There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Locarno by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DXB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
12hCHF 169–431Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AUH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
13h 55mCHF 136–350Fly Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DXB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
12h 11mCHF 198–416Fly Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DXB - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
12h 49mCHF 182–467Fly Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SHJ - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
14h 16mCHF 146–532Fly Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane DXB - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarnotrain
15h 58mCHF 271–1,322Fly Dubai International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane DXB - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
13h 33mCHF 186–485
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Locarno is to shuttle and fly and train which costs SFr 130 - SFr 350 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 12h and costs SFr 160 - SFr 440.
The distance between Dubai and Locarno is 4835 km.
It takes approximately 12h to get from Dubai to Locarno, including transfers.
Locarno is 3h behind Dubai. It is currently 7:57 AM in Dubai and 4:57 AM in Locarno.
There are 2464+ hotels available in Locarno.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Locarno, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Locarno. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, take the train to Mendrisio, then take the train to Locarno. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Bellinzona, then take the train to Locarno.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–490
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–600
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–440
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–470
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–490
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–550
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–420
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
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 19–23
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–9
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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