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Compare train and coach for Milan to Lugano
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Milan to Lugano among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £5. For those with little time consider booking a coach which can get you there in 1h 29m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.0 - 0.1kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £5, and a train costs an average of £19.
Distance: 63 km
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£27 Average Price | £8 Average Price Cheapest |
2h 3m Average total duration 1h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 59m Average total duration Fastest 1h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Lugano from Milan by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Milan to Lugano is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Milan to Lugano
Travel to Lugano easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Milan to Lugano.
This is compared to other travel options from Milan to Lugano:
A coach is £14 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Milan to Lugano costing on average £19.
Other travel options to Lugano take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 18m.
- Around 12 coaches per day.
- Around 11 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Milan and Lugano as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Milan Centrale and arrive in Lugano FLP.
- Coaches mostly depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arrive in Lugano, Via Ciani.
- Travel with Trenitalia, Trenitalia EuroCity, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS) to go to Lugano by train.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Itabus, Infobus, Marino Autolinee to go to Lugano by coach.
- 11 direct trains per day with Trenitalia, Trenitalia EuroCity, Swiss Railways (SBB/CFF/FFS).
- 12 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Marino Autolinee.
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