There are 10 ways to get from Lorient to Lugano by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBBtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
11h 26mCHF 248–478Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lorient to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 480 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Luganobus
22h 20mCHF 79–149Drive 1,212.2 km
- Drive from Lorient to Luganocar 1,212.2 km
12h 42mCHF 191–276Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane NTE - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
8h 15mCHF 81–201Train
- Take the train from Lorient to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain Ec
12h 17mCHF 196–408Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignollesbus
- Take the bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Locarnotrain Ic
23h 10mCHF 189–328Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RNS - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 6mCHF 146–726Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BES - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain
10h 32mCHF 144–355Train to Brest Bretagne Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Bresttrain
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BES - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Luganotrain
10h 50mCHF 165–398Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lorient to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane NTE - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Luganotrain
8h 52mCHF 80–316
Lorient to Lugano by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lorient to Lugano is to bus which costs SFr 75 - SFr 150 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lorient to Lugano is to train and fly which takes 8h 15m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct bus from Lorient to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Lugano via Lyon and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Lorient to Lugano. However, there are services departing from Lorient and arriving at Lugano via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Gare de Lyon and Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 26m.
The distance between Lorient and Lugano is 1314 km. The road distance is 1212.2 km.
The best way to get from Lorient to Lugano without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 26m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 11h 26m to get from Lorient to Lugano, including transfers.
Lorient to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lorient station.
Lorient to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Lorient station.
The best way to get from Lorient to Lugano is to train via Paris which takes 11h 26m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs SFr 75 - SFr 150 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Lorient, France and Lugano, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lorient to Lugano via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Bercy, Paris Gare de Lyon, and Basel SBB in around 11h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lorient to Lugano via Lyon and Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–240
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–380
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–400
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–230
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–330
- Website
- twinjet.fr
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–310
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–280
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 80–110
- 1st Class
- CHF 100–140
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lorient to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 120–180
Train from Lorient to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 40–65
Train from Lorient to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 150–230
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 240–340
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 21–35
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 30–50
Train from Lorient to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–60
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 27–40
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 40–60
Train from Lorient to Brest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- CHF 25–40
- Rail 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–280
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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 15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lorient to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–20
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Lorient - Échange Bus Station to Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–25
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Nantes - Haluchère-Batignolles to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Lugano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lorient to Lugano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lyon station.
Lorient to Lugano train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lorient to Lugano is 1212 km. It takes approximately 12h 42m to drive from Lorient to Lugano.
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