There are 6 ways to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from St. Gallen to Arth-Goldautrain Vae
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Chiassotrain Ec / ...
3h 53mCHF 43–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from St. Gallen to Chiassobus
5h 36mCHF 20Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Comobus
4h 24mDrive 259.4 km
- Drive from St. Gallen to Chiassocar 259.4 km
3h 2mCHF 43–62Train, fly
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
4h 24mCHF 77–307Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Churtrain
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Chiassotrain S10 / ...
5h 28mCHF 47–117
St. Gallen to Chiasso by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso is to bus which costs SFr 20 and takes 5h 36m.
The fastest way to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 65.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from St. Gallen and arriving at Chiasso. Services depart once a week, and operate Saturday. The journey takes approximately 5h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from St. Gallen to Chiasso. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen and arriving at Chiasso via Arth-Goldau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 53m.
The distance between St. Gallen and Chiasso is 256 km. The road distance is 259.4 km.
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso without a car is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 220.
It takes approximately 3h 53m to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso, including transfers.
St. Gallen to Chiasso bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse station.
St. Gallen to Chiasso train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from St. Gallen station.
The best way to get from St. Gallen to Chiasso is to train which takes 3h 53m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 220. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs and takes 4h 24m.
What companies run services between St. Gallen, Switzerland and Chiasso, Switzerland?
You can take a train from St. Gallen to Chiasso via Arth-Goldau in around 3h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from St. Gallen to Chiasso - Stazione via St. Gallen Lagerstrasse, ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai, Como, and Como - Chiesa di San Zenone in around 4h 24m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–16
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–24
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- CHF 15–24
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Zuerich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–20
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 16–20
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Bellinzona to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 0362 185 0590
- [email protected]
- Website
- onebus.it
Bus from ZÜRICH, Carparkplatz am Sihlquai to Como
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://onebus.it/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- [email protected]
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +390975 343195
- [email protected]
- Website
- ventrebus.com
Bus from St. Gallen to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 20
- Schedules at
- ventrebus.com
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More Questions & Answers
St. Gallen to Chiasso bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai.
St. Gallen to Chiasso train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between St. Gallen to Chiasso is 259 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from St. Gallen to Chiasso.
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