airport (RUH) and 4:37 AM in Lugano.
There are 6250+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Riyadh Airport (RUH), Saudi Arabia and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Riyadh Airport (RUH) to Lugano. However, you can fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY), walk to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport, take the bus to Piazza Luigi di Savoia, walk to Milano Centrale, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–600
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–450
Flights from Riyadh to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–500
- Website
- saudia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–550
Flights from Riyadh to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–650
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–500
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–480
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–500
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Riyadh to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–800
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Riyadh to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–750
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–460
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–550
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–470
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–460
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–550
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Amman
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–480
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–450
Flights from Riyadh to Zurich Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–440
Flights from Riyadh to Frankfurt via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Riyadh to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–600
Flights from Riyadh to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
- Website
- flyregent.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–350
- Website
- flynas.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–440
- Website
- flyaircairo.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hurghada
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–470
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–440
- Website
- nileair.com
Flights from Riyadh to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–550
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Riyadh to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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 Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–75
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- [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
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