The cheapest and fastest trains from Chiasso to Lugano
Cheapest price
£11
Average price
£12
Fastest journey
23 m
Average duration
26 m
Trains per day
4
Distance
20 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Chiasso to Lugano is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Chiasso to Lugano will cost around £12 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £11.
Of the 4 trains that leave Chiasso for Lugano every day 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct trains cover the 20 km distance in an average of 26 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 23 m .
The slowest trains will take 34 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.








Travel Information
Compare coach and train for Chiasso to Lugano
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Chiasso to Lugano among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £3. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 32m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.0kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £3, and a train costs an average of £11.
Distance: 20 km
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£11 Average Price | £3 Average Price Cheapest |
1h 2m Average total duration Fastest 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 5m Average total duration 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.0kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Live departures
Chiasso to Lugano train times
The table below shows live departures for Chiasso to Lugano trains for today, Wednesday 25 March. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EC 150 | 150 | 11:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 11:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25816 | 25816 · B 1 1139 | 1139 | 11:11 Chiasso station | 0h33 | 11:44 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25816 | 25816 | 11:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 11:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25168 | 25168 | 11:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 11:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25516 | 25516 | 11:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 11:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25516 | 25516 · B 1 1151 | 1151 | 11:34 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 12:04 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25122 | 25122 · B 1 1165 | 1165 | 11:54 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 12:34 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25122 | 25122 | 11:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 12:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
EC 30 | 30 | 12:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 12:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25818 | 25818 | 12:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 12:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25818 | 25818 · B 1 1167 | 1167 | 12:11 Chiasso station | 0h33 | 12:44 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25170 | 25170 | 12:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 12:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25170 | 25170 · B 1 1173 | 1173 | 12:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 13:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25518 | 25518 · B 5 5195 | 5195 | 12:34 Chiasso station | 0h35 | 13:09 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25518 | 25518 | 12:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 12:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25124 | 25124 · B 1 1181 | 1181 | 12:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 13:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25124 | 25124 | 12:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 13:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
EC 16 | 16 · B 5 5207 | 5207 | 13:05 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 13:39 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 16 | 16 | 13:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 13:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25820 | 25820 | 13:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 13:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25820 | 25820 · B 1 1185 | 1185 | 13:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 13:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25172 | 25172 · B 1 1191 | 1191 | 13:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 14:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25172 | 25172 | 13:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 13:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25520 | 25520 | 13:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 13:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25520 | 25520 · B 5 5219 | 5219 | 13:34 Chiasso station | 0h35 | 14:09 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25126 | 25126 | 13:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 14:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25126 | 25126 · B 1 1197 | 1197 | 13:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 14:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
IC 2 1482 | 1482 · B 5 5231 | 5231 | 14:05 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 14:39 Lugano | 1 change | |
IC 2 1482 | 1482 | 14:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 14:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25822 | 25822 · B 1 1201 | 1201 | 14:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 14:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25822 | 25822 | 14:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 14:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25174 | 25174 | 14:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 14:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25174 | 25174 · B 1 1205 | 1205 | 14:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 15:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25522 | 25522 · B 5 5243 | 5243 | 14:34 Chiasso station | 0h35 | 15:09 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25522 | 25522 | 14:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 14:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25128 | 25128 · B 1 1213 | 1213 | 14:54 Chiasso station | 0h37 | 15:31 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25128 | 25128 | 14:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 15:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
EC 20 | 20 | 15:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 15:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25824 | 25824 | 15:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 15:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25824 | 25824 · B 1 1219 | 1219 | 15:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 15:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25176 | 25176 | 15:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 15:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25524 | 25524 · B 1 1231 | 1231 | 15:34 Chiasso station | 0h31 | 16:05 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25524 | 25524 | 15:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 15:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25130 | 25130 | 15:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 16:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25130 | 25130 · B 1 1245 | 1245 | 15:54 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 16:35 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 22 | 22 | 16:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 16:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25826 | 25826 · B 1 1247 | 1247 | 16:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 16:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25826 | 25826 | 16:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 16:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25178 | 25178 | 16:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 16:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25526 | 25526 | 16:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 16:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25526 | 25526 · B 1 1259 | 1259 | 16:34 Chiasso station | 0h31 | 17:05 