There are 9 ways to get from Antwerp to Lugano by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Fly Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 10mCHF 62–180Fly Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 27mCHF 41–153Train via Paris
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
10h 47mCHF 179–370Bus
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 5mCHF 50–70Drive 837.1 km
- Drive from Antwerp to Luganocar 837.1 km
8h 35mCHF 130–188Fly Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane BRU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 18mCHF 130–311Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane CRL - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 19mCHF 55–209Train
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
11h 35mCHF 145–261Bus via Luthern
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Luzernbus FlixBus N846
- Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus RegioJet 22
13h 25mCHF 49–81
Antwerp to Lugano by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antwerp to Lugano is to bus via Luthern which costs SFr 45 - SFr 85 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Antwerp to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 10m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 180.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats and arriving at Lugano. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Antwerp to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Anvers-Central and arriving at Lugano via Paris l'Est, Strasbourg and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 47m.
The distance between Antwerp and Lugano is 779 km. The road distance is 837.1 km.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Lugano without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 47m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 6h 10m to get from Antwerp to Lugano, including transfers.
Antwerp to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats station.
Antwerp to Lugano train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Anvers-Central station.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Lugano is to train via Paris which takes 10h 47m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 70 and takes 13h 5m.
What companies run services between Antwerp, Belgium and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Anvers-Central to Lugano via Paris Nord, Paris l'Est, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Basel Sbb, and Basel SBB in around 10h 47m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Lugano once daily. Tickets cost CHF 50–70 and the journey takes 13h 5m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–260
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Anvers-Central to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 75–110
- Comfort
- CHF 85–120
- Premium
- CHF 110–150
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–100
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 100–150
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–14
- 1st Class
- CHF 15–26
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- CHF 10–11
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Anvers-Central to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 5–9
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 100–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 130–180
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Antwerp to Lugano bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lugano station.
Antwerp to Lugano train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Antwerp to Lugano is 837 km. It takes approximately 8h 35m to drive from Antwerp to Lugano.
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