There are 6 ways to get from Lugano to Hvar by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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, ferry
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Split Airport (SPU)plane MXP - SPU
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
8h€91–301Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Lugano to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
16h 20m€151–169Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Anconatrain Fr
- Take the car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Splitcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
20h 54m€94–226Drive, line 632 car ferry
- Drive from Lugano to Drvenikcar
- Take the car ferry from Drvenik to Sućurajcarferry 632
- Drive from Sućuraj to Hvarcar
13h 11m€177–258Train to Zurich Airport, fly, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ZRH - SPU
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
8h 21m€172–406Bus, ferry via Livno
- Take the bus from Lugano to Livnobus
- Take the bus from Livno to Split Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Port of Split to Hvarferry
18h 17m€146–168
Lugano to Hvar by bus and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Hvar is to train and fly and ferry which costs €90 - €310 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Hvar is to train and fly and ferry which takes 8h and costs €90 - €310.
The distance between Lugano and Hvar is 787 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Hvar without a car is to bus and ferry which takes 16h 20m and costs €150 - €170.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Lugano to Hvar, including transfers.
There are 3017+ hotels available in Hvar.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Hvar, Croatia?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Hvar. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Split Airport (SPU), walk to Split Airport, take the shuttle to Split Bus Station, walk to Port Of Split, then take the ferry to Hvar. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Hvar via Split Bus Station and Port of Split in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- 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/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Ancona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €144
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +387 34 206 501
- Website
- livnobus.com
Bus from Lugano to Livno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €127
- Schedules at
- livnobus.com
- Phone
- +387 51 211-850
- info@zak-tours.com
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Livno to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- info@transturist.ba
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Livno to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +385 (0) 91 6113 073
- info@croatiabus.hr
- Website
- croatiabus.hr
Bus from Livno to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- croatiabus.hr
- Phone
- +385 21 645 476
- luka@krilo.hr
- Website
- krilo.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://www.krilo.hr/en/
- Normal
- €7–11
- Phone
- +385 20 313 119
- support@tp-line.hr
- Website
- tp-line.hr
Ferry from Port of Split to Hvar
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.tp-line.hr/en/
- Phone
- +39 081 428 5555
- booking@snav.it
- Website
- snav.it
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- snav.it
- Passenger
- €40
- Vehicle
- €60
Rome2Rio's guide to Jadrolinija
Contact Details
- Phone
- +385 72 303 337
- passdept_h@jadrolinija.hr
- Website
- jadrolinija.hr
Car ferry from Port of Ancona to Port of Split
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–17
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €13–17
Car ferry from Drvenik to Sućuraj
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Website
- https://www.jadrolinija.hr/en
- Passenger Fare
- €2–3
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