There are 9 ways to get from Lugano to Austria by train, plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane MXP - VIE
5h 30m€52–245Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bratislava Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane MXP - BTS
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Aspern Nordtrain
6h 43m€39–213Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
10h 57m€146–250Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platzbus N456 / ...
13h 53m€84–133Drive 812.5 km
- Drive from Lugano to Viennacar 812.5 km
8h 9m€171–247Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane LIN - VIE
5h 45m€48–239Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane BGY - VIE
6h 3m€72–330Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane MXP - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
7h 20m€90–343Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the train from Bregenz to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
13h 42m€119–195
Lugano to Austria by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Austria is to train and fly which costs €35 - €220 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Austria is to train and fly which takes 5h 30m and costs €50 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Austria station. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Austria. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Stephansplatz via Zuerich Hb and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 57m.
The distance between Lugano and Austria is 755 km. The road distance is 812.5 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Austria without a car is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs €140 - €250.
It takes approximately 5h 30m to get from Lugano to Austria, including transfers.
Lugano to Austria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Austria train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Austria is to train which takes 10h 57m and costs €140 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €140 and takes 13h 53m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Austria?
You can take a train from Lugano to Stephansplatz via Zuerich Hb, Wien Hbf, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 10h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Stephansplatz via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano, Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bratislava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €26–130
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vienna International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Vienna International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Lugano to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- *
- €100–160
Train from Bregenz to Wien Hbf
- *
- €90–140
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Wien Aspern Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–23
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to St. Gallen Lagerstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- RegioJet
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Booking & Getting There
Lugano to Austria bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Lugano to Austria train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Zuerich Hb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Austria is 813 km. It takes approximately 8h 9m to drive from Lugano to Austria.
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