There are 10 ways to get from Locarno to Brussels by train, plane, bus, car, or train (TGV)
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brussels Airport (BRU)MXP - BRU
6h 15m€73–221Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train StationBlaBlaCar Bus
13h 8m€52–124Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Locarno to AarauIc
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBIc
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord79
10h 54m€167–379Drive 785.7 km
- Drive from Locarno to Brussels785.7 km
8h 18m€135–195Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)LIN - BRU
6h 27m€52–173Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)BGY - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
7h 37m€91–271Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ZRH - BRU
6h 47m€131–316Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Locarno FART to Domodossola
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)GVA - BRU
9h 31m€109–304Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to MulhouseTgv
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to LuxembourgTgv
- Take the train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-CentralIc / ...
13h 7m€147–269Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
16h 27m
Locarno to Brussels by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train and fly which costs €50 - €180 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train and fly which takes 6h 15m and costs €70 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Brussels. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Brussels-Nord via Aarau, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 54m.
The distance between Locarno and Brussels is 788 km. The road distance is 785.7 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Brussels without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 54m and costs €160 - €380.
It takes approximately 6h 15m to get from Locarno to Brussels, including transfers.
Locarno to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Locarno station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Brussels is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 10h 54m and costs €160 - €380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €130 and takes 13h 8m.
Locarno to Brussels train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Aarau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Brussels is 786 km. It takes approximately 8h 18m to drive from Locarno to Brussels.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium?
You can take a train from Locarno to Brussels-Nord via Aarau, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 10h 54m. Alternatively, BlaBlaCar Bus operates a bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station once daily. Tickets cost €45–100 and the journey takes 11h 20m.
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +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
- Website
- Autolinee FART
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Luxembourg to Bruxelles-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–29
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- 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
- €15–20
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Zurich to Brussels-North Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
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