There are 12 ways to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain 9950 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain Re80
4h 54mCHF 88–138Bus to Abruzzo Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescarabus
- Fly from Abruzzo Airport (PSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
7h 56mCHF 40–229Bus
- Take the bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Lugano Via Pian Scairolobus
5h 50mCHF 70–100Drive 644.5 km
- Drive from Rome to Lugano-Paradisocar 644.5 km
6h 9mCHF 108–155Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane FCO - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Lugano Paradisotrain
5h 9mCHF 60–185Train via Rome Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain Fr / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain Re80
5h 28mCHF 86–157Train via Roma Termini
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain 9954 / ...
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain Re80
5h 53mCHF 86–135Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane FCO - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain
7h 1mCHF 76–221Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane FCO - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain
5h 55mCHF 95–240Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane FCO - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain
6h 33mCHF 111–312Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane FCO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 52mCHF 98–244Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane FCO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paradisotrain
6h 46mCHF 60–228
Rome to Lugano-Paradiso by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso is to bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 100 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 140.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Roma Prenestina A1 and arriving at Lugano Via Pian Scairolo. Services depart once a week. The journey takes approximately 5h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Paradiso via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between Rome and Lugano-Paradiso is 655 km. The road distance is 644.5 km.
The best way to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso without a car is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso, including transfers.
Rome to Lugano-Paradiso bus services, operated by Onebus, depart from Roma Prenestina A1 station.
Rome to Lugano-Paradiso train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 70 - SFr 100 and takes 5h 50m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Lugano-Paradiso, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Paradiso via Milano Centrale in around 4h 54m. Alternatively, Onebus operates a bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Lugano Via Pian Scairolo once a week. Tickets cost CHF 70–100 and the journey takes 5h 35m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Abruzzo Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–160
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–430
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–110
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- 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
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Milano Centrale to Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano Paradiso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- 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 13–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- Onebus
Bus from Roma Prenestina A1 to Lugano Via Pian Scairolo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–100
- Website
- Onebus
- Phone
- 0873/342663
- [email protected]
- Website
- dicarlobus.com
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–23
- Schedules at
- dicarlobus.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
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Rome to Lugano-Paradiso bus services, operated by Onebus, arrive at Lugano Via Pian Scairolo station.
Rome to Lugano-Paradiso train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rome to Lugano-Paradiso is 644 km. It takes approximately 6h 9m to drive from Rome to Lugano-Paradiso.
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