There are 14 ways to get from Brighton to Lugano by plane, train, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LGW - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 47mCHF 47–161Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
12h 16mCHF 360–556Bus
- Take the bus from Old Steine to London Victoriabus 817
- 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
22h 20mCHF 91–152Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Luganocar
12h 34mCHF 318–406Fly London Gatwick Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LGW - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 58mCHF 58–254Fly London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LGW - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 55mCHF 120–367Train to London City Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LCY - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 50mCHF 112–418Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LHR - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 25mCHF 133–445Train to London City Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LCY - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 37mCHF 179–501Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane STN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 18mCHF 87–308Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LHR - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 37mCHF 134–328Train
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
13h 4mCHF 312–569Train, bus
- Take the train from Brighton to London Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luganobus
24h 33mCHF 125–205Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Luganocar
13h 36mCHF 220–371
Brighton to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 45 - SFr 170 and takes 6h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 47m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 170.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Old Steine and arriving at Lugano via London Victoria Green Line Station and Brussels - Midi Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Lugano via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 16m.
The distance between Brighton and Lugano is 1013 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Lugano without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 12h 16m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 600.
It takes approximately 6h 47m to get from Brighton to Lugano, including transfers.
Brighton to Lugano bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Old Steine station.
Brighton to Lugano train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Lugano is to train via Zurich which takes 12h 16m and costs SFr 360 - SFr 600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 90 - SFr 160 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brighton to Lugano via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 12h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Old Steine to Lugano via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, and Brussels - Midi Train Station in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–210
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–440
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–700
Flights from London City Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–650
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–400
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- 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
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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 39
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 39
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 129
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- CHF 129
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Brighton to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Old Steine to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- National Express
- 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 21–35
- 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 60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Brighton to Lugano bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lugano is 1h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 8:11 PM in Brighton and 9:11 PM in Lugano.
Brighton to Lugano train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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