There are 3 ways to get from Lugano to Ghiffa by train, bus, ferry, or car
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Train, line 429 bus, line 201 ferry
best- Take the train from Lugano FLP to Ponte Tresatrain S60
- Take the bus from Ponte Tresa, Stazione to Luino, Piazza Libertàbus 429
- Take the ferry from Luino to Ghiffaferry 201 / ...
2h 59mTrain, line 316 bus, line 26 bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Locarnotrain
- Take the bus from Locarno, Stazione to Brissago, Postabus 316
- Take the bus from Brissago to Ghiffabus 26
3h€10–47Drive 65.3 km
- Drive from Lugano to Ghiffacar 65.3 km
1h 10m€12–17
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Ghiffa is to drive which costs €11 - €17 and takes 1h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Ghiffa is to drive which takes 1h 10m and costs €11 - €17.
The distance between Lugano and Ghiffa is 36 km. The road distance is 65.3 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Ghiffa without a car is to train and line 429 bus and line 201 ferry which takes 2h 59m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Lugano to Ghiffa, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Ghiffa is 65 km. It takes approximately 1h 10m to drive from Lugano to Ghiffa.
There are 4390+ hotels available in Ghiffa.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Ghiffa, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Ghiffa. However, you can take the train to Ponte Tresa, walk to Ponte Tresa, Stazione, take the line 429 bus to Luino, Piazza Libertà, walk to Luino, then take the line 201 ferry to Ghiffa. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Ghiffa via Locarno, Locarno, Stazione, and Brissago in around 3h.
- Phone
- +41 91 605 13 05
- info@flpsa.ch
- Website
- flpsa.ch
Train from Lugano FLP to Ponte Tresa
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://flpsa.ch/index/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Ponte Tresa, Stazione to Luino, Piazza Libertà
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- fart@centovalli.ch
- Website
- centovalli.ch
Bus from Locarno, Stazione to Brissago, Posta
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- centovalli.ch
- Phone
- 800 503001
- reclami@vcotrasporti.it
- Website
- vcotrasporti.it
Bus from Brissago to Ghiffa
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- vcotrasporti.it
- Phone
- +39 0322 233 200
- infomaggiore@navigazionelaghi.it
- Website
- navigazionelaghi.it
Ferry from Luino to Ghiffa
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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