There are 13 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
7h 6mCHF 32–161Bus, 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 / ...
23h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Bucureşti to Verona Porta Nuovabus
- Take the bus from Verona to Luganobus FlixBus 024
28h 57mCHF 132–171Train
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbftrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
32h 1mCHF 248–447Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane OTP - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 32mCHF 61–277Fly 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 29mCHF 139–404Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BBU - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 2mCHF 53–224Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BBU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
9h 56mCHF 36–168Fly 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 50mCHF 72–274Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane OTP - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 59mCHF 85–383Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bucharest to Piacenzabus
- Take the train from Piacenza to Milano Centraletrain Ic
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
31h 30mBus, train #2
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Bresciabus 1922
- Take the train from Brescia to Luganotrain Ec
32h 49mCHF 173–306Drive 1,637.6 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Luganocar 1,637.6 km
18h 11mCHF 264–381
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 170 and takes 7h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 6m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 170.
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, Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 1m.
The distance between Bucharest and Lugano is 1461 km. The road distance is 1637.6 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Lugano without a car is to bus and train via Vienna which takes 23h 19m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 6m 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 bus which takes 28h 57m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 240 - SFr 450 and takes 32h 1m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Bucureşti to Lugano via Verona Porta Nuova and Verona in around 28h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Lugano via Budapest-Keleti, Wien Hbf, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 32h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–170
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–160
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–130
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–110
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–270
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–140
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Zurich Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–160
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–160
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–190
- 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
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 100–150
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- *
- CHF 35–55
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- *
- CHF 100–150
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
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 58–62
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Keleti to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–13
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–17
Train from Brescia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Piacenza to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Piacenza to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–19
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Piacenza to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–140
- Schedules at
- tabitatour.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Verona to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Brescia
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- 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 4:01 PM in Bucharest and 3:01 PM 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 1638 km. It takes approximately 18h 11m to drive from Bucharest to Lugano.
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