There are 9 ways to get from Locarno to Erlangen by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Nürnberg Hbf
best- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich HbEc
- Take the train from Zürich HB to SingenIc
- Take the train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf61
10h 24m€128–276Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation171
- Take the bus from Chur station train station to Nuremberg central bus stationN76
12h 13m€48–77Drive 521.7 km
- Drive from Locarno to Erlangen521.7 km
5h 36m€90–130Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)MXP - NUE
8h 14m€78–246Train
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Take the train from Zürich HB to SchaffhausenS24 / ...
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof87
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen61
11h 14m€120–218Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation171
- Take the train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Nürnberg HbfRe7
11h 52mTrain, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
8h 37m€107–270Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MXP - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
8h 52m€90–271Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Locarno to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LIN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from München Hbf to Erlangen
9h€114–333
Locarno to Erlangen by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Erlangen is to bus which costs €45 - €80 and takes 12h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Erlangen is to drive which takes 5h 36m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Erlangen station. However, there are services departing from Locarno, Debarcadero and arriving at Erlangen train station via Bellinzona, Stazione, Chur station train station and Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 13m.
No, there is no direct train from Locarno to Erlangen. However, there are services departing from Locarno and arriving at Erlangen via Bellinzona, Zürich HB, Singen, Hauptbahnhof and Nürnberg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 24m.
The distance between Locarno and Erlangen is 629 km. The road distance is 521.7 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Erlangen without a car is to train via Nürnberg Hbf which takes 10h 24m and costs €120 - €280.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Locarno to Erlangen, including transfers.
Locarno to Erlangen bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, depart from Bellinzona, Stazione station.
Locarno to Erlangen train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Bellinzona station.
The best way to get from Locarno to Erlangen is to train via Nürnberg Hbf which takes 10h 24m and costs €120 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 12h 13m.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Erlangen, Germany?
You can take a train from Locarno to Erlangen via Bellinzona, Zuerich Hb, Zürich HB, Singen, Hauptbahnhof, and Nürnberg Hbf in around 10h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Locarno, Debarcadero to Erlangen train station via Bellinzona, Stazione, Chur, Postautostation, Chur station train station, and Nuremberg central bus station in around 12h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–280
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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 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 Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Erlangen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- 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
- +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
Train from Chur to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chur station train station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Locarno to Erlangen bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, arrive at Chur, Postautostation.
Locarno to Erlangen train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Erlangen is 522 km. It takes approximately 5h 36m to drive from Locarno to Erlangen.
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