There are 6 ways to get from Ajaccio to Lugano by car, car ferry, plane, train, ferry, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Ajaccio to Port of Bastia
- Take the car ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Savona
- Drive from Port of Savona to Lugano
12h 20mCHF 82–145Ferry, train
cheapest- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano CentraleIc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoEc
15h 25mCHF 57–108Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)AJA - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Lugano
8h 44mCHF 158–323Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Take the bus from Nice to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano492
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano076 / ...
16h 51mCHF 58–134Drive to Figari-Sud Corse Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Drive from Ajaccio to Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC)
- Fly from Figari-Sud Corse Airport (FSC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)FSC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
5h 40mCHF 131–410Fly Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)AJA - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
8h 5mCHF 103–283
Ajaccio to Lugano by ferry, foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ajaccio to Lugano is to ferry and bus which costs SFr 55 - SFr 140 and takes 16h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ajaccio to Lugano is to drive and fly and train which takes 5h 40m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 410.
The distance between Ajaccio and Lugano is 728 km.
The best way to get from Ajaccio to Lugano without a car is to ferry and train which takes 15h 25m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 110.
It takes approximately 12h 20m to get from Ajaccio to Lugano, including transfers.
There are 5864+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Ajaccio, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Ajaccio to Lugano. However, you can drive to Port of Bastia, take the car ferry to Port of Savona, then drive to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Aéroport, walk to Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport (AJA) airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–320
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–800
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–230
- Website
- aircorsica.com
Flights from Figari-Sud Corse Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–470
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 480–1,000
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–600
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–24
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–14
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +33(0)495329595
- Website
- corsica-ferries.it
Car ferry from Port of Bastia to Port of Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
Ferry from Ajaccio to Port of Nice Lympia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://www.corsica-ferries.co.uk/
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