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25132 | 25132 | 16:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 17:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25132 | 25132 · B 1 1273 | 1273 | 16:54 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 17:35 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 24 | 24 | 17:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 17:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25828 | 25828 · B 1 1275 | 1275 | 17:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 17:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25828 | 25828 | 17:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 17:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25180 | 25180 | 17:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 17:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25528 | 25528 | 17:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 17:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25528 | 25528 · B 1 1287 | 1287 | 17:34 Chiasso station | 0h31 | 18:05 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25134 | 25134 · B 438 72 | 72 | 17:54 Chiasso station | 0h35 | 18:29 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25134 | 25134 | 17:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 18:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
EC 36 | 36 | 18:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 18:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25830 | 25830 | 18:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 18:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25830 | 25830 · B 1 1307 | 1307 | 18:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 18:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25182 | 25182 · B 1 1313 | 1313 | 18:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 19:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25182 | 25182 | 18:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 18:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25530 | 25530 | 18:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 18:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25530 | 25530 · B 1 1315 | 1315 | 18:34 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 19:15 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25136 | 25136 | 18:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 19:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25136 | 25136 · B 1 1317 | 1317 | 18:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 19:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 26 | 26 | 19:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 19:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25832 | 25832 | 19:11 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 19:34 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25832 | 25832 · B 1 1319 | 1319 | 19:11 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 19:45 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25184 | 25184 | 19:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 19:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25184 | 25184 · B 1 1321 | 1321 | 19:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 20:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25532 | 25532 | 19:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 19:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25532 | 25532 · B 1 1323 | 1323 | 19:34 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 20:15 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25138 | 25138 | 19:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 20:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25138 | 25138 · B 1 1325 | 1325 | 19:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 20:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 28 | 28 · B 2 2285 | 2285 | 20:05 Chiasso station | 0h37 | 20:42 Lugano | 1 change | |
EC 28 | 28 | 20:05 Chiasso station | 0h23 | 20:28 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25186 | 25186 · B 1 1329 | 1329 | 20:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 21:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25186 | 25186 | 20:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 20:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25534 | 25534 · B 1 1331 | 1331 | 20:34 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 21:15 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25534 | 25534 | 20:34 Chiasso station | 0h24 | 20:58 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25140 | 25140 · B 1 1333 | 1333 | 20:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 21:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25140 | 25140 | 20:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 21:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25188 | 25188 | 21:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 21:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25188 | 25188 · B 1 1337 | 1337 | 21:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 22:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25536 | 25536 · B 1 1339 | 1339 | 21:34 Chiasso station | 0h41 | 22:15 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25536 | 25536 | 21:34 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 22:04 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25142 | 25142 | 21:54 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 22:24 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25142 | 25142 · B 1 1341 | 1341 | 21:54 Chiasso station | 0h36 | 22:30 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25190 | 25190 · B 1 1345 | 1345 | 22:20 Chiasso station | 0h40 | 23:00 Lugano | 1 change | |
S 10 25190 | 25190 | 22:20 Chiasso station | 0h34 | 22:54 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
RE 80 25538 | 25538 · B 1 1347 | 1347 | 22:34 Chiasso station | 0h43 | 23:17 Lugano | 1 change | |
RE 80 25538 | 25538 | 22:34 Chiasso station | 0h30 | 23:04 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25144 | 25144 | 22:54 Chiasso station | 0h35 | 23:29 Lugano, Stazione | 0 changesdirect | |
S 10 25144 | 25144 · B 439 340 | 340 | 22:54 Chiasso station | 0h56 | 23:50 Lugano | 1 change | |
| Thursday 26 March | |||||
![]() | 07:11 Chiasso | 0h23 | 07:34 Lugano | 0 changesdirect | |
![]() | 07:20 Chiasso | 0h34 | 07:54 Lugano | 0 changesdirect | |
![]() | 08:34 Chiasso | 0h24 | 08:58 Lugano | 0 changesdirect | |
This is the last train of the day. | |||||
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Journey information
Overview: Train from Chiasso to Lugano
Trains from Chiasso to Lugano run on average 13 times per day, taking around 32m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £11 but you can travel from only £3 by coach.
There are 4 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:06, the last at 23:58. The fastest train covers the 20 km distance in 23m.
Distance 20 km |
Average train duration 32m |
Cheapest ticket price £11 |
Trains per day 13 |
Direct trains 4 |
Fastest train 23m |
First train 00:06 |
Last train 23:58 |
Train companies: SBB, Trenitalia, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Trenord from Chiasso to Lugano trainsSBB, Trenitalia, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), Trenord trains will get you between Chiasso and Lugano from £3. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
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FAQs: Chiasso to Lugano train
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Chiasso to Lugano by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Lugano, this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

popular train stations
Important Stations and Airports in Chiasso and Lugano
- 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Monday - Sunday
- Free
- The car park is open 24/7, accessible from Via Giuseppe Motta.
- Ristorante Pizzeria Carlino
- Osteria Grotto del Cavaliere
- Outside the main entrance.
- CHF 1
- Hotel Mövenpick Touring
- Hotel Bahnhof
- Hotel Garni Centro
- Located in the main hall
- 60 places, covered
- Avis
- Europcar
- Located in the main hall
- Free
- Hall 1: main entrance, platform 1-4 for trains to Italy and regional destinations
- Hall 2: ticket office and waiting area
- Train: SBB services
- Bus: Several local lines available
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