There are 6 ways to get from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport by train, bus, car, plane, or train (Trenitalia)
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Train
best- Take the train from Lugano to LausanneIc
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-AéroportIr15 / ...
5h 10mCHF 83–156Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2Trenord
- Take the bus from Milan to GenevaN1524
8h 13mCHF 40–88Drive 321.9 km
- Drive from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport321.9 km
4h 55mCHF 53–76Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ZRH - GVA
5h 14mCHF 124–321Train via Luthern
- Take the train from Lugano to LuzernIc21 / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to Genève-AéroportIr15
5h 23mCHF 88–168Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)MXP - GVA
3h 43mCHF 61–197
Lugano to Genève-Aéroport by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport is to train and bus which costs SFr 40 - SFr 90 and takes 8h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport is to train and fly which takes 3h 43m and costs SFr 60 - SFr 200.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Genève-Aéroport via Lausanne. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 10m.
The distance between Lugano and Genève-Aéroport is 431 km. The road distance is 321.9 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport without a car is to train which takes 5h 10m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 160.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport, including transfers.
Lugano to Genève-Aéroport train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Genève-Aéroport train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Lausanne station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Genève-Aéroport is 322 km. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport.
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What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Genève-Aéroport, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Lugano to Genève-Aéroport via Lausanne in around 5h 10m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–290
- Website
- rj.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- gulfair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–550
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Luzern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milan to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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