There are 5 ways to get from Lugano to Intra by train, bus, 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, line 316 bus, line 26 bus
best- Take the train from Lugano to Locarno
- Take the bus from Locarno, Stazione to Brissago, Posta316
- Take the bus from Brissago to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio26
3h 8m€10–32Train, line 33 ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Varese
- Take the train from Varese Nord to Laveno Mombello LagoR22
- Take the ferry from Laveno to Pallanza-Intra-Suna33
3h 17m€9–14Train, line 519 ferry
- Take the train from Lugano FLP to Ponte TresaS60
- Take the ferry from Luino to Pallanza-Intra-Suna519 / ...
3h 29mDrive 69.9 km
- Drive from Lugano to Intra69.9 km
1h 16m€13–18Train, ferry
- Take the train from Lugano to LocarnoRe80
- Take the ferry from Locarno to Pallanza-Intra-Suna443 / ...
3h 33m€14–35
Lugano to Intra by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Intra is to train and line 33 ferry which costs €8 - €14 and takes 3h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Intra is to drive which takes 1h 16m and costs €12 - €18.
The distance between Lugano and Intra is 73 km. The road distance is 69.9 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Intra without a car is to train and line 316 bus and line 26 bus which takes 3h 8m and costs €9 - €35.
It takes approximately 3h 8m to get from Lugano to Intra, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Intra is 70 km. It takes approximately 1h 16m to drive from Lugano to Intra.
There are 3288+ hotels available in Intra.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Intra, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Intra. However, you can take the train to Locarno, walk to Locarno, Stazione, take the line 316 bus to Brissago, Posta, then take the line 26 bus to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Pallanza-Intra-Suna via Varese, Varese Nord, Laveno Mombello Lago, and Laveno in around 3h 17m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–21
- 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/
Train from Lugano to Varese
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Varese Nord to Laveno Mombello Lago
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- 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 (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
- Website
- Autolinee FART
- Phone
- 800 503001
- Website
- vcotrasporti.it
Bus from Brissago to Verbania - Intra - Corso Mameli - Imbarcadero Vecchio
- Ave. Duration
- 45 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 Laveno to Pallanza-Intra-Suna
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
Ferry from Luino to Pallanza-Intra-Suna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
Ferry from Locarno to Pallanza-Intra-Suna
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.navigazionelaghi.it/en/
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