There are 10 ways to get from Zagreb to Lugano by bus, train, train (Trenitalia), car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Zagreb, Autobusni Kolodvor 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 Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
9h 53mCHF 408–1,306Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Basel (BSL)plane ZAG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
8h 21mCHF 50–453Train
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljanatrain 318 / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
13h 21mCHF 138–285Drive 654.5 km
- Drive from Zagreb to Luganocar 654.5 km
7h 8mCHF 108–155Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ZAG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 10mCHF 56–189Bus
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Luganobus
10h 5mCHF 114Bus via Venice
- Take the bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Venice - Mestre Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Venice Mestre to Luganobus FlixBus 401
13h 35mCHF 55–94Fly 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
8h 10mCHF 102–273Fly 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
6h 43mCHF 139–392Fly 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
6h 40mCHF 57–270
Zagreb to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Lugano is to bus via Venice which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 13h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Lugano is to fly and bus and train which takes 6h 40m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zagreb and arriving at Lugano. Services depart four times a week, and operate Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 10h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Zagreb to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Zagreb Glavni Kol. and arriving at Lugano via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 21m.
The distance between Zagreb and Lugano is 695 km. The road distance is 654.5 km.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 53m and costs SFr 400 - SFr 1400.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Zagreb to Lugano, including transfers.
Zagreb to Lugano bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Zagreb station.
Zagreb to Lugano train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
The best way to get from Zagreb to Lugano is to train which takes 13h 21m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 114 and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Lugano via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Venezia Mestre, and Milano Centrale in around 13h 21m. Alternatively, Zelic Reisen operates a bus from Zagreb to Lugano 4 times a week. Tickets cost CHF 114 and the journey takes 10h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–470
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–470
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- 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 Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- 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 29–160
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- 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 60–190
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 Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 70–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–14
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 22–29
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–27
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- 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 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, Autobusni Kolodvor to Novo Mesto, Avtobusna postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–250
- 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
- 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 114
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zagreb - Bus Station to Venice - Mestre Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Venice Mestre to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- 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 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
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Zagreb to Lugano bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Lugano station.
Zagreb to Lugano train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zagreb to Lugano is 654 km. It takes approximately 7h 8m to drive from Zagreb to Lugano.
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