There are 6 ways to get from Ferrara to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
3h 17mCHF 46–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazionebus 356
- Take the bus from Bologna Autostazione to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus 36
7h 38mCHF 21–42Drive 292.9 km
- Drive from Ferrara to Luganocar 292.9 km
3h 49mCHF 48–69Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BLQ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 7mCHF 45–149Train via Ferrara
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
3h 44mCHF 50–122Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Ferrara to Bologna Centraletrain
- Fly from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BLQ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
6h 54mCHF 93–297
Ferrara to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ferrara to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 20 - SFr 45 and takes 7h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Ferrara to Lugano is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 140.
No, there is no direct bus from Ferrara to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Kennedy and arriving at Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani via Bologna Autostazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 38m.
No, there is no direct train from Ferrara to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Ferrara and arriving at Lugano via Bologna Centrale and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 17m.
The distance between Ferrara and Lugano is 332 km. The road distance is 292.9 km.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Lugano without a car is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 140.
It takes approximately 3h 17m to get from Ferrara to Lugano, including transfers.
Ferrara to Lugano bus services, operated by TPER spa, depart from Kennedy station.
Ferrara to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Ferrara station.
The best way to get from Ferrara to Lugano is to train which takes 3h 17m and costs SFr 45 - SFr 140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 20 - SFr 45 and takes 7h 38m.
What companies run services between Ferrara, Italy and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ferrara to Lugano via Bologna Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 3h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kennedy to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani via Bologna Autostazione in around 7h 38m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–480
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–750
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Olbia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–13
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–10
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Ferrara to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–11
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 20–27
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 051 290290
- Website
- tper.it
Bus from Kennedy to Bologna Autostazione
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Schedules at
- tper.it
- 2nd Class
- CHF 3–5
- 1st Class
- CHF 5–7
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Bologna Autostazione to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
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Ferrara to Lugano bus services, operated by TPER spa, arrive at Bologna Autostazione station.
Ferrara to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Bologna Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ferrara to Lugano is 293 km. It takes approximately 3h 49m to drive from Ferrara to Lugano.
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