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How to get fromUlm to Luganoby train, bus, car, or ferry

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There are 5 ways to get from Ulm to Lugano by train, bus, car, or ferry

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train Re3
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich HBtrain train Ic / ...
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    6h 2m
    CHF 113–296

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingentrain train Rs7 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Memmingen central bus station to Luganobus bus FlixBus 456
    6h 44m
    CHF 32–77

  3. Drive 353.7 km

    1. Drive from Ulm to Luganocar car 353.7 km
    3h 38m
    CHF 58–84

  4. Train via Friedrichshafen

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain train Re5 / ...
    2. Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singentrain train Re3
    3. Take the train from Singen to Zürich HBtrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    7h
    CHF 104–353

  5. Train, ferry, bus

    1. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Hafenbahnhoftrain train Drb
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry ferry 197 / ...
    3. Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus bus
    8h 14m
    CHF 48–74

Ulm to Lugano by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration6h 2mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 113Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 414.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lugano via Schaffhausen and Zürich HB in around 6h 2m.

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