There are 8 ways to get from Lienz to Lugano by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Verona
best- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain
- Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfeste to Verona Porta Nuovatrain 89
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
9h 34mCHF 79–151Drive 408.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Lienz to Luganocar 408.3 km
6h 35mCHF 66–95Train, bus
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to S.Lorenzo St Lorenzentrain
- Take the bus from San Lorenzo di Sebato to Malpensa Airport - Milanbus
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 36mCHF 79–111Train, train to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbftrain
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airporttrain
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane TRS - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
9h 33mCHF 113–263Train
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Fortezza/Franzensfestrain
- Take the train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozentrain Re
- Take the train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centraletrain Fr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain Ec
9h 44mCHF 82–165Bus
- Take the bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Innsbruck Hbfbus
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Stationbus 488
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Luganobus 421 / ...
12h 21mTrain, bus to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Dobbiaco Toblachtrain
- Take the bus from Dobbiaco to Venicebus
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane VCE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
10h 38mCHF 132–325Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Take the train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaetterseetrain
- Take the train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MUC - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
11h 22mCHF 87–481
Lienz to Lugano by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lienz to Lugano is to drive which costs SFr 65 - SFr 95 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lienz to Lugano is to drive which takes 6h 35m and costs SFr 65 - SFr 95.
No, there is no direct bus from Lienz to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Lienz Bahnhof A and arriving at Lugano via Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Lienz to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Lienz In Osttirol and arriving at Lugano via Fortezza/Franzensfeste, Verona Porta Nuova and Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 34m.
The distance between Lienz and Lugano is 524 km. The road distance is 408.3 km.
The best way to get from Lienz to Lugano without a car is to train via Verona which takes 9h 34m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Lienz to Lugano, including transfers.
Lienz to Lugano bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, depart from Lienz Bahnhof A station.
Lienz to Lugano train services, operated by ÖBB, depart from Lienz In Osttirol station.
The best way to get from Lienz to Lugano is to train via Verona which takes 9h 34m and costs SFr 75 - SFr 160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 12h 21m.
What companies run services between Lienz, Tyrol, Austria and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lienz In Osttirol to Lugano via Fortezza/Franzensfeste, Verona Porta Nuova, and Milano Centrale in around 9h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Lugano via Innsbruck Hbf, Innsbruck Kaiserschützenplatz, Innsbruck Südbahnstraße, and Zurich Bus Station in around 12h 21m.
- 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 75–180
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Fortezza/Franzensfes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to S.Lorenzo St Lorenzen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–21
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–12
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Dobbiaco Toblach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–11
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfeste to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 39–43
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 33–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bolzano Bozen to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–75
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- 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 Monza to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 18–28
Train from Villach Hbf to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 24–40
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–19
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 12–19
Train from Lienz In Osttirol to Spittal-Millstaettersee
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–22
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 14–22
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 23–35
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Fortezza/Franzensfes to Bolzano Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–243
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 237–243
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 110–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 26–35
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Spittal-Millstaettersee to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–11
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from San Lorenzo di Sebato to Malpensa Airport - Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5254 3550
- info@oetztaler.at
- Website
- oetztaler.at
Bus from Lienz Bahnhof A to Innsbruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- oetztaler.at
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dobbiaco to Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lienz to Lugano bus services, operated by Ötztaler Verkehrsgesellschaft, arrive at Innsbruck Hbf station.
Lienz to Lugano train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Fortezza/Franzensfes station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lienz to Lugano is 408 km. It takes approximately 6h 35m to drive from Lienz to Lugano.
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