There are 13 ways to get from Tallinn to Lugano by plane, train, bus, car ferry, night train, ferry, car, or car train
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TLL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 41mCHF 61–219Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
36h 31mCHF 283–648Train
- Take the train from Tallinn to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
40h 33mCHF 263–423Car ferry, night train, train
- Take the carferry from Tallinn to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain 305
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
2d 4hCHF 383–1,056Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TLL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 54mCHF 159–335Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TLL - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
10h 12mCHF 117–342Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HEL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 34mCHF 102–274Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
10h 38mCHF 185–380Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane HEL - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
11h 2mCHF 86–285Bus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Warsaw, Metro Marymontbus N1224 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Luganobus FlixBus N1308
38h 45mCHF 196–296Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airportbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
44h 34mCHF 203–399Drive 2,379.3 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Luganocar 2,379.3 km
24h 28mCHF 397–574Drive, car train
- Drive from Tallinn to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Luganocar
33h 22mCHF 374–527
Tallinn to Lugano by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Lugano is to ferry and fly and bus and train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 290 and takes 11h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 41m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn station to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Tallinn, Bus Station and arriving at Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Tallinn to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Tallinn and arriving at Lugano via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 33m.
The distance between Tallinn and Lugano is 1950 km. The road distance is 2379.3 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lugano without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 36h 31m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Tallinn to Lugano, including transfers.
Tallinn to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Tallinn, Bus Station.
Tallinn to Lugano train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tallinn station.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Lugano is to train which takes 40h 33m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 430. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 190 - SFr 300 and takes 38h 45m.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Tallinn to Lugano via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Wien Hbf, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 40h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont in around 38h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–140
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 18–24
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tallinn to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 95–150
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 44m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–600
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–70
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Warsaw, Metro Marymont
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
- [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
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–27
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–250
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Tallinn to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
- Website
- Tallink
- Adult
- CHF 100–160
- Vehicle
- CHF 210–300
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- CHF 18–28
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- CHF 18–28
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–28
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- CHF 18–28
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Booking & Getting There
Tallinn to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Metro Marymont station.
Lugano is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 6:09 PM in Tallinn and 5:09 PM in Lugano.
Tallinn to Lugano train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Lugano is 2379 km. It takes approximately 24h 28m to drive from Tallinn to Lugano.
Book your Tallinn to Lugano bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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