There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Taranto by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain Re80
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Tarantotrain Fr
10h 26m€122–345Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane MXP - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
7h 46m€43–154Bus via Marina di Ginosa
- Take the bus from Como San Giovanni to Metapontobus
- Take the bus from Metaponto FS to Tarantobus
17h 40m€71–135Drive 1,038.1 km
- Drive from Lugano to Tarantocar 1,038.1 km
9h 32m€179–258Train via Casoria
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragolatrain
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Tarantotrain Fr
10h 41m€172–375Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano to Tarantobus Lugano - Taranto
20h 50m€70–130Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane MXP - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
8h 35mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane LIN - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 4m€72–247Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane LIN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
8h 53mTrain, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)plane BGY - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Tarantotrain
8h 17m€79–357Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airportbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)plane BGY - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteottibus
- Take the bus from Matera to Tarantobus
9h 6mTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Foggia Gino Lisa Airport, train
- Take the train from Lugano to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Foggia Gino Lisa Airport (FOG)plane LIN - FOG
- Take the train from Foggia to Bari Centraletrain
- Take the train from Bari Centrale to Tarantotrain
8h 30m€99–354
Lugano to Taranto by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lugano to Taranto is to bus which costs €70 - €130 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Lugano to Taranto is to train and fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €40 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Lugano and arriving at Taranto. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Lugano to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Lugano and arriving at Taranto via Milano Centrale. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 26m.
The distance between Lugano and Taranto is 1038 km. The road distance is 1038.1 km.
The best way to get from Lugano to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 10h 26m and costs €120 - €350.
It takes approximately 10h 26m to get from Lugano to Taranto, including transfers.
Lugano to Taranto bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., depart from Lugano station.
Lugano to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lugano station.
The best way to get from Lugano to Taranto is to train which takes 10h 26m and costs €120 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Marina di Ginosa, which costs €70 - €140 and takes 17h 40m.
What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Lugano to Taranto via Milano Centrale in around 10h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Lugano to Taranto via Como S. Giovanni, Como San Giovanni, Metaponto, and Metaponto FS in around 17h 40m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–240
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–140
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–130
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €25–110
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Foggia Gino Lisa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Foggia Gino Lisa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–450
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Brindisi Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Mostar
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–380
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lugano to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lugano to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–270
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–28
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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 Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Foggia to Bari Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Bari Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Milano Centrale to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 0835 522250
- biglietteria@chiruzzi.it
- Website
- chiruzzi.it
Bus from Como San Giovanni to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
Bus from Metaponto FS to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Schedules at
- chiruzzi.it
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Lugano to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- terravision.eu
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.terravision.eu/
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
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Lugano to Taranto bus services, operated by Itabus S.p.A., arrive at Taranto station.
Lugano to Taranto train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Milano Centrale station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lugano to Taranto is 1038 km. It takes approximately 9h 32m to drive from Lugano to Taranto.
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