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How to get fromLugano to Caenby train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Caen by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train via Ettenheim

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Ringsheim/Europa-Park to Paris Esttrain train Tgv
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    10h 44m
    €220–348

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane MXP - CDG
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 31m
    €94–260

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Parisbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Caen - Bus Stationbus bus
    18h 10m
    €105–164

  4. Drive  978.3 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Caencar car 978.3 km
    10h 31m
    €203–294

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain train Fr
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    11h 53m
    €168–262

  6. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train S50
    2. Take the bus from Malpensa Airport - Milan to Torino - Autostazione Corso Bolzanobus bus 020
    3. Take the bus from Torino - Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii - Capolinea to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    18h 48m
    €107–174

  7. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane MXP - ORY
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 33m
    €102–298

  8. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane plane LIN - ORY
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 43m
    €103–322

  9. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain train
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane LIN - CDG
    3. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    8h 57m
    €110–314

  10. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane MXP - CFR
    13h 4m
    €138–389

  11. Train, train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Lyon Part Dieutrain train
    3. Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)plane plane LYS - CFR
    10h 43m
    €203–532

  12. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus bus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane plane BGY - BVA
    4. Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus bus
    5. Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Caentrain train
    10h 33m
    €123–385

Lugano to Caen by train and foot

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration10h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket€220Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,097.4 km
  • Duration: 10h 44m

What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Caen, France?

You can take a train from Lugano to Caen via Ringsheim/Europa-Park, Paris Est, Magenta, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, and Paris St Lazare in around 10h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Caen - Bus Station via Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station in around 18h 10m.

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