There are 8 ways to get from Lugano to Pula by train, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, plane, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestretrain
- Take the train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centraletrain Fr
- Take the bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 43m€136–461Train, shuttle
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re 80
- Take a shuttle bus from Milano Centrale Station to Pula railway Stattion
8h 16m€61–1,207Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry via Milan
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Luciatrain
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
9h 56m€146–235Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Rijekabus
- Take the bus from Rijeka to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
10h 4mDrive 571.5 km
- Drive from Lugano to Pulacar 571.5 km
6h 20m€100–145Train, line 2 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Chiasso to Venezia S. Luciatrain Ec
- Take the ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"ferry 2 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pulacarferry
10h 25m€157–234Train, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane ZRH - VCE
- Take a shuttle bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
9h 14m€180–1,065Train, fly to Ljubljana, bus
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane ZRH - LJU
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvorbus
9h 1m€370–985
Lugano to Pula by train, ferry, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Pula is to drive which costs €100 - €150 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Pula is to drive which takes 6h 20m and costs €100 - €150.
No, there is no direct bus from Lugano to Pula. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Rijeka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 4m.
The distance between Lugano and Pula is 611 km. The road distance is 571.5 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Pula without a car is to train and bus which takes 9h 43m and costs €130 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Lugano to Pula, including transfers.
Lugano to Pula bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Pula bus services, operated by Zelic Reisen, arrive at Rijeka station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Pula is 572 km. It takes approximately 6h 20m to drive from Lugano to Pula.
There are 10413+ hotels available in Pula.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Pula, Croatia?
You can take a bus from Lugano to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor via Rijeka in around 10h 4m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Mestre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Venezia Mestre to Trieste Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Chiasso to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €80–120
- 2nd Class
- €65–95
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Trieste Centrale to Rovinj, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €36–230
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €36
- Private
- €122
Shuttle from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €44–650
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €44
- Private
- €248
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €210–550
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Milano Centrale Station to Pula railway Stattion
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €59–1,200
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €59
- Private
- €220
- Phone
- +41 79 445 39 68
- info@zelicreisen.ch
- Website
- zelicreisen.ch
Bus from Lugano to Rijeka
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- zelicreisen.ch
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Rijeka to Pula , Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- (+39) 041 041
- direzione@actv.it
- Website
- actv.avmspa.it
Ferry from Ferrovia "A" to Tronchetto "A"
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://actv.avmspa.it/en
- 75 min. Ticket
- €10
- Phone
- +385 52 451 200
- db.ferry@kompas-travel.com
- Website
- adriatic-lines.com
Car ferry from Port of Venice to Port of Pula
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €79
- Website
- https://adriatic-lines.com/
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