There are 12 ways to get from Graz to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Milan
best- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 15mCHF 114–229Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane VIE - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 51mCHF 52–273Bus
- Take the bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take the bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Luganobus
12h 31mCHF 208–976Drive 701.4 km
- Drive from Graz to Luganocar 701.4 km
7h 43mCHF 133–193Fly Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane GRZ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 34mCHF 166–449Train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestretrain Rjx
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Luganotrain Ec
9h 28mCHF 126–199Train, bus
- Take the train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain Ice
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Sarganstrain
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
13h 42mCHF 79–169Fly Graz Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GRZ - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
6h 8mCHF 184–445Fly Graz Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane GRZ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 41mCHF 117–412Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VIE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 40mCHF 56–270Train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 18mCHF 107–245Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane VIE - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 18mCHF 55–311
Graz to Lugano by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Graz to Lugano is to train and bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 170 and takes 13h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Graz to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 450.
No, there is no direct bus from Graz to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof and arriving at Lugano via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja and Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Graz to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Graz Hbf and arriving at Lugano via Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Graz and Lugano is 805 km. The road distance is 701.4 km.
The best way to get from Graz to Lugano without a car is to train via Milan which takes 9h 15m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 230.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Graz to Lugano, including transfers.
Graz to Lugano bus services, operated by GoOpti, depart from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof station.
Graz to Lugano train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Graz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Graz to Lugano is to train via Milan which takes 9h 15m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 200 - SFr 1000 and takes 12h 31m.
What companies run services between Graz, Austria and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Graz Hbf to Lugano via Venezia Mestre and Milano Centrale in around 9h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Lugano via Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja, Padova, and Padua in around 12h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
Flights from Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–420
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Graz Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–420
Flights from Graz Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–420
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–360
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–310
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–200
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Graz Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–240
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Graz Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–140
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- CHF 60–90
Train from Graz Hbf to Venezia Mestre
- *
- CHF 60–90
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- *
- CHF 45–70
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Graz Hbf to Trieste Airport
- *
- CHF 50–75
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- CHF 30–45
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- *
- CHF 30–45
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Venezia Mestre to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 65–100
- 2nd Class
- CHF 50–75
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Graz Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–95
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 49
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 49
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 49
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Graz Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Graz - Hbf Busbahnhof to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- CHF 114
Bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 102–800
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- CHF 102
- Private
- CHF 378
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Padua to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- 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 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
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Booking & Getting There
Graz to Lugano bus services, operated by GoOpti, arrive at Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja station.
Graz to Lugano train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Venezia Mestre station.
Yes, the driving distance between Graz to Lugano is 701 km. It takes approximately 7h 43m to drive from Graz to Lugano.
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