There are 5 ways to get from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt by train, bus, cable car, car, or taxi
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 343 bus, line 2525 gondola
best- Take the train from Lugano to LuzernEc / ...
- Take the train from Luzern to SarnenS5 / ...
- Take the bus from Sarnen, Bahnhof to Stöckalp343
- Take the cable car from Melchtal Stöckalp to Melchsee-Frutt
4h 13mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano to Lucerne
5h 22mCHF 24–35Drive 186 km
- Drive from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt186 km
2h 16mCHF 30–43Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Göschenen
- Take the bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Nessental, Dorf162
- Take the taxi from Nessental, Dorf to Melchsee-Frutt
5h 49mCHF 282–407Train, bus, taxi via Biasca
- Take the train from Lugano to BiascaS10 / ...
- Take the train from Biasca to Göschenen
- Take the bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Nessental, Dorf162
- Take the taxi from Nessental, Dorf to Melchsee-Frutt
6h
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt is to bus which costs SFr 24 - SFr 35 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt is to drive which takes 2h 16m and costs SFr 29 - SFr 45.
The distance between Lugano and Melchsee-Frutt is 198 km. The road distance is 186 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt without a car is to train and line 343 bus and line 2525 gondola which takes 4h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt is 186 km. It takes approximately 2h 16m to drive from Lugano to Melchsee-Frutt.
There are 785+ hotels available in Melchsee-Frutt.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Melchsee-Frutt, Switzerland?
Gruppo Di Maio operates a bus from Lugano to Lucerne twice a week. Tickets cost CHF 13–19 and the journey takes 2h 40m.
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Göschenen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–30
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Luzern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +41 (0)58 668 80 00
- info@zentralbahn.ch
- Website
- zentralbahn.ch
Train from Luzern to Sarnen
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.zentralbahn.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 41 669 70 60
- Website
- melchsee-frutt.ch
Cable car from Melchtal Stöckalp to Melchsee-Frutt
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Schedules at
- melchsee-frutt.ch
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Göschenen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Biasca to Göschenen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Biasca
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Sarnen, Bahnhof to Stöckalp
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 2–4
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Göschenen, Bahnhof to Nessental, Dorf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +39 0827 34 117
- info@gruppodimaio.it
- Website
- gruppodimaio.it
Bus from Lugano to Lucerne
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–19
- Schedules at
- gruppodimaio.it
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–320
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