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There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Greece by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeMXP - SKG
    6h 43m
    €63–169

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeMXP - ATH
    6h 56m
    €45–166

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chiasso to Pristinabus
    2. Take the bus from Pristina to Thessaloníkibus
    3. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    26h 49m

  4. Drive 2,107.6 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Athenscar2,107.6 km
    21h 26m
    €378–545

  5. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)planeMXP - HER
    6h 37m
    €72–189

  6. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Rhodes International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Rhodes International Airport (RHO)planeMXP - RHO
    7h 3m
    €87–300

  7. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)planeBGY - SKG
    7h 21m
    €83–265

  8. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Athens International Airport (ATH)planeBGY - ATH
    7h 39m
    €90–292

  9. Train, Bus via Brindisi

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraletrainEc
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to BrindisitrainFr
    3. Take the bus from Brindisi - Piazza Capitanerie di Porto to Vlorëbus
    4. Take the bus from Vlorë to Athensbus
    26h 58m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano CentraletrainEc
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Bologna Centraletrain
    3. Take the bus from Bologna Centrale to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
    4. Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Gevgelijatrain
    5. Take the bus from Gevgelija to Thessaloníkibus
    6. Take the train from Thessaloniki to AthenstrainIc
    30h 29m

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Bellinzona to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
    2. Take the bus from Beograd, Autobuska stanica to Athensbus
    32h 48m

  12. Bus via Lushnjë

    1. Take the bus from Varese to Lushnjëbus
    2. Take the bus from Lushnjë to Athensbus
    40h
    €124–140

Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration3h 50mAverage Duration
Ticket€40Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Greece?

You can take a train from Lugano to Athens via Bellinzona, Bellinzona, and Beograd, Autobuska stanica in around 32h 48m.

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