There are 12 ways to get from Tirana to Lugano by plane, train, busferry, 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 to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TIA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 54mCHF 16–226Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Durrës to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Reggio Emilia Avtrain Fr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
16h 23mBus via Prizren
- Take the bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Chiassobus
21h 39mDrive 1,328.5 km
- Drive from Tirana to Luganocar 1,328.5 km
17h 18mCHF 222–320Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane TIA - 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 13mCHF 28–257Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TIA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 13mCHF 145–327Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane TIA - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 16mCHF 55–361Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane TIA - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 38mCHF 66–309Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane TIA - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 54mCHF 46–267Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane TIA - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 44mCHF 52–247Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tirana to Milano Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
25h 54mBus
- Take the bus from Tirana to Varesebus
30h 16mCHF 68–70
Tirana to Lugano by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tirana to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 68 - SFr 71 and takes 30h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Tirana to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 54m and costs SFr 16 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Tirana to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Tirana and arriving at Lugano via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica and Chiasso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 39m.
The distance between Tirana and Lugano is 1097 km. The road distance is 1328.5 km.
The best way to get from Tirana to Lugano without a car is to bus and ferry and train which takes 16h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Tirana to Lugano, including transfers.
Tirana to Lugano bus services, operated by Gashi Travel, depart from Tirana station.
Tirana to Lugano bus services, operated by Gashi Travel, arrive at Prizren,Autobuska Stanica station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tirana to Lugano is 1328 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Tirana to Lugano.
There are 6735+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Tirana, Albania and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Tirana to Lugano via Prizren,Autobuska Stanica, Chiasso, and Chiasso in around 21h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Milano Malpensa Airport via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–260
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Verona Villafranca Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–220
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–130
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport via Lamezia Terme
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–130
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–150
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–250
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–190
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–210
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–350
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–360
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–270
- Website
- comlux.com
Flights from Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- 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 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 Bari Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–30
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
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
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
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
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
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- 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 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
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
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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +355697278670
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Busferry from Durrës to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- autobus.al
- Phone
- +383 49 402 669
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +355 69 234 8608
- [email protected]
- Website
- dritatravel.com
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–30
- Schedules at
- dritatravel.com
- Phone
- +383 44 283 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vellezrit Thaqi
Bus from Tirana to Prizren,Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–22
- Website
- Vellezrit Thaqi
- Phone
- + 383 (0) 44 542 029
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sharr Travel
Bus from Prizren,Autobuska Stanica to Chiasso
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Sharr Travel
- [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
- +355 69 209 3508
- [email protected]
Bus from Tirana to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Aleks Viaggi
- Phone
- +355 692323966
- [email protected]
Bus from Tirana to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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