There are 11 ways to get from Greece to Lugano by plane, train, bus, busferry, ferry, or car
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Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SKG - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 12mCHF 57–169Fly Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ATH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 32mCHF 40–165Bus, bus and ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rrogozhinëbus
- Take the busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Portobusferry
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
24h 43mBus, ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Veniceferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
45h 57mCHF 217–298Drive 2,113.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Luganocar 2,113.4 km
21h 18mCHF 353–510Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 10mCHF 56–218Fly Rhodes International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Rhodes International Airport (RHO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RHO - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 51mCHF 82–279Fly Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane ATH - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 54mCHF 62–240Fly Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane SKG - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 29mCHF 66–244Bus via Belgrade
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazionebus
33h 52mCHF 91–139Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Vlorëbus
- Take the bus from Vlore , station to Varesebus
41h 50mCHF 110–127
Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Greece to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 170 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Greece to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 10m and costs SFr 55 - SFr 220.
No, there is no direct bus from Greece to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 52m.
The distance between Greece and Lugano is 1381 km. The road distance is 2113.4 km.
The best way to get from Greece to Lugano without a car is to bus and bus and ferry and train which takes 24h 43m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Greece to Lugano, including transfers.
Greece to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
Greece to Lugano bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Lugano is 1h behind Greece. It is currently 10:58 PM in Greece and 9:58 PM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Lugano is 2113 km. It takes approximately 21h 18m to drive from Greece to Lugano.
What companies run services between Greece and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Athens to Lugano, Stazione via Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 33h 52m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–220
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–150
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–150
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–550
Flights from Rhodes International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–600
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–190
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia S. Lucia to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
- Phone
- +210 52 25 550
- arttouroe@gmail.com
- Website
- arttour.gr
Bus from Athens to Rrogozhinë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- arttour.gr
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Rrogozhinë to Bari Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +30 2610 623 888
- info@ktelachaias.gr
- Website
- ktelachaias.gr
Bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patras
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–22
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +381 020 313101
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 117
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- 00 381 31 510 060
- zlatanprevoz@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Vlorë
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 38
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Vlore , station to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 85
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Vlore , station to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 75
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–140
- Website
- https://www.superfast.com
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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