There are 10 ways to get from Athens to Lugano by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
7h 32mCHF 42–155Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Take the bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna CentraleFr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
24h 23mBus and ferry, ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Take the ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to LuganoEc
36h 36mCHF 160–299Drive 2,104.5 km
- Drive from Athens to Lugano2,104.5 km
21h 20mCHF 348–503Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)ATH - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
7h 54mCHF 62–240Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)ATH - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Lugano
9h 6mCHF 94–228Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)ATH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Lugano
8h 9mCHF 116–241Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)ATH - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
8h 38mCHF 86–248Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
33h 52mCHF 91–139Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Varese
41h 51mCHF 110–127
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 160 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 32m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 160.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 52m.
The distance between Athens and Lugano is 1631 km. The road distance is 2104.5 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 24h 23m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 32m to get from Athens to Lugano, including transfers.
Athens to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Lugano is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 12:59 AM in Athens and 11:59 PM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Lugano is 2105 km. It takes approximately 21h 20m to drive from Athens to Lugano.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 33h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–110
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 26710 22281
- info@ktelkefalonias.gr
- Website
- ktelkefalonias.gr
Busferry from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Sami
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–25
- Website
- https://ktelkefalonias.gr/en
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 117
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 00 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Vlore , station to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 4828001
- booking@ventourisferries.com
- Website
- ventourisferries.com
Ferry from Sami to Port of Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 78
- Website
- https://ventourisferries.com/en/
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