There are 4 ways to get from Lugano to Seattle by train or plane
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Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane MXP - SEA
17h 46m$333–965Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane LIN - SEA
18h 18m$327–971Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane ZRH - SEA
16h 41m$362–1,009Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susatrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA)plane TRN - SEA
20h 27m$434–1,523
Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Seattle is to train and fly which costs $330 - $1,000 and takes 17h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Seattle is to train and fly which takes 16h 41m and costs $360 - $1,100.
The distance between Lugano and Seattle is 5452 miles.
It takes approximately 17h 46m to get from Lugano to Seattle, including transfers.
Seattle is 9h behind Lugano. It is currently 5:28 AM in Lugano and 8:28 PM in Seattle.
There are 1563+ hotels available in Seattle.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Seattle, WA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Lugano to Seattle. However, you can take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony. Alternatively, you can take the train to Zürich HB, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), walk to SeaTac Airport Terminal - Bay 2, take the line 560 bus to SeaTac Station, walk to SeaTac/Airport, then take the vehicle to Symphony.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–750
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $330–600
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–500
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Vancouver
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,800
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,200
- 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
- $7–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–45
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
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