There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Lugano by plane, train, bus, ferry, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HEL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 58mCHF 68–230Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
38h 10mCHF 153–502Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Tczewtrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
39h 12mCHF 203–450Ferry, night train, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Central to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain 305
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
2d 5hCHF 189–314Fly Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane HEL - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 5mCHF 94–253Fly Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
8h 1mCHF 136–316Fly Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane HEL - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 15mCHF 82–645Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TLL - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 4mCHF 73–287Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Metro Marymontbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Luganobus N1308
41h 20mCHF 142–202Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Katowicebus
- Take the bus from Katowice to Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
2d 11hDrive 3,832.7 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Luganocar 3,832.7 km
40h 5mCHF 630–909Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Luganocar
40h 2mCHF 615–1,509
Helsinki to Lugano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 65 - SFr 230 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 58m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 20m.
The distance between Helsinki and Lugano is 2053 km. The road distance is 3832.7 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Lugano without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 10m and costs SFr 150 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 7h 58m to get from Helsinki to Lugano, including transfers.
Helsinki to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Metro Marymont station.
Lugano is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:02 AM in Helsinki and 7:02 AM in Lugano.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Lugano is 3833 km. It takes approximately 40h 5m to drive from Helsinki to Lugano.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Lugano via Warsaw, Metro Marymont in around 41h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–210
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–500
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- 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 3–5
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–20
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–17
- 1st Class
- CHF 16–20
Train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Central to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 35–60
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 360–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 650–750
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Metro Marymont
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Katowice to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–70
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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