There are 13 ways to get from Lugano to London by train, plane, train (Trenitalia, TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MXP - LHR
6h£85–251Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane MXP - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
6h 23m£42–125Train via Offenburg
- Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
11h 13m£144–563Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoriabus RegioJet 10
18h 50m£51–138Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Lugano to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
12h 14mTrain to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MXP - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 12m£48–231Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane LIN - LCY
6h 12m£64–263Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LIN - LHR
6h 16m£82–294Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MXP - STN
6h 35m£45–133Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BGY - STN
7h 13m£72–240Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Ec
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
12h 48m£140–551Train, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain Ec / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train stationbus 299
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoriabus
25h 41m£97–257Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Lugano to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
13h 11m£187–267
Lugano to London by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to London is to train and fly which costs £45 - £140 and takes 6h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to London is to train and fly which takes 6h and costs £85 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to London. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at London Victoria via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to London. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at London St Pancras Intl via Basel SBB, Offenburg and Paris Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 13m.
The distance between Lugano and London is 647 miles.
The best way to get from Lugano to London without a car is to train via Offenburg which takes 11h 13m and costs £140 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h to get from Lugano to London, including transfers.
Lugano to London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to London train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to London is to train via Offenburg which takes 11h 13m and costs £140 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £140 and takes 18h 50m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and London, England?
You can take a train from Lugano to London St Pancras Intl via Basel SBB, Offenburg, Paris Est, and Paris Nord in around 11h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to London Victoria via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–100
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–390
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–100
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–460
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- 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
- £5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- £65–90
- 2nd Class
- £50–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lugano to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16–25
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–15
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- £11–15
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Lugano to London bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Brussels - Midi Train Station.
London is 1h behind Lugano. It is currently 2:30 PM in Lugano and 1:30 PM in London.
Lugano to London train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
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