There are 7 ways to get from Lugano to David by train, plane, shuttle, or bus
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 David
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to David (DAV)plane MXP - DAV
23h 10m$440–1,313Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Golfito, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Golfito (GLF)plane ZRH - GLF
- Take the bus from Golfito to Paso Canoasbus
- Take the bus from Frontera to Davidbus
22h 23m$345–2,127Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to David
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to David (DAV)plane LIN - DAV
21h 43m$433–1,776Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane MXP - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
25h 36m$988–1,405Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Juan Santamaría International Airport, shuttle, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO)plane ZRH - SJO
- Take a shuttle bus from San José to Uvita
- Take the bus from Uvita to Davidbus
22h 8m$1,067–1,664Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane LIN - PTY
- Take the bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Davidbus
26h 41m$674–1,036Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Tocumen International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Tocumen International Airport (PTY)plane MXP - PTY
- Take the bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to Davidbus
26h 29m$361–1,273
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to David (DAV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to David is to train and fly and bus which costs $360 - $1,300 and takes 26h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to David is to train and fly which takes 21h 43m and costs $430 - $1,800.
The distance between Lugano and David is 9512 km.
It takes approximately 23h 10m to get from Lugano to David, including transfers.
David is 7h behind Lugano. It is currently 3:21 AM in Lugano and 8:21 PM in David.
There are 99+ hotels available in David.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and David, Panama?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to David. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to David (DAV), then take the taxi to David. Alternatively, you can take the train to Seregno, take the train to Milano Forlanini, walk to Stazione Forlanini, take the line 4 subway to Linate Aeroporto, walk to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) airport, fly to David (DAV), then take the taxi to David.
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 28m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Miami, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 23m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Punta Cana, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 13m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 18m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Madrid, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 38m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $430–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to David via Havana, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to David via Amsterdam Schiphol, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to David via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $420–1,700
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to David via Madrid, Tocumen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 3m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Punta Cana
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 9m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Havana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Havana
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,200
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,700
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
- Website
- airtransat.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Juan Santamaría International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Tocumen International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- flysansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Golfito via Juan Santamaría International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,900
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- 1 800 715 1970
- info@ridecr.com
- Website
- ridecr.com
Shuttle from San José to Uvita
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $477
- Website
- https://www.ridecr.com/
- Phone
- +506 2221 4214
- info@tracopacr.com
- Website
- tracopacr.com
Bus from Uvita to David
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–17
- Schedules at
- tracopacr.com
- Colectivo
- $13–17
- Phone
- +507 775-2974
- terminalesdavidpanama507@gmail.com
- Website
- instagram.com
Bus from Paraíso, Panamá Province to David
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Schedules at
- instagram.com
Bus from Golfito to Paso Canoas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +507 314 6886
- panachifauditoria@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Frontera to David
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
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