There are 5 ways to get from Lugano to Funchal by train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Madeira Airport (FNC)MXP - FNC
8h 37m€91–174Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Madeira Airport (FNC)BGY - FNC
10h 50m€85–201Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Madeira Airport (FNC)ZRH - FNC
10h 28m€151–364Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Madeira Airport (FNC)LIN - FNC
11h 58m€97–218Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Madeira Airport (FNC)BSL - FNC
10h 35m€103–379
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Madeira Airport (FNC) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Funchal is to train and bus and fly which costs €85 - €210 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Funchal is to train and fly which takes 8h 37m and costs €90 - €180.
The distance between Lugano and Funchal is 2701 km.
It takes approximately 8h 37m to get from Lugano to Funchal, including transfers.
Funchal is 1h behind Lugano. It is currently 1:18 AM in Lugano and 12:18 AM in Funchal.
There are 4719+ hotels available in Funchal.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Funchal, Portugal?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Funchal. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the bus to Boa Nova. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Madeira Airport (FNC), walk to Funchal Airport, then take the bus to Boa Nova.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Madeira Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Basel to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Madeira Airport via Lisboa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Madeira Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Madeira Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- 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
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €75–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–25
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
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