There are 10 ways to get from Brussels to Locarno by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, car, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain Ic2 / ...
9h 16mCHF 175–347Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 38mCHF 45–94Bus, train
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Bernbus N506 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Locarnotrain Ic
13h 24mCHF 90–188Drive 788.1 km
- Drive from Brussels to Locarnocar 788.1 km
8h 18mCHF 123–177Fly Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
6h 23mCHF 86–245Train
- 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 Locarnotrain
11h 5mFly 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 Bellinzonatrain
6h 19mCHF 115–272Fly Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BRU - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
7hCHF 45–150Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- 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 Locarnotrain
7h 47mCHF 53–213Fly Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BRU - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
10h 1mCHF 98–268
Brussels to Locarno by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Locarno is to bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 95 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 6h 19m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 280.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Locarno via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zürich HB and Bellinzona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 16m.
The distance between Brussels and Locarno is 1096 km. The road distance is 788.1 km.
The best way to get from Brussels to Locarno without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 16m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 350.
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Brussels to Locarno, including transfers.
Brussels to Locarno train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Locarno is to train via Paris which takes 9h 16m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 40 - SFr 95 and takes 13h 38m.
Brussels to Locarno train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at Paris Nord station.
Yes, the driving distance between Brussels to Locarno is 788 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Brussels to Locarno.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Locarno via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, and Bellinzona in around 9h 16m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano once daily. Tickets cost CHF 35–85 and the journey takes 12h 5m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–150
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
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 Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
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 Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–290
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
- 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 45–70
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 70–110
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–120
- 1st Class
- CHF 120–150
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–22
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- 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 15–19
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
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