There are 11 ways to get from Belfast to Lugano by plane, train, busferry, night train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BHD - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 40mCHF 68–180Fly Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BFS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 10mCHF 45–170Bus and ferry, train, night train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the nighttrain from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
32h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Belfast to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Luganocar
33h 39mCHF 347–1,150Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus
35h 39mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BHD - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 50mCHF 109–274Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 5mCHF 64–266Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
9h 3mCHF 137–499Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DUB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 35mCHF 94–397Fly Belfast International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BFS - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8hCHF 75–271Bus and ferry, train
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
33h 16m
George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Lugano is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 270 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Lugano is to fly and bus and train which takes 8h and costs SFr 75 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Lugano via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria Green Line Station and Brussels - Midi Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 39m.
The distance between Belfast and Lugano is 1518 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Lugano without a car is to bus and ferry and train and night train which takes 32h 30m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Belfast to Lugano, including transfers.
Belfast to Lugano bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Lugano bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Lugano is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 10:03 PM in Belfast and 11:03 PM in Lugano.
Book your Belfast to Lugano bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Lugano. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Lugano via Glasgow Buchanan, Glasgow Queen Street, King's Cross, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Amsterdam Centraal, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 32h 30m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–160
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–190
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–16
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–130
- Website
- Dublin Express
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–850
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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