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Compare coach and train 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 an average ticket price of £8 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 53m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £8, while a train costs an average of £26.
Distance: 63 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£26 Average Price | £8 Average Price Cheapest |
1h 53m Average total duration Fastest 1h 23m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 58m Average total duration 1h 28m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Milan to Lugano
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.
473919:551h10Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano21:05Lugano, Via Ciani£71One-way0 changes
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473919:551h10Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano21:05Lugano, Via Ciani£71One-way0 changes
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473919:551h10Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano21:05Lugano, Via Ciani£71One-way0 changes
Other options
EuroCity 149:101h18Milan Centrale10:28Lugano FLP£271One-way0 changes
EuroCity 107:101h18Milan Centrale8:28Lugano FLP£271One-way0 changes
EuroCity 2417:101h18Milan Centrale18:28Lugano FLP£271One-way0 changes
(Milan -> Prague)15:401h20Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano17:00Lugano, Via Ciani£81One-way0 changes
FlixBus11:451h20Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano13:05Lugano, Via Ciani£111One-way0 changes
FlixBus21:101h45Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano22:55Lugano, Via Ciani£111One-way0 changes
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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 £18 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Milan to Lugano costing on average £26.
Other travel options to Lugano take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 58m.
- Around 13 trains per day.
- Around 12 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Milan and Lugano as scheduled services by coach and train 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 FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, Itabus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Marino Autolinee to go to Lugano by coach.
- Travel with Trenitalia, DSB, EuroCity, Trenitalia EuroCity, Regionale, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) to go to Lugano by train.
- 12 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus, BlaBlaCar, Infobus, Marino Autolinee.
- 13 direct trains per day with Trenitalia, DSB, EuroCity, Trenitalia EuroCity, Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS).
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