There are 7 ways to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano by train (TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice-Villetrain C13
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
9h 36mCHF 150–212Bus, train via Turin
cheapest- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus 876
- Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Riquiertrain C13
- Take the bus from Nice to Turinbus
- Take the bus from Turin to Milanbus 467 / ...
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Luganotrain S50
13h 34mCHF 52–85Bus
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus 876
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Aéroport TERM2bus 90
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
11h 36mCHF 80–102Drive 489.7 km
- Drive from Saint-Tropez to Luganocar 489.7 km
5h 24mCHF 87–126Bus, train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Sainte-Musse A57bus
- Take the train from Toulon Sainte-Musse to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 10mCHF 75–221Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routièrebus 876
- Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Saint-Augustintrain C13
- Take the train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimigliatrain C3
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
10h 14mCHF 66–109Ferry, train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Saint-Tropez to Saint-Raphaëlferry
- Take the train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane NCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 39mCHF 168–376
Saint-Tropez to Lugano by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano is to bus and train via Turin which costs SFr 50 - SFr 85 and takes 13h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 24m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 130.
No, there is no direct bus from Saint-Tropez to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Gare Routière and arriving at Lugano via Gare Routière, Aéroport Terminal 2, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Saint-Tropez to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Saint-Raphaël Valescure and arriving at Lugano via Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Saint-Tropez and Lugano is 487 km. The road distance is 489.7 km.
The best way to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano, including transfers.
Saint-Tropez to Lugano bus services, operated by ZOU! Proximité, depart from Gare Routière station.
Saint-Tropez to Lugano train services, operated by ZOU!, depart from Saint-Raphaël Valescure station.
The best way to get from Saint-Tropez to Lugano is to train which takes 9h 36m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 110 and takes 11h 36m.
What companies run services between Saint-Tropez, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Saint-Tropez to Lugano via Saint-Raphaël Valescure, Nice-Ville, Ventimiglia, and Milano Centrale in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gare Routière to Lugano via Gare Routière, Aéroport Terminal 2, Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1, and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 11h 36m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–280
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Riquier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Saint-Augustin to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice Riquier
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saint-Raphaël Valescure to Nice-Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulon Sainte-Musse to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–17
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–17
- 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 Malpensa Aeroporto T2 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- 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)
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
Bus from Gare Routière to Sainte-Musse A57
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
Bus from Gare Routière to Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- ZOU! Proximité
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express
Bus from Gare Routière to Aéroport TERM2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
Bus from Turin to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–11
- Website
- Itabus S.p.A.
- Phone
- +33 49 49 51 746
- [email protected]
- Website
- lesbateauxbleus.com
Ferry from Saint-Tropez to Saint-Raphaël
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–27
- Schedules at
- lesbateauxbleus.com
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Booking & Getting There
Saint-Tropez to Lugano bus services, operated by ZOU! Proximité, arrive at Gare Routière station.
Saint-Tropez to Lugano train services, operated by ZOU!, arrive at Nice-Ville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saint-Tropez to Lugano is 490 km. It takes approximately 5h 24m to drive from Saint-Tropez to Lugano.
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