There are 7 ways to get from Koper to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), car, bus, plane, train, or shuttle
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Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Vicenzatrain Fr
- Take the train from Vicenza to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
6h 36mCHF 79–174Drive 477.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Koper to Luganocar 477.8 km
5h 9mCHF 78–113Bus 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
8h 10mCHF 85–216Shuttle, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Milano Centrale Station
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Re80
8h 18mCHF 467–1,209Bus, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Venezia, Viale Stazione (Mestre Stazione - fermata ATVO)bus 419 / ...
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Luganotrain Ec
8h 8mCHF 78–141Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane TRS - GOA
- Take the train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
7h 51mCHF 78–185Shuttle 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 243–539
Koper to Lugano by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Lugano is to drive which costs SFr 75 - SFr 120 and takes 5h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Lugano is to drive which takes 5h 9m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 120.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Trieste Centrale and arriving at Lugano via Vicenza and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 36m.
The distance between Koper and Lugano is 495 km. The road distance is 477.8 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Lugano without a car is to shuttle and train which takes 8h 18m and costs SFr 460 - SFr 1300.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Koper to Lugano, including transfers.
Koper to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, depart from Trieste Centrale station.
Koper to Lugano train services, operated by Trenitalia Frecce, arrive at Vicenza station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Lugano is 478 km. It takes approximately 5h 9m to drive from Koper to Lugano.
There are 7207+ hotels available in Lugano.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a vehicle from Koper to Lugano via Trieste Centrale, Vicenza, and Milano Centrale in around 6h 36m.
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–800
- Website
- luxwing.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–230
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Vicenza
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vicenza to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Vicenza to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 28–40
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–29
Train from Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 9–13
- 2nd Class
- CHF 11–15
Train from Venezia Mestre to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 80–120
- 2nd Class
- CHF 65–90
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–17
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 10–15
- 2nd Class
- CHF 12–17
- 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 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 Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–29
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Genova P.Za Principe to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- 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 12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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 460–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- 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 85–100
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- CHF 85–100
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