There are 11 ways to get from Liverpool to Lugano by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
7h 36mCHF 39–144Train via Zurich
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain Ic2 / ...
13h 34mCHF 195–777Bus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Luganobus
26h 55mCHF 60–167Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Liverpool to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Luganocar
15h 26mTrain, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
7h 50mCHF 43–207Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Luganotrain
7h 43mCHF 85–250Train, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 8mCHF 46–209Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbbtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
14h 12mCHF 164–765Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
14h 22mCHF 211–800Train, bus
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strassebus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
26h 57mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Liverpool to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Luganocar
16h 27mCHF 246–369
Liverpool to Lugano by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Lugano is to train and fly which costs SFr 35 - SFr 150 and takes 7h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 7h 36m and costs SFr 35 - SFr 150.
No, there is no direct bus from Liverpool to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Liverpool, Liverpool One and arriving at Lugano via London Victoria and Brussels - Midi Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Liverpool to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Liverpool Lime Street and arriving at Lugano via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Est and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 34m.
The distance between Liverpool and Lugano is 1316 km.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Lugano without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 13h 34m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 800.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Liverpool to Lugano, including transfers.
Liverpool to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Liverpool to Lugano train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Liverpool Lime Street station.
The best way to get from Liverpool to Lugano is to train via Zurich which takes 13h 34m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 60 - SFr 170 and takes 26h 55m.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Liverpool Lime Street to Lugano via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Est, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 13h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Lugano via London Victoria and Brussels - Midi Train Station in around 26h 55m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–14
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–18
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–45
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–24
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from London Victoria to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–95
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Sheffield to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- CHF 70–180
- On Foot
- CHF 30–40
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Liverpool to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lugano is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 8:59 AM in Liverpool and 9:59 AM in Lugano.
Liverpool to Lugano train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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