There are 8 ways to get from Koper to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, plane, train, or shuttle
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Train
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re80
6h 23mCHF 62–129Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 419 / ...
- Take the bus from Milan to Luganobus FlixBus 076 / ...
9h 15mCHF 34–79Drive 476.1 km
- Drive from Koper to Luganocar 476.1 km
5h 11mCHF 75–108Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
5h 47mCHF 87–199Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus N419 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Luganotrain Ec
8h 8mCHF 79–131Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane TRS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 30mCHF 56–206Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 41mCHF 207–401Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re 80
8h 18mCHF 52–609
Koper to Lugano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 30 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 11m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 110.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Koper Banka and arriving at Lugano via Milan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
The distance between Koper and Lugano is 499 km. The road distance is 476.1 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Lugano without a car is to bus which takes 9h 15m and costs SFr 30 - SFr 80.
It takes approximately 6h 23m to get from Koper to Lugano, including transfers.
Koper to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Koper Banka station.
The best way to get from Koper to Lugano is to train which takes 6h 23m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 30 - SFr 80 and takes 9h 15m.
Koper to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Lugano is 476 km. It takes approximately 5h 11m to drive from Koper to Lugano.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Koper to Lugano via Trieste Centrale and Milano Centrale in around 6h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Koper Banka to Lugano via Milan in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
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
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 75–110
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–100
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 80–100
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–600
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- CHF 45–49
- Private
- CHF 320–600
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