There are 6 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
12h 26mCHF 129–377Fly Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SHJ - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
14hCHF 123–352Fly 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 205–381Fly 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
14h 19mCHF 139–377Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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
14h 36mCHF 136–515Fly 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
16h 57mCHF 281–832
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Locarno is to fly and train which costs SFr 130 - SFr 380 and takes 14h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 12h 11m and costs SFr 200 - SFr 390.
The distance between Dubai and Locarno is 4835 km.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Dubai to Locarno, including transfers.
Locarno is 2h behind Dubai. It is currently 9:05 AM in Dubai and 7:05 AM in Locarno.
There are 2910+ 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 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–440
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–410
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–600
- 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 110–480
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–310
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–550
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–450
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–410
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–490
- Website
- airarabia.com
Flights from Sharjah International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–330
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–390
- 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
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–8
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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