There are 7 ways to get from Lugano to Munich by bus, train (Trenitalia), car, train, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Lugano to Munich central bus stationN76 / ...
5h 35m€19–55Train
- Take the train from Lugano to Arth-GoldauEc
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to St. GallenVae
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen HbfEc
7h 25mDrive 415.3 km
- Drive from Lugano to Munich415.3 km
4h 12m€71–103Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MXP - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
5h 37m€61–182Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Munich Airport Terminal 2RegioJet 22
- Take the train from Flughafen München to MarienplatzS1 / ...
9h 26m€43–63Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
5h 58m€140–322Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Monza
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)LIN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
5h 54m€87–256
Lugano to Munich by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Munich is to bus which costs €19 - €55 and takes 5h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Munich is to drive which takes 4h 12m and costs €70 - €110.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lugano and arriving at Munich central bus station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Munich. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Muenchen Hbf via Arth-Goldau, St. Gallen and St. Margrethen Sg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 25m.
The distance between Lugano and Munich is 415 km. The road distance is 415.3 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Munich without a car is to bus which takes 5h 35m and costs €19 - €55.
The bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station takes 5h 35m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Lugano to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Munich train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Munich is to bus which takes 5h 35m and costs €19 - €55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 7h 25m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Munich, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €28–55 and the journey takes 5h 35m. RegioJet also services this route once a week. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Muenchen Hbf via Arth-Goldau, St. Gallen, St. Margrethen SG, and St. Margrethen Sg in around 7h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–430
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Lugano to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–80
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Lugano to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €73–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- 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/
Train from Lugano to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Marienplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lugano to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Munich Airport Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lugano to Munich bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Lugano to Munich train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Arth-Goldau station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Munich is 415 km. It takes approximately 4h 12m to drive from Lugano to Munich.
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