There are 10 ways to get from Leipzig to Lugano by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Fulda
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50 / ...
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
11h 4mCHF 134–603Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N86 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Luganobus FlixBus N76
12h 10mCHF 53–95Night train, bus
- Take the night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Cianibus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
13h 30mCHF 56–286Drive 773.3 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Luganocar 773.3 km
7h 44mCHF 126–182Train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ec / ...
11h 40mCHF 227–456Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LEJ - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 1mCHF 108–925Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LEJ - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
8h 9mCHF 159–358Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BER - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 39mCHF 71–228Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BER - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 42mCHF 97–301Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BER - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 17mCHF 92–277
Leipzig to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 39m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Lugano via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Lugano via Fulda Bahnhof and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 4m.
The distance between Leipzig and Lugano is 955 km. The road distance is 773.3 km.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Lugano without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 11h 4m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 650.
It takes approximately 11h 4m to get from Leipzig to Lugano, including transfers.
Leipzig to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Lugano is to train via Fulda which takes 11h 4m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 95 and takes 12h 10m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Lugano via Fulda Bahnhof and Basel SBB in around 11h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Lugano via Nuremberg central bus station in around 12h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–500
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–110
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–140
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–160
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–250
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 95–120
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 65–80
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 40–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Night train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–270
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–280
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Leipzig to Lugano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Fulda Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leipzig to Lugano is 773 km. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Leipzig to Lugano.
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