There are 8 ways to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from St. Gallen to Arth-GoldauVae
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to LuganoIc2 / ...
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraleEc
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to ModenaIc
7h 37mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Milano, Autostazione LampugnanoRegioJet 22
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal GottardiItabus
8h 50m€30–65Drive 481.6 km
- Drive from Sankt Gallen to Modena481.6 km
5h 22m€84–121Train, fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Take the train from Wil SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)ZRH - BLQ
4h 41m€107–533Train, bus
- Take the train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione171
- Take the bus from Bellinzona Station to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
10h 44mTrain, fly to Florence Peretola Airport
- Take the train from Wil SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)ZRH - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
5h 46m€113–626Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Wil SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)ZRH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Modena
6h 32m€103–294Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Take the train from Wil SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)ZRH - VCE
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
6h 35m€115–579
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena is to bus which costs €29 - €65 and takes 8h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena is to train and fly which takes 4h 41m and costs €100 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse and arriving at Modena Terminal Gottardi via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena. However, there are services departing from St. Gallen and arriving at Modena via Arth-Goldau, Lugano and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 37m.
The distance between Canton of St. Gallen and Modena is 487 km. The road distance is 481.6 km.
The best way to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena without a car is to train which takes 7h 37m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 37m to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena, including transfers.
Canton of St. Gallen to Modena bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse station.
Canton of St. Gallen to Modena train services, operated by Südostbahn, depart from St. Gallen station.
The best way to get from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena is to train which takes 7h 37m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €29 - €65 and takes 8h 50m.
What companies run services between Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland and Modena, Italy?
You can take a train from St. Gallen to Modena via Arth-Goldau, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 7h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Modena Terminal Gottardi via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 8h 50m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Zurich Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from St. Gallen to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Wil SG to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Modena
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €12–17
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €20–28
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–70
- 2nd Class
- €27–40
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Venezia Mestre to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–25
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Modena Terminal Gottardi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- autolineefederico.it
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Bellinzona Station to Modena Casello A1 Nord Viale Virgilio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
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More Questions & Answers
Canton of St. Gallen to Modena bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Canton of St. Gallen to Modena train services, operated by Südostbahn, arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Canton of St. Gallen to Modena is 482 km. It takes approximately 5h 22m to drive from Canton of St. Gallen to Modena.
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