There are 11 ways to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano by plane, train, bus, rideshare, 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 Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZAG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
5h 15mCHF 54–178Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestrebus
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
10h 31mCHF 402–1,302Bus, train via Trieste
- Take the bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postajabus
- Take the bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centralebus
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain Re
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
16h 46mCHF 291–912Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Zagreb-ZAG to Lugano662.5 km
7h 7mDrive 662.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Luganocar 662.5 km
7h 7mCHF 108–155Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ZAG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
4h 8mCHF 138–380Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ZAG - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 25mCHF 99–246Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ZAG - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
4h 5mCHF 55–253Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
5h 47mCHF 57–445Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Luganobus
11h 55mCHF 114–117Bus via Verona
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Veronabus N402
- Take the bus from Verona to Luganobus FlixBus 024
14h 14mCHF 54–94
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano by bus, tram, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano is to bus via Verona which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 14h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano is to fly and bus and train which takes 4h 5m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 260.
No, there is no direct bus from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Stari terminal and arriving at Lugano via Zagreb. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
The distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) and Lugano is 648 km. The road distance is 662.5 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 31m and costs SFr 400 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 5h 15m to get from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano, including transfers.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Lugano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano is 662 km. It takes approximately 7h 7m to drive from Zagreb Airport (ZAG) to Lugano.
There are 7240+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Zagreb Airport (ZAG), Croatia and Lugano, Switzerland?
Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zagreb to Lugano 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 113 and the journey takes 10h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–150
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–190
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–240
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–95
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Trieste Centrale to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- 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
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 21
- Private
- CHF 87
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Stazione Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–900
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zagreb Airport to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 21
- Private
- CHF 87
Bus from Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–470
- Website
- GoOpti
- [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 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- [email protected]
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Zagreb to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 113
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- Flixbus
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