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How to get fromLugano to Trierby train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, plane or train (Trenitalia)

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There are 12 ways to get from Lugano to Trier by train (Trenitalia, TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or train (Trenitalia)

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  1. Train via Mulhouse

    best
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Basel SBBtrainEc
    2. Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to LuxembourgtrainTgv
    3. Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, HauptbahnhoftrainRe / ...
    9h 8m
    €72–219

  2. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Luxembourg

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeLIN - LUX
    6h 57m
    €33–171

  3. Bus via Freiburg im Breisgau

    1. Take the bus from Lugano to FreiburgbusN474
    2. Take the bus from Freiburg to Trier central train stationbus011
    10h 40m
    €36–69

  4. Drive 579.2 km

    1. Drive from Lugano to Triercar579.2 km
    6h 15m
    €102–147

  5. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeMXP - LUX
    6h 36m
    €46–178

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Mannheim HbftrainEc
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Trier, HauptbahnhoftrainRe1
    9h 19m
    €139–211

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Luxembourg P&R Gasperich/HowaldbusMarinoBus 251 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Gasperich, Gerhard Mercator to Trier, Christophstr.bus306
    11h 15m
    €46–61

  8. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeZRH - LUX
    7h 51m
    €137–377

  9. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeMXP - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 30m
    €89–258

  10. Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Luxembourg

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain
    2. Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
    3. Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Luxembourg (LUX)planeBGY - LUX
    7h 14m
    €45–205

  11. Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Zürich HBtrain
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeZRH - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 51m
    €155–367

  12. Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Monzatrain
    2. Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)planeLIN - FRA
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Koblenz Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    8h 56m
    €70–251

Lugano to Trier by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration9h 8mAverage Duration
Ticket€72Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Lugano, Switzerland and Trier, Germany?

You can take a train from Lugano to Trier, Hauptbahnhof via Basel SBB, Mulhouse, Mulhouse Ville, and Luxembourg, Gare Centrale in around 9h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lugano to Trier central train station via Freiburg in around 10h 40m.

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