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How to get fromBasel to Luganoby train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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There are 14 ways to get from Basel to Lugano by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    10h 41m

  2. Fly Dortmund Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Dortmund Airport (DTM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DTM - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    8h 33m
    CHF 52–229

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zürich Hbf to Lugano Stazionebus bus
    16h 44m

  4. Train, night train

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the nighttrain from Koeln Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain train Ec / ...
    15h 51m

  5. Drive  812.8 km

    1. Drive from Basel to Luganocar car 812.8 km
    8h
    CHF 137–198

  6. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Basel to Hannover Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hannover Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    3. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Luganocar car
    12h 19m
    CHF 166–220

  7. Train via Karlsruhe

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Koeln Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    12h 53m

  8. Train, bus via Bonn

    1. Take the train from Holzwickede to Wuppertal-Oberbarmentrain train
    2. Take the train from Wuppertal-Oberbarmen to Bonn Hbftrain train Rb
    3. Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Zürich HBtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus bus
    16h 38m

  9. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane DUS - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    9h 4m

  10. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    3. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    10h 13m

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane DUS - LIN
    3. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    9h 26m

  12. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Koeln/Bonn Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane CGN - BGY
    3. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain train
    10h 48m

  13. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane FRA - MXP
    4. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    10h 5m

  14. Train, train to Frankfurt, fly to Milan Linate Airport

    1. Take the train from Oelde to Essen Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    3. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane FRA - LIN
    4. Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain train
    10h 32m

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights

Calendar44Weekly Planes
Duration2h 20mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 19Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 915.2 km
  • Duration: 10h 41m

What companies run services between Basel, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?

You can take a vehicle from Basel to Lugano via Oelde, Dortmund Hbf, and Basel SBB in around 10h 41m.

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