There are 11 ways to get from Ireland to Lugano by plane, train, car ferry, car, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane DUB - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 26mCHF 45–174Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Drive from Port of Cherbourg to Luganocar
32h 5mCHF 681–1,712Bus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Padovabus
- Take the bus from Padua to Luganobus
3d 5hCHF 90–366Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane DUB - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 29mCHF 113–310Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane DUB - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 52mCHF 66–257Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane DUB - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 4mCHF 59–255Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Basel (BSL)plane DUB - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain
9h 3mCHF 84–328Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBBbus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
44h 53mCHF 493–934Train, car ferry, bus via Lucerne
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzernbus
- Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain Ec / ...
45hCHF 525–899Train, car ferry, bus via Mulhouse
- Take the train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europorttrain Ic
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Take the bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Mulhousebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
45h 9mCHF 493–945Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuţi to Câmpulung Moldovenescbus
- Take the bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Milano, Stazione Centralebus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
3d 9h
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ireland to Lugano is to fly and train which costs SFr 40 - SFr 180 and takes 7h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Ireland to Lugano is to fly and train which takes 7h 26m and costs SFr 40 - SFr 180.
No, there is no direct bus from Ireland to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Dublin and arriving at Lugano via Rădăuți and Padua. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 5h.
The distance between Ireland and Lugano is 1482 km.
The best way to get from Ireland to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 5h and costs SFr 90 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 7h 26m to get from Ireland to Lugano, including transfers.
Ireland to Lugano bus services, operated by Tarsin, depart from Dublin station.
Ireland to Lugano bus services, operated by Tarsin, arrive at Rădăuți station.
Lugano is 1h ahead of Ireland. It is currently 9:04 AM in Ireland and 10:04 AM in Lugano.
There are 6250+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Ireland and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Dublin to Lugano via Dublin, Rădăuți, Padova, and Padua in around 3d 5h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–260
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–230
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–170
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- 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 Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Luzern to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 13–19
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 13–19
Train from Dublin Pearse to Rosslare Europort
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- CHF 13–19
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Padova
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–110
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–190
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- 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
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkerque Port to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- Phone
- +40744-530.349
- Website
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
Bus from Rădăuţi to Câmpulung Moldovenesc
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- transportautoradauti.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Câmpulung Moldovenesc to Milano, Stazione Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–170
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–1,400
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 414
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 414
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- CHF 414
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