There are 12 ways to get from Bucharest to Lugano by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane OTP - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
6h 56mCHF 87–234Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BBU - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 57mCHF 34–183Bus, train via Vienna
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
22h 12mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
30h 26mCHF 233–362Drive 1,635.9 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Luganocar 1,635.9 km
18h 13mCHF 257–371Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 18mCHF 90–289Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane OTP - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 34mCHF 190–415Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane OTP - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 53mCHF 148–267Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane OTP - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 51mCHF 144–332Bus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona to Luganobus FlixBus 024
28h 57mCHF 70–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Piacenzabus
- Take the train from Piacenza to Luganotrain Ec
31h 59mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bresciabus 1922
- Take the train from Brescia to Luganotrain Ec
32h 49mCHF 134–242
Bucharest to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 30 - SFr 190 and takes 7h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 56m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 240.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Bucureşti and arriving at Lugano via Verona. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Lugano via Budapest-Keleti and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 26m.
The distance between Bucharest and Lugano is 1462 km. The road distance is 1635.9 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Lugano without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 22h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Bucharest to Lugano, including transfers.
Bucharest to Lugano bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, depart from Bucureşti station.
Bucharest to Lugano train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Lugano is to train which takes 30h 26m and costs SFr 230 - SFr 370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 65 - SFr 95 and takes 28h 57m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Lugano via Budapest-Keleti, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 30h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bucureşti to Lugano via Verona Porta Nuova and Verona in around 28h 57m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–150
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–190
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–85
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–320
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–180
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–200
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milan Linate Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–180
- 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/
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–140
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 120–190
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 57–62
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- CHF 35–50
- Smart Flex
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Piacenza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
Train from Brescia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +40 745 766 766
- dispecerat@maxibustravel.ro
- Website
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
Bus from Bucharest to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- maxibustravel.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +4-0263-21.55.00
- Website
- tabitatour.ro
Bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–70
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Verona to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Bucharest to Piacenza
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Bucharest to Lugano bus services, operated by Tabita Tour, arrive at Verona Porta Nuova station.
Lugano is 1h behind Bucharest. It is currently 2:52 AM in Bucharest and 1:52 AM in Lugano.
Bucharest to Lugano train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Lugano is 1636 km. It takes approximately 18h 13m to drive from Bucharest to Lugano.
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