There are 13 ways to get from Timișoara to Lugano by plane, train, bus, night train, shuttle, or car
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Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TSR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 55mCHF 61–218Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BEG - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
10h 15mCHF 38–209Bus, train
- Take the bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Padovabus
- Take the train from Padova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
18h 51mCHF 147–272Train
- Take the train from Timisoara Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Sarganstrain Rjx
- Take the train from Sargans to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
20h 57mCHF 205–324Train, night train
- Take the train from Timisoara Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the nighttrain from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbnighttrain En
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
21h 42mCHF 123–159Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TSR - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 1mCHF 147–241Fly Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport (TSR) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane TSR - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 8mCHF 50–249Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BEG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 42mCHF 79–258Shuttle to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Timișoara to Budapest Airport
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BUD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 55mCHF 51–151Bus to Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus
- Fly from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BEG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
10h 5mCHF 147–319Bus via Zurich
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus 1921
- Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazionebus
22h 45mCHF 111–165Bus
- Take the bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus stationbus 1896
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazionebus
23h 46mCHF 48–75Drive 1,154.4 km
- Drive from Timișoara to Luganocar 1,154.4 km
13h 15mCHF 193–278
Timișoara to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Timișoara to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 45 - SFr 75 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Timișoara to Lugano is to fly and bus and train which takes 7h 8m and costs SFr 50 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Timișoara to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Timișoara and arriving at Lugano Stazione via Zürich Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Timișoara to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Timisoara Nord and arriving at Lugano via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 57m.
The distance between Timișoara and Lugano is 1069 km. The road distance is 1154.4 km.
The best way to get from Timișoara to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 18h 51m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 280.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Timișoara to Lugano, including transfers.
Timișoara to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Timișoara station.
Timișoara to Lugano train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Timisoara Nord station.
The best way to get from Timișoara to Lugano is to train which takes 20h 57m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 330. Alternatively, you can bus via Zurich, which costs SFr 110 - SFr 170 and takes 22h 45m.
What companies run services between Timișoara, Romania and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Timisoara Nord to Lugano via Budapest-Keleti, Sargans, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 20h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Timișoara to Lugano Stazione via Zurich Bus Station and Zürich Hbf in around 22h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–330
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–380
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–220
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–230
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–95
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–300
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–120
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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 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
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Padova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–95
- 2nd Class
- CHF 45–65
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Timisoara Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–25
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Timisoara Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–25
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Sargans
- *
- CHF 110–170
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–22
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Sargans to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- 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 Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- 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)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Night train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–55
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Timișoara, Gara Timisoara Nord to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–120
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.ro
- [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
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
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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Timișoara to Belgrade bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0371.503.503
- [email protected]
- Website
- direct-aeroport.ro
Shuttle from Timișoara to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–35
- Schedules at
- direct-aeroport.ro
- Phone
- + 381 31 510 060
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 118
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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Booking & Getting There
Timișoara to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Bus Station.
Lugano is 1h behind Timișoara. It is currently 7:28 PM in Timișoara and 6:28 PM in Lugano.
Timișoara to Lugano train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Timișoara to Lugano is 1154 km. It takes approximately 13h 15m to drive from Timișoara to Lugano.
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