There are 11 ways to get from Sardinia to Lugano by plane, train, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OLB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
4h 35mCHF 34–168Train, ferry
- Take the train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Matrain Re
- Take the ferry from Porto Torres to Genoaferry
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
22h 18mCHF 111–188Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermocarferry
- Take the bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Lugano Via Pian Scairolobus
38h 8mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Cagliari to Port of Olbiacar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livornocarferry
- Drive from Port of Livorno to Luganocar
15h 3mCHF 124–239Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane OLB - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
4h 34mCHF 57–212Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CAG - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
4h 44mCHF 52–172Fly Alghero to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AHO - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
4h 49mCHF 53–203Fly Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Cagliari Elmas Airport (CAG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CAG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
4h 55mCHF 36–138Fly Alghero to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AHO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
4h 55mCHF 47–149Fly Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OLB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
5h 17mCHF 57–239Fly Alghero to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Alghero (AHO) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane AHO - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
5h 32mCHF 68–220
Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sardinia to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 170 and takes 4h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Sardinia to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 4h 34m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 220.
The distance between Sardinia and Lugano is 612 km.
The best way to get from Sardinia to Lugano without a car is to train and ferry which takes 22h 18m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 4h 35m to get from Sardinia to Lugano, including transfers.
There are 7285+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Sardinia, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Sardinia to Lugano. However, you can take the line 10 bus to Aeroporto, walk to Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport (OLB) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cagliari to Lugano via Porto Torres M.Ma, Porto Torres, Genoa, Dinegro/Mercato, Principe Fs/Capolinea, Genova P.Za Principe, and Milano Centrale in around 22h 18m.
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–460
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–460
Flights from Alghero to Milan Linate Airport via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–550
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–150
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–460
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–460
Flights from Alghero to Milan Linate Airport via Cagliari Elmas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–130
Flights from Alghero to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
Flights from Alghero to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Alghero to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–110
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–360
Flights from Cagliari Elmas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–140
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Cagliari to Porto Torres M.Ma
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 13–17
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from Palermo Piazza Cairoli to Lugano Via Pian Scairolo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- [email protected]
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 010 209 4591
- [email protected]
- Website
- gnv.it
Ferry from Porto Torres to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://www.gnv.it/en
- Phone
- +39.081.496.444
- [email protected]
- Website
- grimaldi-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Cagliari to Port of Palermo
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
Car ferry from Port of Olbia to Port of Livorno
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–95
- Website
- https://www.grimaldi-lines.com/en/
- Only Passenger
- CHF 66
- with added vehicle
- CHF 95
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