There are 12 ways to get from Greece to Lugano by plane, train, bus, busferry, car ferry, 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 57–159Fly 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 38–145Bus, 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 31mBus, car ferry, line 2 ferry, train
- Take the bus from Athens, Leoforou Kifisou - KTEL to Patrasbus
- Take the car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venicecarferry
- Take the ferry from Tronchetto "B" to Ferrovia "B"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia S. Lucia to Luganotrain Ec
46h 10mCHF 219–280Drive 2,113.4 km
- Drive from Athens to Luganocar 2,113.4 km
21h 22mCHF 341–492Fly 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 46–198Fly 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 51–214Fly 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 57–210Fly Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane HER - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 37mCHF 95–223Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelijabus
- Take the train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centartrain 632 / ...
- Take the bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centralebus
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
30h 34mCHF 186–275Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Lugano, Stazionebus
33h 52mCHF 85–132Bus via Fier-Çifçi
- Take the bus from Athens to Fierbus
- Take the bus from Fier to Varesebus
38h 56mCHF 109–126
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 35 - SFr 150 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 45 - SFr 200.
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 31m 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 8:06 PM in Greece and 7:06 PM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Greece to Lugano is 2113 km. It takes approximately 21h 22m 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–110
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–200
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Athens International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–130
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–200
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
Flights from Athens International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–85
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–160
- 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 55–140
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–400
Flights from Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–410
- 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 22–100
- 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 40–85
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–60
- 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 20–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–28
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Gevgelija to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–29
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- 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 37
- 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 17–21
- Website
- https://www.ktelachaias.gr/en/homepage-en/
- Phone
- +30-2310540970
- info@simeonidistours.gr
- Website
- simeonidistours.gr
Bus from Thessaloniki to Gevgelija
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Schedules at
- simeonidistours.gr
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- hakkomerc@gmail.com
- Website
- hakbus.org
Bus from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 101
- Website
- https://www.hakbus.org/
- 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 50–85
- 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 30–50
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +2105203350
- Website
- top-lines.gr
Bus from Athens to Fier
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 37
- Schedules at
- top-lines.gr
- Phone
- +355 68 20 63 724
- info@arjanitravel.com
- Website
- arjanitravel.com
Bus from Fier to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 83
- Schedules at
- arjanitravel.com
- Phone
- +355 692323966
Bus from Fier to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 29h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 73
- Schedules at
- web.facebook.com
- Phone
- +30 210 8919700
- superfast@superfast.com
- Website
- superfast.com
Car ferry from Port of Patras to Port of Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 123
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- CHF 9
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