There are 10 ways to get from Locarno to Brussels by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuidtrain
10h 17m€157–509Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Locarno to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LIN - BRU
6h 28m€46–188Bus
- Take the bus from Locarno to Luganobus Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
13h 15mDrive 785.5 km
- Drive from Locarno to Brusselscar 785.5 km
8h 20m€137–197Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MXP - BRU
6h 16m€72–335Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Centraltrain Ic / ...
13h 21m€201–356Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Stationbus
15h 6mTrain, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane BGY - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus
7h 34m€86–304Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane ZRH - BRU
6h 47m€133–373Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Locarno FART to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane GVA - BRU
9h 54m€150–450
Locarno to Brussels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train and fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 6h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train and fly which takes 6h 16m and costs €70 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Brussels station. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Brussels - Midi Train Station via Lugano, Stazione and Lugano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Brussel-Zuid via Bellinzona, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
The distance between Locarno and Brussels is 1084 km. The road distance is 785.5 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Brussels without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 17m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 10h 17m to get from Locarno to Brussels, including transfers.
Locarno to Brussels bus services, operated by Trenord, depart from Locarno station.
Locarno to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train via Paris which takes 10h 17m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 15m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Locarno to Brussel-Zuid via Bellinzona, Basel SBB, Basel Sbb, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Paris Nord in around 10h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Locarno to Brussels - Midi Train Station via Lugano, Lugano, Stazione, Lugano, Via Ciani/Cornaredo, and Lugano in around 13h 15m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €27–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–550
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–1,800
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–100
- 2nd Class
- €50–70
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- fart@centovalli.ch
- Website
- centovalli.ch
Train from Locarno FART to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- centovalli.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Bus from Locarno to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Brussels bus services, operated by Trenord, arrive at Lugano station.
Locarno to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Brussels is 785 km. It takes approximately 8h 20m to drive from Locarno to Brussels.
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