There are 5 ways to get from Houston to Lugano by plane or train
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane IAH - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
17h 9mCHF 287–610Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane IAH - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
17h 22mCHF 280–873Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane IAH - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
17h 46mCHF 298–723Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane IAH - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
19h 59mCHF 295–1,112Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane HOU - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
19h 16mCHF 336–1,408
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 650 and takes 17h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 17h 9m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 650.
The distance between Houston and Lugano is 8774 km.
It takes approximately 17h 9m to get from Houston to Lugano, including transfers.
Lugano is 7h ahead of Houston. It is currently 4:29 PM in Houston and 11:29 PM in Lugano.
There are 4484+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Lugano, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Houston to Lugano. However, you can take the line 102 bus to Bush IAH Terminal C, walk to Houston-Airport-IAH airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP), walk to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, then take the train to Lugano. Alternatively, you can take the line 102 bus to Bush IAH Terminal C, walk to Houston-Airport-IAH airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport (LIN), walk to Linate Aeroporto, take the line 4 subway to Stazione Forlanini, walk to Milano Forlanini, take the train to Monza, then take the train to Lugano.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via London Heathrow, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Baltimore, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Nashville, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Pittsburgh, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Raleigh/Durham, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–750
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Nashville, Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,700
- 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/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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